Resume a workflow execution

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

POST /api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/resume
POST /s/{space_id}/api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/resume

Auth

Resume a paused workflow execution with the provided input.

Required privileges

Privileges workflowsManagement:execute

Path parameters

space_id string optional: An identifier for the space. If space_id is not provided in the URL, the default space is used. Refer to Spaces for more information.
executionId string · max length: 255 required: Workflow execution ID

Header parameters

kbn-xsrf string required: A required header to protect against CSRF attacks

Request body

input map string to object required: Input data to resume the execution with.
stepExecutionId string · min length: 1 · max length: 1024: Step execution ID of the HITL wait to claim. When omitted, the server looks up the waiting step.

Response

200

Indicates a successful response

application/json

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Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

Examples

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Example request to resume a paused workflow execution

Console Kibana Dev Tools

POST kbn://api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/resume
{
  "input": {
    "approved": true,
    "comment": "Approved by analyst"
  },
  "stepExecutionId": "step-exec-a1b2c3d4"
}

curl Shell

curl \
  -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/resume" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "input": {
      "approved": true,
      "comment": "Approved by analyst"
    },
    "stepExecutionId": "step-exec-a1b2c3d4"
  }'

Response

Example response confirming the resume was scheduled

{
  "executionId": "exec-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890",
  "message": "Workflow resume scheduled",
  "success": true
}