diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index 3faa7ca4..ac2e2f53 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -23114,6 +23114,236 @@ run;
 
 %mend ms_testservice;
 /**
+  @file
+  @brief Triggers a SASjs Server STP using the /SASjsApi/stp/trigger endpoint
+  @details Triggers the STP and returns the sessionId
+
+  Example:
+
+      %ms_triggerstp(/some/stored/program
+        ,debug=131
+        ,outds=work.myresults
+      )
+
+  @param [in] pgm The full path to the Stored Program in SASjs Drive (_program
+    parameter)
+  @param [in] debug= (131) The value to supply to the _debug URL parameter
+  @param [in] mdebug= (0) Set to 1 to enable DEBUG messages
+  @param [in] inputparams=(_null_) A dataset containing name/value pairs in the
+    following format:
+    |name:$32|value:$10000|
+    |---|---|
+    |stpmacname|some value|
+    |mustbevalidname|can be anything, oops, %abort!!|
+  @param [in] inputfiles= (_null_) A dataset containing fileref/name/filename in
+    the following format:
+    |fileref:$8|name:$32|filename:$256|
+    |---|---|--|
+    |someref|some_name|some_filename.xls|
+    |fref2|another_file|zyx_v2.csv|
+  @param [in] expiresaftermins= (15) The number of minutes to retain the session
+    folder after the session ends.
+
+  @param [out] outds= (work.ms_triggerstp) Set to the name of a dataset to
+  contain the sessionId. If this dataset already exists, and contains the
+  sessionId, it will be appended to.
+  Format:
+    |sessionId:$36|
+    |---|
+    |20241028074744-54132-1730101664824|
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mf_getuniquefileref.sas
+  @li mf_getuniquelibref.sas
+  @li mf_getuniquename.sas
+  @li mp_abort.sas
+  @li mp_dropmembers.sas
+  @li mf_nobs.sas
+
+**/
+
+%macro ms_triggerstp(pgm
+    ,debug=131
+    ,inputparams=_null_
+    ,inputfiles=_null_
+    ,expiresAfterMins=15
+    ,outds=work.ms_triggerstp
+    ,mdebug=0
+  );
+  %local dbg mainref authref boundary libref triggered_sid;
+  %let mainref=%mf_getuniquefileref();
+  %let authref=%mf_getuniquefileref();
+  %let boundary=%mf_getuniquename();
+  %if &inputparams=0 %then %let inputparams=_null_;
+
+  %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+    %put &sysmacroname entry vars:;
+    %put _local_;
+  %end;
+  %else %let dbg=*;
+
+
+  %mp_abort(iftrue=("&pgm"="")
+    ,mac=&sysmacroname
+    ,msg=%str(Program not provided)
+  )
+  %mp_abort(iftrue=("&outds"="")
+    ,mac=&sysmacroname
+    ,msg=%str(Output dataset not provided)
+  )
+
+  /* avoid sending bom marker to API */
+  %local optval;
+  %let optval=%sysfunc(getoption(bomfile));
+  options nobomfile;
+
+  /* Add params to the content */
+  data _null_;
+    file &mainref termstr=crlf lrecl=32767 mod;
+    length line $1000 name $32 value $32767;
+    if _n_=1 then call missing(of _all_);
+    set &inputparams;
+    put "--&boundary";
+    line=cats('Content-Disposition: form-data; name="',name,'"');
+    put line;
+    put ;
+    put value;
+  run;
+
+  /* parse input file list */
+  %local webcount;
+  %let webcount=0;
+  data _null_;
+    set &inputfiles end=last;
+    length fileref $8 name $32 filename $256;
+    call symputx(cats('webref',_n_),fileref,'l');
+    call symputx(cats('webname',_n_),name,'l');
+    call symputx(cats('webfilename',_n_),filename,'l');
+    if last then do;
+      call symputx('webcount',_n_);
+      call missing(of _all_);
+    end;
+  run;
+
+  /* write out the input files to the content */
+  %local i;
+  %do i=1 %to &webcount;
+    data _null_;
+      file &mainref termstr=crlf lrecl=32767 mod;
+      infile &&webref&i lrecl=32767;
+      if _n_ = 1 then do;
+        length line $32767;
+        line=cats(
+          'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="'
+          ,"&&webname&i"
+          ,'"; filename="'
+          ,"&&webfilename&i"
+          ,'"'
+        );
+        put "--&boundary";
+        put line;
+        put "Content-Type: text/plain";
+        put ;
+      end;
+      input;
+      put _infile_; /* add the actual file to be sent */
+    run;
+  %end;
+
+  /* Add footer to the content */
+  data _null_;
+    file &mainref termstr=crlf mod;
+    put / "--&boundary--";
+  run;
+
+  data _null_;
+    file &authref lrecl=1000;
+    infile "&_sasjs_tokenfile" lrecl=1000;
+    input;
+    if _n_=1 then put "Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=&boundary";
+    put _infile_;
+  run;
+
+  %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+    data _null_;
+      if _n_ eq 1 then putlog "NOTE: ***** authref=&authref content *****";
+      infile &authref;
+      input;
+      put _infile_;
+    data _null_;
+      if _n_ eq 1 then putlog "NOTE: ***** mainref=&mainref content *****";
+      infile &mainref;
+      input;
+      put _infile_;
+    run;
+  %end;
+
+  %local resp_path outref;
+  %let resp_path=%sysfunc(pathname(work))/%mf_getuniquename();
+  %let outref=%mf_getuniquefileref();
+  filename &outref "&resp_path" lrecl=32767;
+
+  /* prepare request*/
+  proc http method='POST' headerin=&authref in=&mainref out=&outref
+    url="&_sasjs_apiserverurl/SASjsApi/stp/trigger?%trim(
+      )_program=&pgm%str(&)_debug=131%str(&)expiresAfterMins=&expiresaftermins";
+  %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+    debug level=2;
+  %end;
+  run;
+
+  %if (&SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_CODE ne 200 and &SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_CODE ne 201)
+  or &mdebug=1
+  %then %do;
+    data _null_;
+      if _n_ eq 1 then putlog "NOTE: ***** outref=&outref content *****";
+      infile &outref;
+      input;
+      putlog _infile_;
+    run;
+  %end;
+  %mp_abort(
+    iftrue=(&SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_CODE ne 200
+        and &SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_CODE ne 201)
+    ,mac=&sysmacroname
+    ,msg=%str(&SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_CODE &SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_PHRASE)
+  )
+
+  /* reset options */
+  options &optval;
+
+  %let libref=%mf_getuniquelibref();
+  libname &libref JSON fileref=&outref;
+  %let triggered_sid=%mf_getuniquename(prefix=triggered_sid_);
+
+  data work.&triggered_sid (keep=sessionid);
+    set &libref..root;
+
+    %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+      putlog (_all_)(=);
+    %end;
+  run;
+
+  %if %mf_nobs(work.&triggered_sid)>0 %then %do;
+    proc append base=&outds data=work.&triggered_sid;
+    run;
+  %end;
+
+  %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+    %put &sysmacroname exit vars:;
+    %put _local_;
+  %end;
+  %else %do;
+    /* clear refs */
+    filename &authref;
+    filename &mainref;
+    filename &outref;
+    libname &libref clear;
+    /* and remove temp dataset */
+    %mp_dropmembers(&triggered_sid,libref=work);
+  %end;
+
+%mend ms_triggerstp;/**
   @file
   @brief Send data to/from sasjs/server
   @details This macro should be added to the start of each web service,
diff --git a/server/ms_triggerstp.sas b/server/ms_triggerstp.sas
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..293a2ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/ms_triggerstp.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Triggers a SASjs Server STP using the /SASjsApi/stp/trigger endpoint
+  @details Triggers the STP and returns the sessionId
+
+  Example:
+
+      %ms_triggerstp(/some/stored/program
+        ,debug=131
+        ,outds=work.myresults
+      )
+
+  @param [in] pgm The full path to the Stored Program in SASjs Drive (_program
+    parameter)
+  @param [in] debug= (131) The value to supply to the _debug URL parameter
+  @param [in] mdebug= (0) Set to 1 to enable DEBUG messages
+  @param [in] inputparams=(_null_) A dataset containing name/value pairs in the
+    following format:
+    |name:$32|value:$10000|
+    |---|---|
+    |stpmacname|some value|
+    |mustbevalidname|can be anything, oops, %abort!!|
+  @param [in] inputfiles= (_null_) A dataset containing fileref/name/filename in
+    the following format:
+    |fileref:$8|name:$32|filename:$256|
+    |---|---|--|
+    |someref|some_name|some_filename.xls|
+    |fref2|another_file|zyx_v2.csv|
+  @param [in] expiresaftermins= (15) The number of minutes to retain the session
+    folder after the session ends.
+
+  @param [out] outds= (work.ms_triggerstp) Set to the name of a dataset to
+  contain the sessionId. If this dataset already exists, and contains the
+  sessionId, it will be appended to.
+  Format:
+    |sessionId:$36|
+    |---|
+    |20241028074744-54132-1730101664824|
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mf_getuniquefileref.sas
+  @li mf_getuniquelibref.sas
+  @li mf_getuniquename.sas
+  @li mp_abort.sas
+  @li mp_dropmembers.sas
+  @li mf_nobs.sas
+
+**/
+
+%macro ms_triggerstp(pgm
+    ,debug=131
+    ,inputparams=_null_
+    ,inputfiles=_null_
+    ,expiresAfterMins=15
+    ,outds=work.ms_triggerstp
+    ,mdebug=0
+  );
+  %local dbg mainref authref boundary libref triggered_sid;
+  %let mainref=%mf_getuniquefileref();
+  %let authref=%mf_getuniquefileref();
+  %let boundary=%mf_getuniquename();
+  %if &inputparams=0 %then %let inputparams=_null_;
+
+  %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+    %put &sysmacroname entry vars:;
+    %put _local_;
+  %end;
+  %else %let dbg=*;
+
+
+  %mp_abort(iftrue=("&pgm"="")
+    ,mac=&sysmacroname
+    ,msg=%str(Program not provided)
+  )
+  %mp_abort(iftrue=("&outds"="")
+    ,mac=&sysmacroname
+    ,msg=%str(Output dataset not provided)
+  )
+
+  /* avoid sending bom marker to API */
+  %local optval;
+  %let optval=%sysfunc(getoption(bomfile));
+  options nobomfile;
+
+  /* Add params to the content */
+  data _null_;
+    file &mainref termstr=crlf lrecl=32767 mod;
+    length line $1000 name $32 value $32767;
+    if _n_=1 then call missing(of _all_);
+    set &inputparams;
+    put "--&boundary";
+    line=cats('Content-Disposition: form-data; name="',name,'"');
+    put line;
+    put ;
+    put value;
+  run;
+
+  /* parse input file list */
+  %local webcount;
+  %let webcount=0;
+  data _null_;
+    set &inputfiles end=last;
+    length fileref $8 name $32 filename $256;
+    call symputx(cats('webref',_n_),fileref,'l');
+    call symputx(cats('webname',_n_),name,'l');
+    call symputx(cats('webfilename',_n_),filename,'l');
+    if last then do;
+      call symputx('webcount',_n_);
+      call missing(of _all_);
+    end;
+  run;
+
+  /* write out the input files to the content */
+  %local i;
+  %do i=1 %to &webcount;
+    data _null_;
+      file &mainref termstr=crlf lrecl=32767 mod;
+      infile &&webref&i lrecl=32767;
+      if _n_ = 1 then do;
+        length line $32767;
+        line=cats(
+          'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="'
+          ,"&&webname&i"
+          ,'"; filename="'
+          ,"&&webfilename&i"
+          ,'"'
+        );
+        put "--&boundary";
+        put line;
+        put "Content-Type: text/plain";
+        put ;
+      end;
+      input;
+      put _infile_; /* add the actual file to be sent */
+    run;
+  %end;
+
+  /* Add footer to the content */
+  data _null_;
+    file &mainref termstr=crlf mod;
+    put / "--&boundary--";
+  run;
+
+  data _null_;
+    file &authref lrecl=1000;
+    infile "&_sasjs_tokenfile" lrecl=1000;
+    input;
+    if _n_=1 then put "Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=&boundary";
+    put _infile_;
+  run;
+
+  %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+    data _null_;
+      if _n_ eq 1 then putlog "NOTE: ***** authref=&authref content *****";
+      infile &authref;
+      input;
+      put _infile_;
+    data _null_;
+      if _n_ eq 1 then putlog "NOTE: ***** mainref=&mainref content *****";
+      infile &mainref;
+      input;
+      put _infile_;
+    run;
+  %end;
+
+  %local resp_path outref;
+  %let resp_path=%sysfunc(pathname(work))/%mf_getuniquename();
+  %let outref=%mf_getuniquefileref();
+  filename &outref "&resp_path" lrecl=32767;
+
+  /* prepare request*/
+  proc http method='POST' headerin=&authref in=&mainref out=&outref
+    url="&_sasjs_apiserverurl/SASjsApi/stp/trigger?%trim(
+      )_program=&pgm%str(&)_debug=131%str(&)expiresAfterMins=&expiresaftermins";
+  %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+    debug level=2;
+  %end;
+  run;
+
+  %if (&SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_CODE ne 200 and &SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_CODE ne 201)
+  or &mdebug=1
+  %then %do;
+    data _null_;
+      if _n_ eq 1 then putlog "NOTE: ***** outref=&outref content *****";
+      infile &outref;
+      input;
+      putlog _infile_;
+    run;
+  %end;
+  %mp_abort(
+    iftrue=(&SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_CODE ne 200
+        and &SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_CODE ne 201)
+    ,mac=&sysmacroname
+    ,msg=%str(&SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_CODE &SYS_PROCHTTP_STATUS_PHRASE)
+  )
+
+  /* reset options */
+  options &optval;
+
+  %let libref=%mf_getuniquelibref();
+  libname &libref JSON fileref=&outref;
+  %let triggered_sid=%mf_getuniquename(prefix=triggered_sid_);
+
+  data work.&triggered_sid (keep=sessionid);
+    set &libref..root;
+
+    %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+      putlog (_all_)(=);
+    %end;
+  run;
+
+  %if %mf_nobs(work.&triggered_sid)>0 %then %do;
+    proc append base=&outds data=work.&triggered_sid;
+    run;
+  %end;
+
+  %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+    %put &sysmacroname exit vars:;
+    %put _local_;
+  %end;
+  %else %do;
+    /* clear refs */
+    filename &authref;
+    filename &mainref;
+    filename &outref;
+    libname &libref clear;
+    /* and remove temp dataset */
+    %mp_dropmembers(&triggered_sid,libref=work);
+  %end;
+
+%mend ms_triggerstp;
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diff --git a/tests/serveronly/ms_triggerstp.test.sas b/tests/serveronly/ms_triggerstp.test.sas
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a87cd62d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serveronly/ms_triggerstp.test.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Testing ms_triggerstp.sas macro
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mf_getuniquename.sas
+  @li mp_assert.sas
+  @li mp_assertscope.sas
+  @li ms_createfile.sas
+  @li ms_triggerstp.sas
+  @li mf_existds.sas
+  @li mp_assertdsobs.sas
+  @li mp_assertcols.sas
+  @li mf_getvartype.sas
+  @li ms_deletefile.sas
+
+**/
+
+/* first, create multiple STPs to run */
+filename stpcode1 temp;
+data _null_;
+  file stpcode1;
+  put '%put hello world;';
+  put '%put _all_;';
+  put 'data _null_; file _webout1; put "triggerstp test 1";run;';
+run;
+filename stpcode2 temp;
+data _null_;
+  file stpcode2;
+  put '%put Lorem Ipsum;';
+  put '%put _all_;';
+  put 'data _null_; file _webout2; put "triggerstp test 2";run;';
+run;
+options mprint;
+%let fname1=%mf_getuniquename();
+%let fname2=%mf_getuniquename();
+
+%ms_createfile(/sasjs/tests/&fname1..sas
+  ,inref=stpcode1
+  ,mdebug=1
+)
+%ms_createfile(/sasjs/tests/&fname2..sas
+  ,inref=stpcode2
+)
+
+%mp_assertscope(SNAPSHOT)
+  %ms_triggerstp(/sasjs/tests/&fname1
+    ,debug=131
+    ,outds=work.mySessions
+  )
+  %ms_triggerstp(/sasjs/tests/&fname2
+    ,outds=work.mySessions
+  )
+%mp_assertscope(COMPARE
+                ,ignorelist=MCLIB0_JADP1LEN MCLIB0_JADPNUM MCLIB0_JADVLEN)
+
+%mp_assert(iftrue=%str(%mf_existds(work.mySessions)=1)
+          ,desc=Testing output exists
+          ,outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+%mp_assertdsobs(work.mySessions,
+  test=EQUALS 2,
+  desc=Testing observations,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+%mp_assertcols(work.mySessions,
+  cols=sessionid,
+  test=ALL,
+  desc=Testing column exists,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+data _null_;
+  retain contentCheck 1;
+  set work.mySessions end=last;
+  if missing(sessionID) then contentCheck = 0;
+  if last then do;
+    call symputx("contentCheck",contentCheck,"l");
+  end;
+run;
+%let typeCheck = %mf_getvartype(work.mySessions,sessionid);
+
+%mp_assert(iftrue=%str(&typeCheck = C and &contentCheck = 1)
+          ,desc=Testing type and content of output
+          ,outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+%ms_deletefile(/sasjs/tests/&fname1..sas)
+%ms_deletefile(/sasjs/tests/&fname2..sas)
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