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Trigger Workflow

Trigger a workflow. See the documentation.
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Retool account once, then configure and run Trigger Workflow from your backend or agent.

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: "retool-trigger-workflow",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    retool: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    workflowId: "Workflow ID",
    apiKey: "API Key",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Trigger Workflow inputs
Property Type Description
workflowId Workflow ID string
The unique identifier for the workflow you want to trigger.
Required
apiKey API Key string
The API key of the workflow you want to trigger. You can find it in the webhook settings of the workflow.
Required
data Input Parameters object
The input parameters to pass to the workflow, if any.
Optional

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
retool-trigger-workflow
Version
0.0.1
App
Retool
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Idempotent
No
Open world
Yes