Create a workflow - Application Level Workflows - API Reference

POST

/v3/workflows

Creates an application-level workflow.

ℹ️ You must have an existing template to create a workflow.

NYLAS API KEY

Request body

Create workflow request

delayinteger

The number of minutes between a trigger_event being met and the workflow sending a message.

Default: 0

Example: 5

is_enabledboolean

When true, indicates that the workflow is enabled.

Default: true

Example: true

name*string

The name of the workflow.

Example: "New booking confirmation workflow"

template_id*string

The ID of the email template the workflow uses.

Example: "14c00cc8-648c-4381-ad10-52641d9bac8e"

trigger_event*string

The event which triggers the workflow.

booking.cancelledbooking.createdbooking.pendingbooking.reminderbooking.rescheduled

Example: "booking.created"

fromobjectnull

Details of the sender if the workflow should use transactional send. If not provided, the sender will be the grant associated with the trigger event.

Responses

request_id*string

The ID of the request.

data*object

A custom workflow that sends messages from a template when certain events are triggered.

curl --request POST \ --url "https://api.us.nylas.com/v3/workflows" \ --header 'Accept: application/json' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer <NYLAS_API_KEY>' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "name": "Confirmation Workflow", "trigger_event": "booking.created", "template_id": "<TEMPLATE_ID>", "delay": 1, "is_enabled": true }'