---
title: "Create Workflow Run"
method: POST
path: "/v1/workflows/runs"
tags: ["workflow management"]
---

# Create Workflow Run

`POST /v1/workflows/runs`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.sea-lion.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.sea-lion.ai/v1/workflows/runs`
- Auth: API key in header `x-litellm-api-key`

Create a new workflow run. Returns run_id and session_id.

The caller's API key token is stored as created_by so that non-admin keys
can only see and modify their own runs.

## Request body

- WorkflowRunCreateRequest
  - `workflow_type` string, required
  - `input` object, nullable
  - `metadata` object, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-21** `f2fb14eab3f5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/sea-lion/apis/litellm-api/changes/v1/workflows/runs/post.md)

---

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