Add a manual trigger

A manual trigger starts a workflow when a user clicks Run in the UI or sends a request to the workflow run API. The manual trigger requires no additional configuration.

Before you begin

  • You have access to the workflow builder.
  • The workflow is in an editable state.

About this task

If you are creating a new workflow, select the Manual trigger option from the Add step panel and begin this procedure at step 3.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Workflows page and select the workflow you want to modify.
  2. Click Add step > Triggers > Manual trigger.
  3. Optional: In the Input schema field, define a schema to collect input data when running the workflow manually.

    Use Simple mode to define flat key-value fields, or Advanced mode to provide a full JSON schema.

  4. Save the workflow.

Results

  1. Navigate to the workflow you want to run.
  2. Click Run. If you defined an input schema or downstream steps reference trigger data, an input dialog appears where you can provide values.
  3. Click Confirm to start the workflow.

The workflow run is instantly viewable in the execution view. The workflow also appears in the run history with your user identity as the trigger source.