# Flowable

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/flowable/  
**Website:** https://www.flowable.com  
**APIs profiled:** 64

Flowable is an open-source BPM and workflow engine with rich REST APIs for deploying process definitions, starting process instances, managing tasks, querying workflow state, and orchestrating AI agents, people, and processes together. It provides BPMN, CMMN, and DMN automation engines via Java and REST APIs, with enterprise offerings for regulated industries.

## Kin Score — 46.9 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 46.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 59.7 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 36.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 28.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 57.9 |
| Access Clarity | 57.9 |

## Agent readiness — 32.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (64)

- **Flowable Access Tokens API** — The Access Tokens API from Flowable — 2 operation(s) for access tokens.
- **Flowable Accounts API** — The Accounts API from Flowable — 1 operation(s) for accounts.
- **Flowable Acquire and Execute API** — The Acquire and Execute API from Flowable — 5 operation(s) for acquire and execute.
- **Flowable Batch parts API** — The Batch parts API from Flowable — 1 operation(s) for batch parts.
- **Flowable Batches API** — The Batches API from Flowable — 5 operation(s) for batches.
- **Flowable Case Definitions API** — The Case Definitions API from Flowable — 16 operation(s) for case definitions.
- **Flowable Case Instance Identity Links API** — The Case Instance Identity Links API from Flowable — 2 operation(s) for case instance identity links.
- **Flowable Case Instance Variables API** — The Case Instance Variables API from Flowable — 5 operation(s) for case instance variables.
- **Flowable Case Instances API** — The Case Instances API from Flowable — 9 operation(s) for case instances.
- **Flowable Cmmn Engine API** — The Cmmn Engine API from Flowable — 1 operation(s) for cmmn engine.
- **Flowable Contact Filters API** — The Contact Filters API from Flowable — 2 operation(s) for contact filters.
- **Flowable Content item API** — The Content item API from Flowable — 11 operation(s) for content item.
- **Flowable Content item metadata API** — The Content item metadata API from Flowable — 2 operation(s) for content item metadata.
- **Flowable Current User API** — The Current User API from Flowable — 5 operation(s) for current user.
- **Flowable Database tables API** — The Database tables API from Flowable — 4 operation(s) for database tables.
- **Flowable Decision Tables API** — The Decision Tables API from Flowable — 4 operation(s) for decision tables.
- **Flowable Decisions API** — The Decisions API from Flowable — 5 operation(s) for decisions.
- **Flowable Deployment API** — The Deployment API from Flowable — 18 operation(s) for deployment.
- **Flowable DMN Decision Service API** — The DMN Decision Service API from Flowable — 4 operation(s) for dmn decision service.
- **Flowable DMN Rule Service API** — The DMN Rule Service API from Flowable — 2 operation(s) for dmn rule service.
- **Flowable Document Definitions API** — The Document Definitions API from Flowable — 4 operation(s) for document definitions.
- **Flowable Engine API** — The Engine API from Flowable — 6 operation(s) for engine.
- **Flowable EngineProperties API** — The EngineProperties API from Flowable — 2 operation(s) for engineproperties.
- **Flowable Event subscriptions API** — The Event subscriptions API from Flowable — 4 operation(s) for event subscriptions.
- **Flowable Executions API** — The Executions API from Flowable — 10 operation(s) for executions.
- **Flowable Form Definitions API** — The Form Definitions API from Flowable — 6 operation(s) for form definitions.
- **Flowable Form Deployments API** — The Form Deployments API from Flowable — 3 operation(s) for form deployments.
- **Flowable Form Instance Models API** — The Form Instance Models API from Flowable — 1 operation(s) for form instance models.
- **Flowable Form Instances API** — The Form Instances API from Flowable — 4 operation(s) for form instances.
- **Flowable Form Models API** — The Form Models API from Flowable — 1 operation(s) for form models.
- **Flowable Forms API** — The Forms API from Flowable — 1 operation(s) for forms.
- **Flowable Groups API** — The Groups API from Flowable — 9 operation(s) for groups.
- **Flowable Historic Decision Executions API** — The Historic Decision Executions API from Flowable — 3 operation(s) for historic decision executions.
- **Flowable History API** — The History API from Flowable — 17 operation(s) for history.
- **Flowable History Case API** — The History Case API from Flowable — 6 operation(s) for history case.
- **Flowable History Milestone API** — The History Milestone API from Flowable — 3 operation(s) for history milestone.
- **Flowable History PlanItem API** — The History PlanItem API from Flowable — 3 operation(s) for history planitem.
- **Flowable History Process API** — The History Process API from Flowable — 8 operation(s) for history process.
- **Flowable History Task API** — The History Task API from Flowable — 11 operation(s) for history task.
- **Flowable Info and Query API** — The Info and Query API from Flowable — 2 operation(s) for info and query.
- …and 24 more, listed in full on the page.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Flowable Agentic Access** — 498 operations · 234 acting · 4 human-in-the-loop

## Security (3)

- **Flowable Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Flowable Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Flowable Trust Center** — SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR

## Plans (1)

- **Flowable Plans Pricing**

## Tags

BPM, Business Process Management, Workflows, BPMN, CMMN, DMN, Process Automation, Case Management, Open-Source, REST API

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/flowable/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.