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POST
/
workflows
/
executions
/
{executionId}
/
retry
Retry workflow execution
curl --request POST \
  --url https://{cluster}.cognitedata.com/api/v1/projects/{project}/workflows/executions/{executionId}/retry \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "authentication": {
    "nonce": "hOfy4Zop4N2SPRfl"
  }
}
'
{
  "id": "059edaa4-a17a-4102-910e-2c3591500cce",
  "workflowExternalId": "<string>",
  "engineExecutionId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "createdTime": 1730204346000,
  "metadata": {},
  "version": "<string>",
  "startTime": 1730204346000,
  "endTime": 1730204346000,
  "reasonForIncompletion": "<string>"
}

Documentation Index

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Access token issued by the CDF project's configured identity provider. Access token must be an OpenID Connect token, and the project must be configured to accept OpenID Connect tokens. Use a header key of 'Authorization' with a value of 'Bearer $accesstoken'. The token can be obtained through any flow supported by the identity provider.

Path Parameters

​
executionId
string<uuid>
required

UUIDv4 identifier for a workflow execution.

Required string length: 36
Example:

"059edaa4-a17a-4102-910e-2c3591500cce"

Body

application/json
​
authentication
object
required

Response

Updated workflow execution

​
id
string<uuid>
required

UUIDv4 identifier for a workflow execution.

Required string length: 36
Example:

"059edaa4-a17a-4102-910e-2c3591500cce"

​
workflowExternalId
string
required

Identifier for a workflow. Must be unique for the project. No trailing or leading whitespace and no null characters allowed.

Maximum string length: 255
​
status
enum<string>
required
Available options:
RUNNING,
COMPLETED,
FAILED,
TIMED_OUT,
TERMINATED
​
engineExecutionId
string<uuid>
required

Additional UUIDv4 identifier for an execution. Useful for Cognite support to diagnose issues.

Required string length: 36
​
createdTime
integer<int64>
required

The number of milliseconds since 00:00:00 Thursday, 1 January 1970, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), minus leap seconds.

Required range: x >= 0
Example:

1730204346000

​
metadata
object
required

Custom, application-specific metadata. String key -> String value. Keys have a maximum length of 32 characters, values a maximum of 255, and there can be a maximum of 10 key-value pairs.

​
version
string

Identifier for a version. Must be unique for the workflow. No trailing or leading whitespace and no null characters allowed.

Maximum string length: 255
​
startTime
integer<int64>

The number of milliseconds since 00:00:00 Thursday, 1 January 1970, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), minus leap seconds.

Required range: x >= 0
Example:

1730204346000

​
endTime
integer<int64>

The number of milliseconds since 00:00:00 Thursday, 1 January 1970, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), minus leap seconds.

Required range: x >= 0
Example:

1730204346000

​
reasonForIncompletion
string

Human-readable reason for terminal failure of a workflow task.

Last modified on June 2, 2026