5. Workflow Requests

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Last updated: May 15, 2023 by Former user (Deleted)
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This section includes the HTTP requests to use for enabling, disabling, starting and stopping workflows and workflow groups, using the standard HTTP method POST. Each command includes a curl example.

Enabling Workflow

To enable a workflow, use the following command with HTTP method POST, as in the example.

http://<platform-host>:<webinterface-port>/webapi/<version>/workflows/<workflow-key>?action=enable

Example - Workflow Enable Request

$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflows/MZ1301496182687?action=enable" -u mzadmin:dr

Disabling Workflow

To disable a workflow, use the following command with HTTP method POST, as in the example.

http://<platform-host>:<webinterface-port>/webapi/<version>/workflows/<workflow-key>?action=disable

Example - Workflow Disable Request

$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflows/MZ1301496182687?action=disable" -u mzadmin:dr

Starting Workflow

To start a workflow, use the following command with HTTP method POST, as in the example.

Note!

To be able to start a workflow it must be enabled, see the section above, Enabling Workflow.

http://<platform-host>:<webinterface-port>/webapi/<version>/workflows/<workflow-key>?action=start&ec=<ec-name-1>,<ec-name-2>,<...>

Example - Workflow Start Request

$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflows/MZ1301496182687?action=start" -u mzadmin:dr
$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflows/MZ1301496182687?action=start&ec=ec1" -u mzadmin:dr

Stopping Workflow

To stop a workflow, use the following command with HTTP method POST, as in the example:

http://<platform-host>:<webinterface-port>/webapi/<version>/workflows/<workflow-key>?action=stop&stoptype=<immediate|batch>

Example - Workflow Stop Request

$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflows/MZ1301496182687?action=stop" -u mzadmin:dr
$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflows/MZ1301496182687?action=stop&stoptype=batch" -u mzadmin:dr
$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflows/MZ1301496182687?action=stop&stoptype=immediate" -u mzadmin:dr

Enabling Workflow Group

To enable a workflow group, use the following command with HTTP method POST, as in the example.

http://<platform-host>:<webinterface-port>/webapi/<version>/workflows/workflow-groups/<group-key>?action=enable

Example - Workflow Group Enable Request

$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflow-groups/MZ1301496182687?action=enable" -u mzadmin:dr

Disabling Workflow Group

To disable a workflow, use the following command with HTTP method POST, as in the example.

http://<platform-host>:<webinterface-port>/webapi/<version>/workflows/workflow-groups/<group-key>?action=disable -u mzadmin:dr

Example - Workflow Group Disable Request

$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflow-groups/MZ1301496182687?action=disable"

Starting Workflow Group

To start a workflow group, use the following command with HTTP method POST, as in the example.

Note!

To be able to start a workflow group it must be enabled, see the section above, Enabling Workflow Group.

http://<platform-host>:<webinterface-port>/webapi/<version>/workflow-groups/<group-key>?action=start&ec=<ec-name-1>,<ec-name-2>,<...>

Example - Workflow Group Start Request

$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflow-groups/MZ1301496182687?action=start" -u mzadmin:dr
$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflow-groups/MZ1301496182687?action=start&ec=ec1" -u mzadmin:dr

Note!

if a Workflow Group has been configured to execute on a specific EC or several ECs, it is not possible to start the Workflow Group on another EC(s)! For further information about Execution Settings for Workflow Groups, refer to 3.2 Workflow Group in Desktop user's guide.

Stopping Workflow Group

To stop a workflow group, use the following command with HTTP method POST, as in the example:

http://<platform-host>:<webinterface-port>/webapi/<version>/workflow-groups/<group-key>?action=stop&stoptype=<immediate|batch>

Example - Workflow Group Stop Command

$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflow-groups/MZ1301496182687?action=stop" -u mzadmin:dr
$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflow-groups/MZ1301496182687?action=stop&stoptype=batch" -u mzadmin:dr
$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:9000/webapi/v1/workflow-groups/MZ1301496182687?action=stop&stoptype=immediate" -u mzadmin:dr