Salesforce Flow Flow Definitions API

Operations for managing Flow metadata and definitions

Operations 4

GET /sobjects/Flow List Flow Definitions #
GET /sobjects/Flow/{flowId} Get Flow Definition #
PATCH /sobjects/Flow/{flowId} Update Flow Definition #
GET /query Query Flows with SOQL #

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OpenAPI Specification

salesforce-flow-flow-definitions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Salesforce Flow REST Flow Definitions API
  description: REST API for managing and executing Salesforce Flows programmatically. Enables creating, updating, querying, and executing flow automation processes, flow interviews, and invocable actions within Salesforce.
  version: 59.0.0
  termsOfService: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/agreements/
  contact:
    name: Salesforce Developer Support
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/
  license:
    name: Salesforce Master Subscription Agreement
    url: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/agreements/
servers:
- url: https://{instance}.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0
  description: Salesforce Production or Developer Edition
  variables:
    instance:
      default: yourInstance
      description: Your Salesforce instance identifier
security:
- oauth2: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Flow Definitions
  description: Operations for managing Flow metadata and definitions
paths:
  /sobjects/Flow:
    get:
      operationId: listFlows
      summary: List Flow Definitions
      description: Retrieves a list of Flow definitions available in the Salesforce org, including metadata such as API name, label, type, and status.
      tags:
      - Flow Definitions
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        description: SOQL query string to filter flows
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved list of flows
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FlowListResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or expired session
  /sobjects/Flow/{flowId}:
    get:
      operationId: getFlow
      summary: Get Flow Definition
      description: Retrieves details about a specific Flow definition including its metadata, version, and associated interview settings.
      tags:
      - Flow Definitions
      parameters:
      - name: flowId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique Salesforce ID of the Flow record
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved flow definition
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FlowDefinition'
        '404':
          description: Flow not found
    patch:
      operationId: updateFlow
      summary: Update Flow Definition
      description: Updates metadata fields on an existing Flow definition, such as its active status or description.
      tags:
      - Flow Definitions
      parameters:
      - name: flowId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique Salesforce ID of the Flow record
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FlowUpdateInput'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Flow updated successfully
        '400':
          description: Invalid request payload
  /query:
    get:
      operationId: queryFlows
      summary: Query Flows with SOQL
      description: Executes a SOQL query to retrieve Flow and FlowInterview records with custom filtering, ordering, and field selection.
      tags:
      - Flow Definitions
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        description: SOQL query string (e.g. SELECT Id, ApiName, Status FROM Flow)
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Query results returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/QueryResult'
        '400':
          description: Invalid SOQL query
components:
  schemas:
    FlowSummary:
      type: object
      properties:
        Id:
          type: string
          description: Salesforce record ID
        ApiName:
          type: string
          description: API name of the Flow
        Label:
          type: string
          description: Display label of the Flow
        ProcessType:
          type: string
          description: Type of flow (Flow, AutoLaunchedFlow, etc.)
        Status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Active
          - Obsolete
          - Draft
          - InvalidDraft
          description: Current activation status
        VersionNumber:
          type: integer
          description: Version number of the flow
    FlowUpdateInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        Description:
          type: string
          description: Updated description for the flow
        Status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Active
          - Obsolete
          description: New status for the flow
    QueryResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        totalSize:
          type: integer
        done:
          type: boolean
        nextRecordsUrl:
          type: string
        records:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
    FlowDefinition:
      type: object
      properties:
        Id:
          type: string
        ApiName:
          type: string
        Label:
          type: string
        Description:
          type: string
        ProcessType:
          type: string
        Status:
          type: string
        VersionNumber:
          type: integer
        CreatedDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        LastModifiedDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        CreatedById:
          type: string
        LastModifiedById:
          type: string
    FlowListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        totalSize:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of flows returned
        done:
          type: boolean
        records:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FlowSummary'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            api: Access and manage your data
            full: Full access
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
externalDocs:
  description: Salesforce Flow REST API Developer Guide
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/resources_flow.htm