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# Create a workflow

POST https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{environment_id}/workflows
Content-Type: application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json

Creates a workflow for an entry. Any user with read access to the entry can create a workflow.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/workflows/create-a-workflow

## 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) — space_id identifier
- `environment_id` (string, required) — environment_id identifier

### Body (application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json)

This endpoint expects a map from string to any.

- `map from string to any`

## Response

### 201

Created - Resource created successfully

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

### Create a standard workflow

**Request**

```json
{
  "entity": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "5KsDBWseXY6QegucYAoacS",
      "linkType": "Entry",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  },
  "stepId": "someStepId",
  "workflowDefinition": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "someWorkflowDefinitionId",
      "linkType": "WorkflowDefinition",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  }
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "stepId": "someStepId",
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-05-01T01:04:58.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "99SummRPRBowauM8T5Ljb34",
        "linkType": "AppDefinition",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "entity": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "5KsDBWseXY6QegucYAoacS",
        "linkType": "Entry",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "staging",
        "linkType": "Environment",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "someWorkflowId",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "linkType": "Space",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "Workflow",
    "updatedAt": "2025-05-01T01:04:58.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "1xGZIRXr2WPnsLkKfREo0z",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 1,
    "workflowDefinition": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "pfjbpijbJJBNv6Jgj",
        "linkType": "WorkflowDefinition",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

**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>'
})

const workflow = await client.workflow.create({
  spaceId: '<space_id>',
  environmentId: '<environment_id>',
}, {
  entity: {
    sys: {
      type: 'Link',
      linkType: 'Entry',
      id: '<entry_id>'
    }
  },
  workflowDefinition: {
    sys: {
      type: 'Link',
      linkType: 'WorkflowDefinition',
      id: <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.
```

### Create a localized workflow instance

**Request**

```json
{
  "entity": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "blog-post-entry-id",
      "linkType": "Entry",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  },
  "stepId": "workflow-step-id",
  "variableValuePresets": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "german-preset-id",
      "linkType": "WorkflowVariableValuePreset",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  },
  "workflowDefinition": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "workflow-definition-id",
      "linkType": "WorkflowDefinition",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  }
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "entity": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "blog-post-entry-id",
      "linkType": "Entry",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  },
  "stepId": "workflow-step-id",
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-07-03T21:06:13.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "1xGZIRXr2WPnsLkKfREo0z",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "staging",
        "linkType": "Environment",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "someWorkflowId",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "linkType": "Space",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "Workflow",
    "updatedAt": "2025-07-03T21:06:13.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "1xGZIRXr2WPnsLkKfREo0z",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 1
  },
  "variableValuePresets": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "german-preset-id",
      "linkType": "WorkflowVariableValuePreset",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  },
  "workflowDefinition": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "workflow-definition-id",
      "linkType": "WorkflowDefinition",
      "type": "Link"
    }
  }
}
```

**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>'
})

const workflow = await client.workflow.create({
  spaceId: '<space_id>',
  environmentId: '<environment_id>',
}, {
  entity: {
    sys: {
      type: 'Link',
      linkType: 'Entry',
      id: '<entry_id>'
    }
  },
  workflowDefinition: {
    sys: {
      type: 'Link',
      linkType: 'WorkflowDefinition',
      id: <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.
```