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Docusign WorkflowTrigger API

Method to trigger a workflow.

Docusign WorkflowTrigger API is one of 134 APIs that Docusign publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include WorkflowTrigger. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an AsyncAPI specification, a JSON-LD context, a getting-started guide, rate-limit docs, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://apps.docusign.com/api/maestro.

1 operations 1 paths 5 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://demo.docusign.net/restapi
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Docusign WorkflowTrigger API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (DSAuth) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 2 scopes. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (DSBearerAuth).

  • DSAuth — Docusign AuthN/AuthZ

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

WorkflowTrigger 1

Method to trigger a workflow.

POST
/v1/accounts/{accountId}/workflow_definitions/{workflowDefinitionId}/trigger
Docusign Triggers a new instance of the workflow.
triggerWorkflowViaPost 4 params body → 201400401403404500

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are TriggerPayload (4 properties), TriggerWorkflowViaPostResponse (2 properties), ErrorResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

TriggerPayload
object
JSON payload that will be passed to the triggered workflow
4 properties
WorkflowInstanceId
string
Workflow instance ID. A string in UUID format: 4a6d6a08-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-bae4fecc99c8
ErrorResponse
object
Returns error with a status message
2 properties
TriggerWorkflowViaPostResponse
object
Trigger workflow via POST response details
2 properties
ErrorCodes
string
Internal Error Codes

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

docusign-workflowtrigger-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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