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Execute a workflow

POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/workflows/{workflow_id}/instanceshttps://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/workflows/{workflow_id}/instanceshttps://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/workflows/{workflow_id}/instanceshttps://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/workflows/{workflow_id}/instanceshttps://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/workflows/{workflow_id}/instanceshttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/workflows/{workflow_id}/instanceshttps://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/workflows/{workflow_id}/instanceshttps://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/workflows/{workflow_id}/instances

Overview

Execute the given workflow. This API requires a registered application key. Alternatively, you can configure these permissions in the UI. This endpoint requires the workflows_run permission.

OAuth apps require the workflows_run authorization scope to access this endpoint.

Arguments

Path Parameters

Name

Type

Description

workflow_id [required]

string

The ID of the workflow.

Request

Body Data (required)

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Field

Type

Description

meta

object

Additional information for creating a workflow instance.

payload

object

The input parameters to the workflow.

{
  "meta": {
    "payload": {
      "input": "value"
    }
  }
}

Response

Created

Response returned upon successful workflow instance creation.

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Field

Type

Description

<any-key>

{
  "data": {
    "id": "string"
  }
}

Bad Request

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

A list of errors.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Forbidden

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

A list of errors.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Too many requests

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

A list of errors.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Code Example

                          ## default
# 

# Path parameters
export workflow_id="CHANGE_ME"
# Curl command
curl -X POST "https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com"https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com"https://api.datadoghq.eu"https://api.ddog-gov.com"https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com"https://api.datadoghq.com"https://api.us3.datadoghq.com"https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/workflows/${workflow_id}/instances" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \ -H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \ -d @- << EOF { "meta": { "payload": { "input": "value" } } } EOF
// Execute a workflow returns "Created" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
)

func main() {
	body := datadogV2.WorkflowInstanceCreateRequest{
		Meta: &datadogV2.WorkflowInstanceCreateMeta{
			Payload: map[string]interface{}{
				"input": "value",
			},
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewWorkflowAutomationApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.CreateWorkflowInstance(ctx, "ccf73164-1998-4785-a7a3-8d06c7e5f558", body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `WorkflowAutomationApi.CreateWorkflowInstance`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `WorkflowAutomationApi.CreateWorkflowInstance`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to main.go and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" go run "main.go"
// Execute a workflow returns "Created" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.WorkflowAutomationApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.WorkflowInstanceCreateMeta;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.WorkflowInstanceCreateRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.WorkflowInstanceCreateResponse;
import java.util.Map;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    WorkflowAutomationApi apiInstance = new WorkflowAutomationApi(defaultClient);

    WorkflowInstanceCreateRequest body =
        new WorkflowInstanceCreateRequest()
            .meta(
                new WorkflowInstanceCreateMeta()
                    .payload(Map.ofEntries(Map.entry("input", "value"))));

    try {
      WorkflowInstanceCreateResponse result =
          apiInstance.createWorkflowInstance("ccf73164-1998-4785-a7a3-8d06c7e5f558", body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling WorkflowAutomationApi#createWorkflowInstance");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to Example.java and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" java "Example.java"
"""
Execute a workflow returns "Created" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.workflow_automation_api import WorkflowAutomationApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.workflow_instance_create_meta import WorkflowInstanceCreateMeta
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.workflow_instance_create_request import WorkflowInstanceCreateRequest

body = WorkflowInstanceCreateRequest(
    meta=WorkflowInstanceCreateMeta(
        payload=dict([("input", "value")]),
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = WorkflowAutomationApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.create_workflow_instance(workflow_id="ccf73164-1998-4785-a7a3-8d06c7e5f558", body=body)

    print(response)

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.py and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
# Execute a workflow returns "Created" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::WorkflowAutomationAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::WorkflowInstanceCreateRequest.new({
  meta: DatadogAPIClient::V2::WorkflowInstanceCreateMeta.new({
    payload: {
      "input": "value",
    },
  }),
})
p api_instance.create_workflow_instance("ccf73164-1998-4785-a7a3-8d06c7e5f558", body)

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.rb and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
// Execute a workflow returns "Created" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_workflow_automation::WorkflowAutomationAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::WorkflowInstanceCreateMeta;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::WorkflowInstanceCreateRequest;
use serde_json::Value;
use std::collections::BTreeMap;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body =
        WorkflowInstanceCreateRequest::new().meta(WorkflowInstanceCreateMeta::new().payload(
            BTreeMap::from([("input".to_string(), Value::from("value"))]),
        ));
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = WorkflowAutomationAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .create_workflow_instance("ccf73164-1998-4785-a7a3-8d06c7e5f558".to_string(), body)
        .await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to src/main.rs and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
/**
 * Execute a workflow returns "Created" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v2.WorkflowAutomationApi(configuration);

const params: v2.WorkflowAutomationApiCreateWorkflowInstanceRequest = {
  body: {
    meta: {
      payload: {
        input: "value",
      },
    },
  },
  workflowId: "ccf73164-1998-4785-a7a3-8d06c7e5f558",
};

apiInstance
  .createWorkflowInstance(params)
  .then((data: v2.WorkflowInstanceCreateResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.ts and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"