Orkes

Orkes Workflow Metadata API

The Workflow Metadata API from Orkes — 2 operation(s) for workflow metadata.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Orkes Conductor REST Authentication Workflow Metadata API
  description: The Orkes Conductor REST API provides endpoints for managing workflows, tasks, human tasks, secrets, schedules, and other resources in the Orkes workflow orchestration platform built on Netflix Conductor.
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: Orkes
    url: https://orkes.io/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: '{baseUrl}/api'
  description: Orkes Conductor Server
  variables:
    baseUrl:
      default: https://play.orkes.io
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Workflow Metadata
paths:
  /metadata/workflow:
    get:
      operationId: listWorkflowDefinitions
      summary: List workflow definitions
      description: Returns all workflow definitions.
      tags:
      - Workflow Metadata
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowDef'
    post:
      operationId: registerWorkflowDefinition
      summary: Register a workflow definition
      description: Registers a new workflow definition.
      tags:
      - Workflow Metadata
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowDef'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Workflow definition registered
    put:
      operationId: updateWorkflowDefinitions
      summary: Update workflow definitions
      description: Updates existing workflow definitions.
      tags:
      - Workflow Metadata
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowDef'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Workflow definitions updated
  /metadata/workflow/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: getWorkflowDefinition
      summary: Get workflow definition
      description: Returns a workflow definition by name and optional version.
      tags:
      - Workflow Metadata
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: version
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkflowDef'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteWorkflowDefinition
      summary: Delete a workflow definition
      description: Deletes a workflow definition.
      tags:
      - Workflow Metadata
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: version
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Workflow definition deleted
components:
  schemas:
    WorkflowDef:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - tasks
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        version:
          type: integer
        tasks:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        inputParameters:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        outputParameters:
          type: object
        schemaVersion:
          type: integer
        restartable:
          type: boolean
        timeoutSeconds:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        timeoutPolicy:
          type: string
        failureWorkflow:
          type: string
        ownerEmail:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer