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Flowable Case Instance Variables API

The Case Instance Variables API from Flowable — 5 operation(s) for case instance variables.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Flowable Case Instance Variables API is one of 64 APIs that Flowable publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Case Instance Variables. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 11 operations across 5 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version v1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, /flowable-rest/service.

11 operations 5 paths 1 schemas 2 DELETE3 GET2 POST4 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
v1
Base URL
https://your-server/process-api
Authentication
HTTP Basic
Contact
Flowable
License
Apache 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Flowable Case Instance Variables API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth).

Paths & Operations 11

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 2 DELETE, 3 GET, 2 POST, 4 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Case Instance Variables 11
GET
/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/{caseInstanceId}/variables
List variables for a case instance
listCaseInstanceVariables 1 param → 200400
POST
/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/{caseInstanceId}/variables
Create variables or new binary variable on a case instance
createCaseInstanceVariable 1 param body → 200201400404409
PUT
/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/{caseInstanceId}/variables
Update a multiple/single (non)binary variable on a case instance
createOrUpdateCaseVariable 1 param body → 200201400404415
DELETE
/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/{caseInstanceId}/variables
Delete all variables
deleteCaseVariable 1 param → 204404
POST
/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/{caseInstanceId}/variables-async
Create variables or new binary variable on a case instance asynchronously
createCaseInstanceVariableAsync 1 param body → 201400409
PUT
/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/{caseInstanceId}/variables-async
Update a multiple/single (non)binary variable on a case instance asynchronously
createOrUpdateCaseVariableAsync 1 param body → 201400415
PUT
/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/{caseInstanceId}/variables-async/{variableName}
Update a single variable on a case instance asynchronously
updateCaseInstanceVariableAsync 2 params body → 201404
GET
/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/{caseInstanceId}/variables/{variableName}
Get a variable for a case instance
getCaseInstanceVariable 3 params → 200404
PUT
/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/{caseInstanceId}/variables/{variableName}
Update a single variable on a case instance
updateCaseInstanceVariable 2 params body → 200201404
DELETE
/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/{caseInstanceId}/variables/{variableName}
Delete a variable
deleteCaseInstanceVariable 3 params → 204404
GET
/cmmn-runtime/case-instances/{caseInstanceId}/variables/{variableName}/data
Get the binary data for a variable
getCaseInstanceVariableData 3 params → 200404

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is RestVariable (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RestVariable
object
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

flowable-case-instance-variables-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
flowable:flowable-case-instance-variables-api
Base URL
https://your-server/process-api
Docs
https://www.flowable.com/open-source/docs/bpmn/ch14-REST
Provider
Flowable
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