POST /api/workflows/workflow
Api key auth Basic auth

Spaces method and path for this operation:

post /s/{space_id}/api/workflows/workflow

Refer to Spaces for more information.

Create a new workflow from a YAML definition. The YAML is validated and parsed before the workflow is saved. An optional custom ID can be provided.

[Required authorization] Route required privileges: workflowsManagement:create.

Headers

  • kbn-xsrf string Required

    A required header to protect against CSRF attacks

application/json

Body

  • id string

    Maximum length is 255. Format should match the following pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9._-]{0,254}$.

  • yaml string Required

    Maximum length is 1048576.

Responses

  • 200 application/json

    Indicates a successful response

POST /api/workflows/workflow 
curl \
  -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/workflows/workflow" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "yaml": "name: Example definition\nenabled: true\ndescription: This is a workflow example\ntriggers:\n  - type: manual\ninputs:\n  - name: message\n    type: string\n    default: \"hello world\"\nsteps:\n  - name: hello_world_step\n    type: console\n    with:\n      message: \"{{ inputs.message }}\"\n"
  }'

POST kbn://api/workflows/workflow
{
  "yaml": "name: Example definition\nenabled: true\ndescription: This is a workflow example\ntriggers:\n  - type: manual\ninputs:\n  - name: message\n    type: string\n    default: \"hello world\"\nsteps:\n  - name: hello_world_step\n    type: console\n    with:\n      message: \"{{ inputs.message }}\"\n"
}
Request examples
Example request for creating a workflow from a YAML definition 
{
  "yaml": "name: Example definition\nenabled: true\ndescription: This is a workflow example\ntriggers:\n  - type: manual\ninputs:\n  - name: message\n    type: string\n    default: \"hello world\"\nsteps:\n  - name: hello_world_step\n    type: console\n    with:\n      message: \"{{ inputs.message }}\"\n"
}
Example request for creating a workflow with a custom ID 
{
  "id": "workflow-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "yaml": "name: Example definition\nenabled: true\ndescription: This is a workflow example\ntriggers:\n  - type: manual\ninputs:\n  - name: message\n    type: string\n    default: \"hello world\"\nsteps:\n  - name: hello_world_step\n    type: console\n    with:\n      message: \"{{ inputs.message }}\"\n"
}
Response examples (200)
Example response returning the created workflow 
{
  "id": "workflow-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "name": "Example definition",
  "yaml": "name: Example definition\nenabled: true\ndescription: This is a workflow example\ntriggers:\n  - type: manual\ninputs:\n  - name: message\n    type: string\n    default: \"hello world\"\nsteps:\n  - name: hello_world_step\n    type: console\n    with:\n      message: \"{{ inputs.message }}\"\n",
  "valid": true,
  "enabled": true,
  "createdAt": "2025-11-20T10:30:00.000Z",
  "createdBy": "elastic",
  "definition": {
    "name": "Example definition",
    "steps": [
      {
        "name": "hello_world_step",
        "type": "console",
        "with": {
          "message": "{{ inputs.message }}"
        }
      }
    ],
    "inputs": [
      {
        "name": "message",
        "type": "string",
        "default": "hello world"
      }
    ],
    "enabled": true,
    "triggers": [
      {
        "type": "manual"
      }
    ],
    "description": "This is a workflow example"
  },
  "description": "This is a workflow example",
  "lastUpdatedAt": "2025-11-20T10:30:00.000Z",
  "lastUpdatedBy": "elastic"
}