---
type: api
title: Get child executions
description: Retrieve child workflow executions spawned by sub-workflow steps within a parent execution.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: workflowsManagement:read AND workflowsManagement:readExecution. Extended privileges (optional, expand functionality when granted): workflowsManagement:managed:readExecution.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-get-workflows-executions-executionid-children
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-get-workflows-executions-executionid-children
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Get child executions

Availability: 9.4+

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `GET` `/api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/children`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#basicauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `executionId` (string · max: 255)
  Workflow execution ID

## Description

Retrieve child workflow executions spawned by sub-workflow steps within a parent execution.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: workflowsManagement:read AND workflowsManagement:readExecution. Extended privileges (optional, expand functionality when granted): workflowsManagement:managed:readExecution.

## Response

Indicates a successful response

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
GET kbn://api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/children
```

#### curl

```curl
curl \
  -X GET "${KIBANA_URL}/api/workflows/executions/{executionId}/children" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
```

## Response Examples

#### Get children executions response

Example response returning child workflow executions spawned by sub-workflow steps

```json
[
  {
    "executionId": "child-exec-001",
    "parentStepExecutionId": "step-exec-003",
    "status": "completed",
    "stepExecutions": [
      {
        "executionTimeMs": 1000,
        "finishedAt": "2025-11-20T12:00:07.000Z",
        "globalExecutionIndex": 0,
        "id": "child-step-001",
        "isTestRun": false,
        "scopeStack": [],
        "startedAt": "2025-11-20T12:00:06.000Z",
        "status": "completed",
        "stepExecutionIndex": 0,
        "stepId": "hello_world_step",
        "stepType": "console",
        "topologicalIndex": 0,
        "workflowId": "workflow-e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-456789012345",
        "workflowRunId": "child-exec-001"
      }
    ],
    "workflowId": "workflow-e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-456789012345",
    "workflowName": "Child Workflow"
  }
]
```