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CreateWorkflowDefinition

This API is used to create a workflow definition. It returns an error if the workflow definition already exists.

Input parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

scope

Object

Yes

The account scope. Contains id (your account ID).

definition

Object

Yes

The workflow definition. Contains yaml (base64-encoded workflow YAML).

Sample request

Use the Query Builder to create and edit a workflow. See NerdGraph API explorer.

mutation {
workflowAutomationCreateWorkflowDefinition(
scope: {
id: "11933347"
}
definition: {
yaml: "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"
}
) {
definition {
name
}
}
}
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