---
title: "Allows the user to transition the workflow."
method: POST
path: "/v2/providers/employers/workflows/{workflowId}/transition"
tags: ["Workflows"]
---

# Allows the user to transition the workflow.

`POST /v2/providers/employers/workflows/{workflowId}/transition`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.loket.nl`
- URL: `https://api.loket.nl/v2/providers/employers/workflows/{workflowId}/transition`
- Auth: none required

__Activity name:__ <a href="https://developer.loket.nl/Activities/PostTransitionWorkflowByWorkflowId" target="_blank">PostTransitionWorkflowByWorkflowId</a><br>  <br><br>Allows the user to transition the workflow to a different state. <br>Use the workflows endpoint and then the `allowedTransitions` element to determine what to submit to this endpoint.

## Path parameters

- `workflowId` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required
- `Accept` string, required

## Request body

- Transition, nullable: Because this object is dynamic based on the transition and workflow we give a few examples here.
  - `action` string, uuid
  - `description` string
  - `input` string, nullable
  - `comment` string, nullable: leave a comment to the initiator of the workflow

## Response `202`

Accepted

- object: a broken business rule indacateds that the given payload is not valide
  - `version` Version
    - `obsoleteDate` string, date, nullable: The date (can be null) on which the `resourceVersion` is no longer supported/available
    - `resourceVersion` string, date: The resource version of the object in the response
  - `messages` object[]
    - `type` string: Indication of the type of message. See [the general documentation for more information](./#section/Response/Messages)
    - `description` string: Describes the message
    - `id` string, uuid, nullable: In some cases when the message may relate to a specific entity, or specific group of entities, this field provides the identifier of that entity
    - `code` integer: Identifying code for the message
    - `properties` string[]: An array that can contain additional information
  - `content` object

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error

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