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# Get a workflow definition

GET https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{environment_id}/workflow_definitions/{workflow_definition_id}

Returns a single workflow definition by ID. Accessible to all users.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/workflow-definitions/get-a-workflow-definition

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — ID of the space in form of a string
- `environment_id` (string, required) — ID of the environment in form of a string
- `workflow_definition_id` (string, required) — ID of the workflow definition in form of a string

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "appliesTo": [
    {
      "linkType": "Entry",
      "type": "Link",
      "validations": [
        {
          "linkContentType": [
            "content_type_a",
            "content_type_b",
            "content_type_c"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "description",
  "flowType": "strict_neighbor",
  "name": "name",
  "startOnEntityCreation": true,
  "steps": [
    {
      "actions": [
        {
          "configuration": {
            "recipients": [
              "custom@example.com",
              {
                "sys": {
                  "id": "someTeamId",
                  "linkType": "Team",
                  "type": "Link"
                }
              }
            ]
          },
          "type": "email"
        },
        {
          "configuration": {
            "assignee": {
              "sys": {
                "id": "someTeamId",
                "linkType": "Team",
                "type": "Link"
              }
            },
            "body": "Please take care of this until Friday.",
            "dueDate": "3"
          },
          "type": "task"
        },
        {
          "appActionId": "theSlackAppActionId",
          "appId": "theSlackAppId",
          "configuration": {
            "body": {
              "channelId": "someSlackChannelId",
              "message": "myCustomSlackMessage",
              "workspaceId": "someConnectedSlackWorkspaceId"
            }
          },
          "type": "app"
        }
      ],
      "annotations": [
        "cf-color-1",
        "some-custom-annotation"
      ],
      "description": "Move to the next step when starting work",
      "id": "someStepId",
      "name": "To Do",
      "permissions": [
        {
          "configuration": {
            "action": "publish",
            "actors": "all",
            "effect": "deny"
          },
          "type": "entity_permission"
        },
        {
          "configuration": {
            "action": "edit",
            "actors": [
              {
                "sys": {
                  "id": "someUserId",
                  "linkType": "User",
                  "type": "Link"
                }
              }
            ],
            "effect": "allow"
          },
          "type": "workflow_permission"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "actions": [
        {
          "configuration": {
            "recipients": [
              "custom@example.com",
              {
                "sys": {
                  "id": "someTeamId",
                  "linkType": "Team",
                  "type": "Link"
                }
              }
            ]
          },
          "type": "email"
        },
        {
          "configuration": {
            "assignee": {
              "sys": {
                "id": "someTeamId",
                "linkType": "Team",
                "type": "Link"
              }
            },
            "body": "Please take care of this until Friday.",
            "dueDate": "3"
          },
          "type": "task"
        },
        {
          "appActionId": "theSlackAppActionId",
          "appId": "theSlackAppId",
          "configuration": {
            "body": {
              "channelId": "someSlackChannelId",
              "message": "myCustomSlackMessage",
              "workspaceId": "someConnectedSlackWorkspaceId"
            }
          },
          "type": "app"
        }
      ],
      "annotations": [
        "cf-color-1",
        "some-custom-annotation"
      ],
      "description": "Move to the next step when starting work",
      "name": "To Do",
      "permissions": [
        {
          "configuration": {
            "action": "publish",
            "actors": "all",
            "effect": "deny"
          },
          "type": "entity_permission"
        },
        {
          "configuration": {
            "action": "edit",
            "actors": [
              {
                "sys": {
                  "id": "someUserId",
                  "linkType": "User",
                  "type": "Link"
                }
              }
            ],
            "effect": "allow"
          },
          "type": "workflow_permission"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-03-21T20:12:43.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "someUserId",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "staging",
        "linkType": "Environment",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "someWorkflowDefinitionId",
    "isLocked": false,
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "linkType": "Space",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "WorkflowDefinition",
    "updatedAt": "2025-03-21T20:12:43.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "1xGZIRXr2WPnsLkKfREo0z",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 1
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```java Java
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```kotlin Kotlin
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```swift Swift
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```javascript JavaScript
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

// Client init
const client = contentful.createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
})

await client.workflowDefinition.get({
  spaceId: "<space_id>",
  environmentId: "<environment_id>",
  workflowDefinitionId: '<workflow_definition_id>'
});
```

```php PHP
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```ruby Ruby
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```python Python
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```.net .NET
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```