--- title: "Changes to start a workflow" method: POST path: "/api/v1/workflow/start" --- # Changes to start a workflow `POST /api/v1/workflow/start` > Every recorded change to this operation, newest first. ## Timeline Changed in 34 of 69 revisions. - **2026-07-17** `fe9c7606824c`: 11 info - **2025-02-04** `f214e9d70d66`: 1 info - **2024-10-30** `377ec9ef7ac8`: 1 info - **2024-10-24** `6be3be10876f`: 1 warning, 1 info - **2024-10-17** `d4cb0840ac8b`: 4 info - **2024-09-30** `529343079251`: 1 info - **2024-09-25** `b80e3bf56893`: 1 info - **2024-07-26** `290e92306fc3`: 1 info - **2024-05-14** `90548a4540ab`: 8 info - **2024-03-21** `dab21511e828`: 1 info - **2023-09-18** `be60cc6beab2`: 1 info - **2023-08-23** `ec9487539a06`: 3 info - **2023-08-05** `3944ca03b15a`: 1 warning, 3 info - **2023-07-05** `b341064dfc4b`: 1 warning - **2023-05-31** `ca16607cb0f3`: 1 info - **2023-05-08** `13cdae04937f`: 6 info - **2023-04-15** `86630172940f`: 1 warning, 4 info - **2023-04-13** `59dba7993ef7`: 2 info - **2023-04-12** `f5d62c720c7a`: 6 info - **2023-04-11** `2691858c0c3a`: 1 info - **2023-04-07** `d772e30a1e53`: 1 warning, 1 info - **2023-04-04** `f426bfa244bf`: 1 info - **2023-03-30** `1ca160d62ae5`: 1 info - **2023-03-02** `d9e8179f01ca`: 2 info - **2023-02-27** `8342a6880406`: 1 info - **2023-02-03** `46e573464592`: 3 breaking - **2023-01-12** `f7d20041860e`: 3 warning - **2022-12-27** `5a146368b6cd`: 1 info - **2022-12-18** `a325ec23e79c`: 2 info - **2022-12-16** `9248feaa5185`: 6 warning, 8 info - **2022-12-11** `84d183ca720b`: 3 warning, 6 info - **2022-11-15** `32141aefeb34`: 1 info - **2022-10-26** `76b52de3323a`: 7 breaking - **2022-10-09** `0dfb1207bf6c`: 1 breaking ## Changes - **2026-07-17** `fe9c7606824c`: 11 info - added the new optional request property `stateInput/extPath` - added the new optional request property `stateInput/extStoreId` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/dataAttributesLoadingPolicy/lazyLoadingLargeDataAttributes` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/dataObjectsLoadingPolicy/lazyLoadingLargeDataAttributes` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/executeApiDataAttributesLoadingPolicy/lazyLoadingLargeDataAttributes` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/executeApiSearchAttributesLoadingPolicy/lazyLoadingLargeDataAttributes` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/lazyLoadingLargeDataAttributes` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/waitUntilApiDataAttributesLoadingPolicy/lazyLoadingLargeDataAttributes` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/waitUntilApiSearchAttributesLoadingPolicy/lazyLoadingLargeDataAttributes` - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/dataAttributes/items/value/extPath` - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/dataAttributes/items/value/extStoreId` - **2025-02-04** `f214e9d70d66`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/workflowConfigOverride/optimizeTimer` - **2024-10-30** `377ec9ef7ac8`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/workflowAlreadyStartedOptions` - **2024-10-24** `6be3be10876f`: 1 warning, 1 info - removed the request property `workflowStartOptions/workflowConfigOverride/enabledExecutingStateExecutionIds` - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/workflowConfigOverride/executingStateIdMode` - **2024-10-17** `d4cb0840ac8b`: 4 info - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/executeApiDataAttributesLoadingPolicy` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/executeApiSearchAttributesLoadingPolicy` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/waitUntilApiDataAttributesLoadingPolicy` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/waitUntilApiSearchAttributesLoadingPolicy` - **2024-09-30** `529343079251`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/dataAttributes` - **2024-09-25** `b80e3bf56893`: 1 info - added the new `ALLOW_IF_PREVIOUS_EXITS_ABNORMALLY` enum value to the request property `workflowStartOptions/idReusePolicy` - **2024-07-26** `290e92306fc3`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `waitForCompletionStateIds` - **2024-05-14** `90548a4540ab`: 8 info - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/dataAttributesLoadingPolicy/useKeyAsPrefix` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/dataObjectsLoadingPolicy/useKeyAsPrefix` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/useKeyAsPrefix` - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/workflowConfigOverride/enabledExecutingStateExecutionIds` - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/workflowConfigOverride/optimizeActivity` - added the new `LOAD_ALL_WITH_PARTIAL_LOCK` enum value to the request property `stateOptions/dataAttributesLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - added the new `LOAD_ALL_WITH_PARTIAL_LOCK` enum value to the request property `stateOptions/dataObjectsLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - added the new `LOAD_ALL_WITH_PARTIAL_LOCK` enum value to the request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - **2024-03-21** `dab21511e828`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/workflowStartDelaySeconds` - **2023-09-18** `be60cc6beab2`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `waitForCompletionStateExecutionIds` - **2023-08-23** `ec9487539a06`: 3 info - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/executeApiFailurePolicy` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/executeApiFailureProceedStateId` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/executeApiFailureProceedStateOptions` - **2023-08-05** `3944ca03b15a`: 1 warning, 3 info - removed the request property `stateOptions/commandCarryOverPolicy` - added the new `LOAD_NONE` enum value to the request property `stateOptions/dataAttributesLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - added the new `LOAD_NONE` enum value to the request property `stateOptions/dataObjectsLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - added the new `LOAD_NONE` enum value to the request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - **2023-07-05** `b341064dfc4b`: 1 warning - added the new `LONG_POLL_TIME_OUT_SUB_STATUS` enum value to the `subStatus` response property for the response status `400` - **2023-05-31** `ca16607cb0f3`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/useMemoForDataAttributes` - **2023-05-08** `13cdae04937f`: 6 info - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/dataAttributesLoadingPolicy/lockingKeys` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/dataObjectsLoadingPolicy/lockingKeys` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/lockingKeys` - added the new `LOAD_PARTIAL_WITH_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK` enum value to the request property `stateOptions/dataAttributesLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - added the new `LOAD_PARTIAL_WITH_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK` enum value to the request property `stateOptions/dataObjectsLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - added the new `LOAD_PARTIAL_WITH_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK` enum value to the request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - **2023-04-15** `86630172940f`: 1 warning, 4 info - added the new `WORKER_API_ERROR` enum value to the `subStatus` response property for the response status `400` - the request property `startStateId` became optional - added the optional property `originalWorkerErrorDetail` to the response with the `400` status - added the optional property `originalWorkerErrorStatus` to the response with the `400` status - added the optional property `originalWorkerErrorType` to the response with the `400` status - **2023-04-13** `59dba7993ef7`: 2 info - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/dataAttributesLoadingPolicy` - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/idReusePolicy` - **2023-04-12** `f5d62c720c7a`: 6 info - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/executeApiRetryPolicy` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/executeApiTimeoutSeconds` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/skipWaitUntil` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/waitUntilApiFailurePolicy` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/waitUntilApiRetryPolicy` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/waitUntilApiTimeoutSeconds` - **2023-04-11** `2691858c0c3a`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/skipStartApi` - **2023-04-07** `d772e30a1e53`: 1 warning, 1 info - removed the request property `workflowStartOptions/config` - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/workflowConfigOverride` - **2023-04-04** `f426bfa244bf`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/config/continueAsNewPageSizeInBytes` - **2023-03-30** `1ca160d62ae5`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/config` - **2023-03-02** `d9e8179f01ca`: 2 info - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/decideApiRetryPolicy/maximumAttemptsDurationSeconds` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/startApiRetryPolicy/maximumAttemptsDurationSeconds` - **2023-02-27** `8342a6880406`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/startApiFailurePolicy` - **2023-02-03** `46e573464592`: 3 breaking - the `stateOptions/decideApiRetryPolicy/backoffCoefficient` request property format changed from no format to `float` - the `stateOptions/startApiRetryPolicy/backoffCoefficient` request property format changed from no format to `float` - the `workflowStartOptions/retryPolicy/backoffCoefficient` request property format changed from no format to `float` - **2023-01-12** `f7d20041860e`: 3 warning - added the new `UNCATEGORIZED_SUB_STATUS` enum value to the `subStatus` response property for the response status `400` - added the new `WORKFLOW_ALREADY_STARTED_SUB_STATUS` enum value to the `subStatus` response property for the response status `400` - added the new `WORKFLOW_NOT_EXISTS_SUB_STATUS` enum value to the `subStatus` response property for the response status `400` - **2022-12-27** `5a146368b6cd`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/searchAttributes` - **2022-12-18** `a325ec23e79c`: 2 info - added the new `LOAD_PARTIAL_WITHOUT_LOCKING` enum value to the request property `stateOptions/dataObjectsLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - added the new `LOAD_PARTIAL_WITHOUT_LOCKING` enum value to the request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - **2022-12-16** `9248feaa5185`: 6 warning, 8 info - removed the request property `stateOptions/decideApiRetryPolicy/initialInterval` - removed the request property `stateOptions/decideApiRetryPolicy/maximumInterval` - removed the request property `stateOptions/startApiRetryPolicy/initialInterval` - removed the request property `stateOptions/startApiRetryPolicy/maximumInterval` - removed the request property `workflowStartOptions/retryPolicy/initialInterval` - removed the request property `workflowStartOptions/retryPolicy/maximumInterval` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/decideApiRetryPolicy/initialIntervalSeconds` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/decideApiRetryPolicy/maximumIntervalSeconds` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/decideApiTimeoutSeconds` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/startApiRetryPolicy/initialIntervalSeconds` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/startApiRetryPolicy/maximumIntervalSeconds` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/startApiTimeoutSeconds` - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/retryPolicy/initialIntervalSeconds` - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/retryPolicy/maximumIntervalSeconds` - **2022-12-11** `84d183ca720b`: 3 warning, 6 info - removed the request property `stateOptions/queryAttributesLoadingPolicy` - removed the request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/attributeKeys` - removed the request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/attributeLoadingType` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/dataObjectsLoadingPolicy` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/decideApiRetryPolicy` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/partialLoadingKeys` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/persistenceLoadingType` - added the new optional request property `stateOptions/startApiRetryPolicy` - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions/retryPolicy` - **2022-11-15** `32141aefeb34`: 1 info - added the new optional request property `workflowStartOptions` - **2022-10-26** `76b52de3323a`: 7 breaking - removed the enum value `ALL_UNFINISHED` of the request property `stateOptions/commandCarryOverPolicy/commandCarryOverType` - removed the enum value `LOAD_ALL_WITH_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK` of the request property `stateOptions/queryAttributesLoadingPolicy/attributeLoadingType` - removed the enum value `LOAD_ALL_WITH_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK` of the request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/attributeLoadingType` - removed the enum value `LOAD_PARTIAL_WITHOUT_LOCKING` of the request property `stateOptions/queryAttributesLoadingPolicy/attributeLoadingType` - removed the enum value `LOAD_PARTIAL_WITHOUT_LOCKING` of the request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/attributeLoadingType` - removed the enum value `LOAD_PARTIAL_WITH_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK` of the request property `stateOptions/queryAttributesLoadingPolicy/attributeLoadingType` - removed the enum value `LOAD_PARTIAL_WITH_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK` of the request property `stateOptions/searchAttributesLoadingPolicy/attributeLoadingType` - **2022-10-09** `0dfb1207bf6c`: 1 breaking - removed the enum value `JSON` of the request property `stateInput/encoding` --- [Operation](https://skmtc.dev/indeedeng/apis/workflow-apis/docs/api/v1/workflow/start/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/indeedeng/apis/workflow-apis.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/indeedeng/apis/workflow-apis/changes/api/v1/workflow/start/post)