Conductor Metadata - Workflow API

APIs for managing workflow definitions

Operations 5

POST /metadata/workflow Conductor Create a New Workflow Definition #
PUT /metadata/workflow Conductor Update Workflow Definitions #
GET /metadata/workflow Conductor Get All Workflow Definitions #
GET /metadata/workflow/{name} Conductor Get a Workflow Definition #
DELETE /metadata/workflow/{name} Conductor Delete a Workflow Definition #

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OpenAPI Specification

conductor-metadata-workflow-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Conductor Metadata - Workflow API
  description: Conductor is a workflow orchestration platform originally created by Netflix.
  version: 3.x
  contact:
    name: Conductor OSS
    url: https://conductor-oss.github.io/conductor/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://localhost:8080/api
  description: Local Conductor Server
- url: https://play.orkes.io/api
  description: Orkes Conductor Playground
tags:
- name: Metadata - Workflow
  description: APIs for managing workflow definitions
paths:
  /metadata/workflow:
    post:
      operationId: createWorkflowDefinition
      summary: Conductor Create a New Workflow Definition
      description: Registers a new workflow definition with Conductor.
      tags:
      - Metadata - Workflow
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowDef'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Workflow definition created successfully
        '400':
          description: Invalid workflow definition
        '409':
          description: Workflow definition already exists
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    put:
      operationId: updateWorkflowDefinitions
      summary: Conductor Update Workflow Definitions
      description: Updates one or more existing workflow definitions.
      tags:
      - Metadata - Workflow
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowDef'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Workflow definitions updated successfully
        '400':
          description: Invalid workflow definition
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      operationId: getAllWorkflowDefinitions
      summary: Conductor Get All Workflow Definitions
      description: Retrieves all registered workflow definitions.
      tags:
      - Metadata - Workflow
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowDef'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /metadata/workflow/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: getWorkflowDefinition
      summary: Conductor Get a Workflow Definition
      description: Retrieves a workflow definition by name and optionally by version.
      tags:
      - Metadata - Workflow
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the workflow definition
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: version
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The version of the workflow definition
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowDef'
        '404':
          description: Workflow definition not found
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteWorkflowDefinition
      summary: Conductor Delete a Workflow Definition
      description: Removes a workflow definition by name and version.
      tags:
      - Metadata - Workflow
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the workflow definition
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: version
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The version of the workflow definition
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Workflow definition deleted successfully
        '404':
          description: Workflow definition not found
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    WorkflowDef:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - tasks
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the workflow definition
          example: Example Title
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of the workflow
          example: A sample description.
        version:
          type: integer
          description: The version of the workflow definition
          default: 1
          example: 10
        tasks:
          type: array
          description: The list of tasks in the workflow
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowTask'
          example: []
        inputParameters:
          type: array
          description: List of input parameter names for the workflow
          items:
            type: string
          example: []
        outputParameters:
          type: object
          description: Mapping of output parameters
          additionalProperties: true
          example: example_value
        failureWorkflow:
          type: string
          description: Name of the workflow to execute when this workflow fails
          example: example_value
        schemaVersion:
          type: integer
          description: Schema version (currently 2)
          default: 2
          example: 10
        restartable:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the workflow is restartable
          default: true
          example: true
        workflowStatusListenerEnabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to enable workflow status listener
          default: false
          example: true
        ownerEmail:
          type: string
          description: Email of the workflow definition owner
          example: user@example.com
        timeoutPolicy:
          type: string
          description: Timeout policy for the workflow
          enum:
          - TIME_OUT_WF
          - ALERT_ONLY
          example: TIME_OUT_WF
        timeoutSeconds:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Timeout in seconds for the workflow
          default: 0
          example: 10
        variables:
          type: object
          description: Workflow level variables
          additionalProperties: true
          example: example_value
        inputTemplate:
          type: object
          description: Default input template
          additionalProperties: true
          example: example_value
    WorkflowTask:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - taskReferenceName
      - type
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the task
          example: Example Title
        taskReferenceName:
          type: string
          description: Unique reference name for the task within the workflow
          example: example_value
        type:
          type: string
          description: The type of task
          enum:
          - SIMPLE
          - DYNAMIC
          - FORK_JOIN
          - FORK_JOIN_DYNAMIC
          - DECISION
          - SWITCH
          - JOIN
          - DO_WHILE
          - SUB_WORKFLOW
          - START_WORKFLOW
          - EVENT
          - WAIT
          - HUMAN
          - HTTP
          - INLINE
          - JSON_JQ_TRANSFORM
          - LAMBDA
          - SET_VARIABLE
          - TERMINATE
          - KAFKA_PUBLISH
          example: SIMPLE
        description:
          type: string
          description: Task description
          example: A sample description.
        inputParameters:
          type: object
          description: Input parameter mappings
          additionalProperties: true
          example: example_value
        optional:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this task is optional
          default: false
          example: true
        startDelay:
          type: integer
          description: Delay in seconds before starting the task
          default: 0
          example: 10
        asyncComplete:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the task is completed asynchronously
          default: false
          example: true
        retryCount:
          type: integer
          description: Number of retries
          example: 10
        sink:
          type: string
          description: Sink for EVENT tasks
          example: example_value
        subWorkflowParam:
          type: object
          description: Sub workflow parameters
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
            version:
              type: integer
          example: example_value
        joinOn:
          type: array
          description: List of task reference names to join on
          items:
            type: string
          example: []
        forkTasks:
          type: array
          description: List of forked task lists
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowTask'
          example: []
        decisionCases:
          type: object
          description: Decision cases for SWITCH/DECISION tasks
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowTask'
          example: example_value
        defaultCase:
          type: array
          description: Default case tasks for SWITCH/DECISION
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowTask'
          example: []
        loopCondition:
          type: string
          description: Loop condition for DO_WHILE tasks
          example: example_value
        loopOver:
          type: array
          description: Tasks to loop over in DO_WHILE
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowTask'
          example: []
externalDocs:
  description: Conductor API Documentation
  url: https://conductor-oss.github.io/conductor/documentation/api/index.html