Workflow YAML

Any Workflow has a YAML format representation which looks like this:

Viewing your Workflow in YAML format

In the Workflow Editor, in the top-right corner, click the icon and then select the Edit YAML option. Your Workflow is presented in YAML format.

Workflow YAML Grammar

The Workflow YAML is used to describe the Workflow and is defined as YAML. These attributes are present in the Workflow YAML file:

name - Name of the Workflow.
type - Can be either a Flow or Subflow Workflow.
Workflow_type - The Workflow type represents how the Workflow will be used: on_demand, event or scheduled
active - True while the Workflow is running, false otherwise.
desc - Description of the Workflow.
connections- The Workflow’s connection, in the following format: connection-type:connection-name.
workflow- The workflow representation. Workflow is built by sections that contains a name and steps
steps - There are two types of steps: Action and Text. Each type contains different attributes: Action
action - The full name of the action.
id - ID of the step.
name - Name of the step.
desc- Description of the step.
inputs- The Action’s inputs, in the following format:input-field-name:value

Action inputs might be encapsulated, for example:

input-field-name:
  sub-input-field: value
  sub-input-field-2: value2

connections - The connection of the step, in the following format: connection-type: connection-name.
steps - Flow Control actions such as internal.for iterates over all the steps and executes them.
transitions - Flow control actions such as internal.if contains the transitions field built as following:

transitions:
  - on: true
    steps: ...
  - on: false
    steps: ...

One of the steps branches will execute depending on the evaluated condition, which is provided on the if action. Text

text - Free text. (this is unrelated to the steps attribute.)
counting_steps - The number of steps in the Workflow.

YAML Format Examples

Input and Output Parameters
If Condition with Input Parameters
Connection
Scheduled Workflow
Event-Based Workflow

Example of Input and Output Parameters

name: output parameters
type: Flow
automation_type: on_demand
inputs:
  name:
    default: Ofir
    display_name: Name
    name: name
    placeholder: Enter your name
    required: true
    type: text
outputs:
  Welcome Message: "{{ steps.S1.output }}"
workflow:
  - section: Formatting
    steps:
      - action: core.bash
        id: S1
        name: Format welcome message
        inputs:
          code: echo "Welcome, {{inputs.name}}!"
counting_steps: 0

Example of an `if` Condition with Input Parameters

name: if condition game
type: Flow
automation_type: on_demand
inputs:
  number:
    default: 111
    display_name: Number
    name: number
    placeholder: Enter your best guess
    required: true
    type: number
workflow:
  - section: Game with If Conditions
    steps:
      - action: core.bash
        id: S1
        name: "#Action #1"
        inputs:
          code: 'echo "Welcome, You provided the number: {{inputs.number}}"'
      - action: internal.if
        id: S2
        name: Is it the winning number
        inputs:
          condition:
            sentence:
              - lvalue: "{{inputs.number}}"
                op: Equals
                rvalue: 7
        transitions:
          - on: true
            steps:
              - action: core.bash
                id: S3
                name: Winning Number
                inputs:
                  code: echo "You Won, Our number is 7"
          - on: false
            steps:
              - action: internal.if
                id: S4
                name: Below or Above
                inputs:
                  condition:
                    sentence:
                      - lvalue: "{{inputs.number}}"
                        op: Greater than
                        rvalue: 7
                transitions:
                  - on: true
                    steps:
                      - action: core.bash
                        id: S5
                        name: Above
                        inputs:
                          code: echo "You number is above our number!"
                  - on: false
                    steps:
                      - action: core.bash
                        id: S6
                        name: Below
                        inputs:
                          code: echo "Your number is below our number!"
  - section: Finish
    steps:
      - action: core.bash
        id: S7
        name: Thanks for playing
        inputs:
          code: echo "Thanks for playing!"
counting_steps: 0

Example of a Connection

name: connections
type: Flow
automation_type: on_demand
workflow:
  - section: Ask question using Slack connection
    steps:
      - id: S1
        name: Ask a question via Slack
        action: system.AskQuestionViaSlack
        connections:
          slack: slack_connection
        inputs:
          To: test@test.com
          Question: Hey how are you?
          Answers: Fine how are you?, Sick :( and you?
counting_steps: 0

Example of a Scheduled Workflow

name: scheduled workflow
type: Flow
automation_type: scheduled
runner: blink_cloud
triggers:
  scheduled:
    - id: UUID
      active: true
      trigger_type: schedule
      cron: 0 * * * *
workflow:
  - section: Every Hour Send A Report
    steps:
      - id: S1
        name: Getting the number of EC2 instances
        action: core.aws
        inputs:
          Command: aws ec2 describe-instances --query
            'Reservations[*].Instances[*].[InstanceId]' --output text | wc -l
        connections:
          kubernetes: kubernetes
      - id: S2
        name: Send Report
        action: core.email
        inputs:
          To: test@report.com
          Subject: Number of pods in the cluster
          Content:
            According to {{ Now() }} we have {{steps.S1.output}} running ec2
            instances
counting_steps: 0

Example of Event-Based Workflow

name: event based
type: Flow
automation_type: event
runner: blink_cloud
triggers:
  webhooks:
    - id: UUID
      active: true
      token: WEBHOOK_TOKEN
      name: my webhook
      trigger_type: custom_webhook
      condition:
        sentence:
          - lvalue: "{{event.status}}"
            op: Equals
            rvalue: Approved
workflow:
  - section: Event Handling
    steps:
      - id: S1
        name: Print out the event with its content
        action: core.bash
        inputs:
          code: echo {{event}}
counting_steps: 0

Download YAML Format of a Workflow

In the Workflow Editor, in the top-right corner, click the icon and then select the Download YAML option.
It will automatically download a file containing the YAML format of your workflow.

Workflow Basics

Triggers

Actions

Builder Copilot

Connections

Variables

Files

Templates

Publishing Workflows

Error Handling and Debugging

Workflow Management

Packs

Viewing your Workflow in YAML format

Workflow YAML Grammar

YAML Format Examples

Example of Input and Output Parameters

Example of an `if` Condition with Input Parameters

Example of a Connection

Example of a Scheduled Workflow

Example of Event-Based Workflow

Download YAML Format of a Workflow

​Viewing your Workflow in YAML format

​Workflow YAML Grammar

​YAML Format Examples

​Example of Input and Output Parameters

​Example of an if Condition with Input Parameters

​Example of a Connection

​Example of a Scheduled Workflow

​Example of Event-Based Workflow

​Download YAML Format of a Workflow

Viewing your Workflow in YAML format

Workflow YAML Grammar

YAML Format Examples

Example of Input and Output Parameters

Example of an `if` Condition with Input Parameters

Example of a Connection

Example of a Scheduled Workflow

Example of Event-Based Workflow

Download YAML Format of a Workflow