Get a workflow

Server: https://{kibana_url}

GET /api/workflows/workflow/{id}

Retrieve a single workflow by its ID.

[Required authorization] Route required privileges: workflowsManagement:read OR workflowsManagement:managed:read.

Path Parameters

id string · max: 255 required: Workflow ID

Response

200

Indicates a successful response

application/json

Examples

Example response returning a single workflow

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

GET kbn://api/workflows/workflow/{id}

curl Shell

curl \
  -X GET "${KIBANA_URL}/api/workflows/workflow/{id}" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"

Response

{
  "createdAt": "2025-11-20T10:30:00.000Z",
  "createdBy": "elastic",
  "definition": {
    "description": "This is a workflow example",
    "enabled": true,
    "inputs": [
      {
        "default": "hello world",
        "name": "message",
        "type": "string"
      }
    ],
    "name": "Example definition",
    "steps": [
      {
        "name": "hello_world_step",
        "type": "console",
        "with": {
          "message": "{{ inputs.message }}"
        }
      }
    ],
    "triggers": [
      {
        "type": "manual"
      }
    ]
  },
  "description": "This is a workflow example",
  "enabled": true,
  "id": "workflow-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "lastUpdatedAt": "2025-11-21T14:00:00.000Z",
  "lastUpdatedBy": "elastic",
  "name": "Example definition",
  "valid": true,
  "yaml": "name: Example definition\nenabled: true\ndescription: This is a workflow example\ntriggers:\n  - type: manual\ninputs:\n  - name: message\n    type: string\n    default: \u0022hello world\u0022\nsteps:\n  - name: hello_world_step\n    type: console\n    with:\n      message: \u0022{{ inputs.message }}\u0022\n"
}