Update Workflow Status

Changes state - verify before retry Changes the execution status of a workflow. This is NOT a read-only action. Valid actions: activate (start, must be in draft status; blocking validation errors fail the call — common causes: multiple or zero entry nodes, unreachable nodes, missing CONVERTED/DROPPED nodes, call get_workflow_structure first to catch these before activating) and resume (continue a paused workflow) both return non-blocking warnings in the response when present — e.g. the agent bound to a call node changed since this workflow was last configured — relay these to the user rather than ignoring them. pause/deactivate (halt new leads entering, in-progress ones continue) has no such warnings.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`workflow_id`	`string`	Yes	The workflow ID, e.g. workflow_abc123
`action`	enum: `activate` \| `deactivate` \| `pause` \| `resume`	Yes	The status transition to apply

Before you call

Connect and initialize the MCP client with OAuth or an API key for the intended workspace.
Provide the required parameters: workflow_id, action.

Example MCP request

Send tools/call after your client completes MCP initialization. Replace placeholder values with IDs and inputs from your workspace. For object and array parameters, follow the nested requirements in the parameter description instead of treating an empty value as complete.

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "update_workflow_status",
    "arguments": {
      "workflow_id": "workflow_abc123",
      "action": "activate"
    }
  }
}

The server returns one text content block. Parse content[0].text as JSON when the tool succeeds. See MCP responses and errors for the full envelope and failure behavior.

Verify the result

Confirm the response is not marked isError. Call Get Workflow Structure to read the affected resource. Verify that the intended state is visible before making another change.

Retry safety

This tool changes workspace state. After a timeout, read the affected resource before retrying so you do not create duplicate or conflicting changes.

Get Workflow Structure: get_workflow_structure
List Workflows: list_workflows
Get Workflow: get_workflow

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Parameters

Before you call

Example MCP request

Verify the result

Retry safety

Related MCP tools

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