---
title: "Create Workflow Run"
method: POST
path: "/v1/workflows/runs"
tags: ["workflow management"]
---

# Create Workflow Run

`POST /v1/workflows/runs`

Create a new workflow run. Returns run_id and session_id.

The caller's API key token is stored as created_by so that non-admin keys
can only see and modify their own runs.

## Request body

- WorkflowRunCreateRequest
  - `workflow_type` string, required
  - `input` object, nullable
  - `metadata` object, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-09-18** `082b5fabd909` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/flock/apis/litellm-api/changes/v1/workflows/runs/post.md)

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