---
title: "Create Workflow"
method: POST
path: "/v0/sites/{site_id}/environments/{env_id}/workflows"
tags: ["sites"]
---

# Create Workflow

`POST /v0/sites/{site_id}/environments/{env_id}/workflows`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pantheon.io`
- URL: `https://api.pantheon.io/v0/sites/{site_id}/environments/{env_id}/workflows`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/pantheon/apis/pantheon-public-api-service/docs/v0/sites/:site_id/environments/:env_id/workflows/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Creates a new workflow for an environment (e.g., backup, code deployment).

## Path parameters

- `site_id` string, required
- `env_id` string, required

## Request body

- WorkflowCreationRequest
  - `params` object: Workflow parameters
  - `type` string, required: Workflow type (e.g., "do_backup")

## Response `200`

- WorkflowCreationResponse
  - `active_description` string: Active description of the workflow
  - `id` string, required: Workflow ID
  - `number_of_tasks` integer: Number of tasks in the workflow

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

---

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