# Start New Process — ProcessPlan

> Starts a new process instance and populates its fields. Best used when initiating a new workflow. See the documentation

- Key: `processplan-start-new-process`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.1
- App: ProcessPlan (`processplan`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/processplan.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/processplan/actions/start-new-process
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/processplan/actions/start-new-process/start-new-process.mjs

## Description

Starts a new process instance and populates its fields. Best used when initiating a new workflow. [See the documentation](https://techdocs.processplan.com/)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `processTemplateHeaderId` | `string` | Yes | The process template to start a new instance of Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `fieldValues` | `object` | Yes | Key-value pairs of process field names and their values (e.g. {"Field Name": "value"}) |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "processplan",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "processplan-start-new-process",
  arguments: {
    processTemplateHeaderId: "Process Name",
    fieldValues: "Field Values",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "processplan-start-new-process",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    processplan: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    processTemplateHeaderId: "Process Name",
    fieldValues: "Field Values",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "processplan-start-new-process",
    "configured_props": {
      "processplan": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "processTemplateHeaderId": "Process Name",
      "fieldValues": "Field Values"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/processplan.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps