---
title: stack kb workflows post-workflows-executions-executionid-steps-stepid-resume-external cli command
description: Submit external input for a paused workflow execution Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4116/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/kb/workflows/post-workflows-executions-executionid-steps-stepid-resume-external
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack kb workflows post-workflows-executions-executionid-steps-stepid-resume-external cli command
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</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack kb workflows post-workflows-executions-executionid-steps-stepid-resume-external \
  --execution-id <execution-id> \
  --step-id <step-id> \
  --token <token> \
  [options]
```

Submit external input for a paused workflow execution
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--execution-id string required">
    Workflow execution ID
  </definition>
  <definition term="--step-id string required">
    Workflow step execution ID
  </definition>
  <definition term="--token string required">
    The resume token authenticating this request.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--body string">
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>