[[condition]] === Condition When a watch is triggered, its condition determines whether or not to execute its actions. Watcher supports four condition types: <<condition-always, `always`>>, <<condition-never, `never`>>, <<condition-script, `script`>> and <<condition-compare, `compare`>>. NOTE: If you omit the condition definition from a watch, the condition defaults to `always`. When a condition is evaluated, it has full access to the watch execution context, including the watch payload (`ctx.payload.*`). The <<condition-script, script>>, <<condition-compare, compare>> and <<condition-array-compare, array-compare>> conditions can use the data in the payload to determine whether or not the necessary conditions have been met. include::condition/always.asciidoc[] include::condition/never.asciidoc[] include::condition/script.asciidoc[] include::condition/compare.asciidoc[] include::condition/array-compare.asciidoc[]