---
title: "Start a run for one contact"
method: POST
path: "/workflows/{id}/trigger"
tags: ["Workflows"]
---

# Start a run for one contact

`POST /workflows/{id}/trigger`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.poststack.dev`
- URL: `https://api.poststack.dev/workflows/{id}/trigger`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://poststack.dev/oauth/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://poststack.dev/oauth/token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/poststack/apis/poststack-api/docs/workflows/:id/trigger/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Only for workflows with `trigger_type: manual` that are active.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- TriggerWorkflowInput
  - `contact_id` string, required

## Response `201`

Run started.

- object
  - `run` object, required: The workflow run row.

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation failed — `error` names each offending field (`field: message`).
- `401`: Missing, malformed or unknown credentials (`WWW-Authenticate: Bearer …` is set).
- `403`: The credential lacks the `workflows:manage` scope (body `{ error: "insufficient_scope", required, missing }`), or the team is suspended.
- `404`: Workflow or contact not found.
- `422`: Not a manual-trigger workflow, or not active.
- `429`: Rate limited (10/min). `Retry-After` gives the seconds to wait; `X-RateLimit-*` headers are sent on every response.

## Changes

- **2026-09-30** `4dc1e20989c8`: 18 warning
  - added the new `daily_limit_exceeded` enum value to the `anyOf[#/components/schemas/Error]/code` response property for the response status `403`
  - added the new `daily_limit_exceeded` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `daily_limit_exceeded` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `401`
  - added the new `daily_limit_exceeded` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `404`
  - …14 more
- **2026-09-29** `ef5b22b98333`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/poststack/apis/poststack-api/changes/workflows/:id/trigger/post.md)

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