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Orkes Workflow Execution API

The Workflow Execution API from Orkes — 7 operation(s) for workflow execution.

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Orkes Workflow Execution API is one of 8 APIs that Orkes publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Workflow Execution. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 operations across 7 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, {baseUrl}/api.

8 operations 7 paths 3 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET3 POST2 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.0.0
Server
{baseUrl}/api
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
Orkes
License
Apache 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Orkes Workflow Execution API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (BearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 8

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 3 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Workflow Execution 8
POST
/workflow
Start a workflow
startWorkflow body → 200
GET
/workflow/{workflowId}
Get workflow execution
getWorkflowExecution 2 params → 200
DELETE
/workflow/{workflowId}
Terminate a workflow
terminateWorkflow 2 params → 200
PUT
/workflow/{workflowId}/pause
Pause a workflow
pauseWorkflow 1 param → 200
PUT
/workflow/{workflowId}/resume
Resume a workflow
resumeWorkflow 1 param → 200
POST
/workflow/{workflowId}/retry
Retry a workflow
retryWorkflow 1 param → 200
POST
/workflow/{workflowId}/restart
Restart a workflow
restartWorkflow 1 param → 200
GET
/workflow/search
Search workflows
searchWorkflows 5 params → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Workflow (9 properties), Task (7 properties), StartWorkflowRequest (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Workflow
object
9 properties
Task
object
7 properties
StartWorkflowRequest
object
6 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

orkes-workflow-execution-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Orkes Schedules API
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Orkes Secrets API
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Orkes Task Metadata API
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Orkes Tasks API
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Orkes Workflow Metadata API
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orkes:orkes-workflow-execution-api
Server
{baseUrl}/api
Docs
https://orkes.io/
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