# Use cases

> Source: https://trigger.dev/docs/guides/use-cases/overview

Trigger.dev handles workflows that traditional platforms struggle with: long-running operations, unpredictable API latencies, multi-hour processing, and complex orchestration patterns. Our platform provides no timeout limits, automatic retries, and real-time progress tracking built in.

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Featured use cases
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Data processing & ETL workflows
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Build complex data pipelines that process large datasets without timeouts.

Media processing workflows
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Batch process videos, images, audio, and documents with no execution time limits.

AI media generation workflows
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Generate images, videos, audio, documents and other media using AI models.

Marketing workflows
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Build drip campaigns, create marketing content, and orchestrate multi-channel campaigns.

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