Microsoft Purview Workflows API

Operations for listing workflows

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“What workflows are defined in our Purview account?”

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List all workflows in the account.

List workflows using API version {version}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Purview Workflow Workflows API
  description: APIs for managing workflows and approval processes for data governance tasks. Supports defining custom approval workflows for glossary term management and other governance operations within Purview.
  version: 2023-10-01-preview
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Purview Support
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/
  license:
    name: Microsoft API License
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/
servers:
- url: https://{accountName}.purview.azure.com/workflow
  description: Microsoft Purview Workflow API endpoint
  variables:
    accountName:
      description: The name of the Microsoft Purview account
      default: myaccount
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Workflows
  description: Operations for listing workflows
paths:
  /workflows:
    get:
      operationId: listWorkflows
      summary: Microsoft Purview List all workflows
      description: List all workflows in the Purview account.
      tags:
      - Workflows
      parameters:
      - name: api-version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: 2023-10-01-preview
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Workflows listed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowList'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
components:
  schemas:
    Workflow:
      type: object
      description: A workflow definition
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        triggers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowTrigger'
        name:
          type: string
        isEnabled:
          type: boolean
        description:
          type: string
        actionDag:
          type: object
          description: The directed acyclic graph of actions
    WorkflowTrigger:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - when_term_creation_is_requested
          - when_term_deletion_is_requested
          - when_term_update_is_requested
          - when_data_access_grant_is_requested
          - when_asset_update_is_requested
        underGlossaryHierarchy:
          type: string
        underCollection:
          type: string
    WorkflowList:
      type: object
      properties:
        value:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Workflow'
        nextLink:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Azure Active Directory OAuth2 authentication
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenantId}/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            https://purview.azure.net/.default: Access Microsoft Purview