Linking Workflow Nodes via API call

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I can create my workflow_job_template and a pair of workflow_job_template_nodes via API calls, but I cannot make the second node a success_node of the first.

I am POSTing to: /api/v2/workflow_job_template_nodes/

First, I POST:
{
“type”: “workflow_job_template_node”,
“workflow_job_template”: 200,
“unified_job_template”: 196,
“success_nodes”: ,
“failure_nodes”: ,
“always_nodes”: ,
“all_parents_must_converge”: false,
“identifier”: “node2_success”
}

201 created, and I obtain the ID of the node as 15. Then I POST:
{
“type”: “workflow_job_template_node”,
“workflow_job_template”: 200,
“unified_job_template”: 195,
“success_nodes”: [
15
],
“failure_nodes”: ,
“always_nodes”: ,
“all_parents_must_converge”: false,
“identifier”: “node1_always”
}

Again, 201 Created and the new ID is 16. The two nodes are both “always” nodes linked directly to the Start button. I can subsequently link them in the visualizer just fine. Any attempt to repost the data gives me an “already exists” error, even when I supply the ID = 16.

I’m thinking there has to be some simple way to link these and I’m just missing it.

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Going to /api/v2/workflow_job_template_nodes/ and “Options” gives me POST as an option, with success_nodes__search as a .related_search_fields option. Has anyone ever used that?

3

One tip is to do it via the UI with the browser network debug tools open to see how the UI POSTS to the API.

I believe you need POST the {"id": 15} to the
api/v2/workflow_job_template_nodes/{id}/success_nodes/
endpoint

instead of posting to “success_nodes” field on the node

Let me know if that helps.

Seth

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I’ll give both these ideas a run!

5

Bingo. Thank you.

Create the workflow then create the Workflow Nodes related to the Job_Template then get the Workflow Node ID for X and relate to the subsequent Workflow Node ID in:
/api/v2/workflow_job_template_nodes/X/success_nodes/

I was failing because I was trying to relate Job Template IDs, instead of Workflow Node IDs.

Thank you!