---
title: "Instantiate an automation template — the body is the template's own input schema."
method: POST
path: "/automations/{id}/instantiate"
tags: ["automations"]
---

# Instantiate an automation template — the body is the template's own input schema.

`POST /automations/{id}/instantiate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.livegraph.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.livegraph.ai/automations/{id}/instantiate`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in cookie `livegraph_session`
  - API key in header `x-api-key`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success — see summary for the response shape.

## Other responses

- `4XX`: Client error — body is the shared {error, code?} envelope.

---

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