--- id: patch-workflow sidebar_label: Patch Workflow hide_title: true hide_table_of_contents: true api: {"operationId":"patchWorkflow","tags":["Workflows"],"description":"Partially update an existing Workflow using [JSON Patch](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902) syntax.","security":[{"bearerAuth":["sp:workflow:update"]}],"parameters":[{"name":"id","in":"path","description":"Id of the Workflow","required":true,"style":"simple","explode":false,"schema":{"type":"string","example":"c17bea3a-574d-453c-9e04-4365fbf5af0b"}}],"requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json-patch+json":{"schema":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"object","description":"A JSONPatch Operation as defined by [RFC 6902 - JSON Patch](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902)","required":["op","path"],"properties":{"op":{"type":"string","description":"The operation to be performed","enum":["add","remove","replace","move","copy","test"],"example":"replace"},"path":{"type":"string","description":"A string JSON Pointer representing the target path to an element to be affected by the operation","example":"/description"},"value":{"anyOf":[{"type":"string"},{"type":"integer"},{"type":"object"},{"type":"array","items":{"anyOf":[{"type":"string"},{"type":"integer"},{"type":"object"}]}}],"description":"The value to be used for the operation, required for \"add\" and \"replace\" operations","example":"New description"}}}},"examples":{"Update all patchable fields":{"description":"Demonstrate how to update each patchable field in one PATCH request.","value":[{"op":"replace","path":"/name","value":"Send Email"},{"op":"replace","path":"/owner","value":{"type":"IDENTITY","id":"2c91808568c529c60168cca6f90c1313","name":"William Wilson"}},{"op":"replace","path":"/description","value":"Send an email to the identity who's attributes changed."},{"op":"replace","path":"/enabled","value":false},{"op":"replace","path":"/definition","value":{"start":"Send Email Test","steps":{"Send Email":{"actionId":"sp:send-email","attributes":{"body":"This is a test","from":"sailpoint@sailpoint.com","recipientId.$":"$.identity.id","subject":"test"},"nextStep":"success","selectResult":null,"type":"action"},"success":{"type":"success"}}}},{"op":"replace","path":"/trigger","value":{"type":"EVENT","attributes":{"id":"idn:identity-attributes-changed"}}}]}}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"The Workflow object","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"allOf":[{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"string","description":"Workflow ID. 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Path Parameters
Request Body array required
    value object
    The value to be used for the operation, required for "add" and "replace" operations
  • anyOf
  • string
  • integer
  • anyOf
  • string
  • integer
The Workflow object
Schema
    creator object
    The identity that created the workflow.
    owner object
    The identity that owns the workflow. The owner's permissions in IDN will determine what actions the workflow is allowed to perform. Ownership can be changed by updating the owner in a PUT or PATCH request.
    definition object
    The map of steps that the workflow will execute.
    steps object
    One or more step objects that comprise this workflow. Please see the Workflow documentation to see the JSON schema for each step type.
    trigger object
    The trigger that starts the workflow
    attributes object
    Workflow Trigger Attributes.
  • oneOf
Client Error - Returned if the request body is invalid.
Schema
    messages object[]
    Generic localized reason for error
    causes object[]
    Plain-text descriptive reasons to provide additional detail to the text provided in the messages field
Unauthorized - Returned if there is no authorization header, or if the JWT token is expired.
Schema
Forbidden - Returned if the user you are running as, doesn't have access to this end-point.
Schema
    messages object[]
    Generic localized reason for error
    causes object[]
    Plain-text descriptive reasons to provide additional detail to the text provided in the messages field
Too Many Requests - Returned in response to too many requests in a given period of time - rate limited. The Retry-After header in the response includes how long to wait before trying again.
Schema
Internal Server Error - Returned if there is an unexpected error.
Schema
    messages object[]
    Generic localized reason for error
    causes object[]
    Plain-text descriptive reasons to provide additional detail to the text provided in the messages field