Trigger DAG Run
airflow.trigger_dag_run
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Airflow API with the connection's credentials.
Start a DAG run, optionally with a conf payload.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Username & password
- Providers
- Apache Airflow
- Secret shape
- the password, or {"password": "…"}
- Config it needs
- base_url, user
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
3 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
dag_id The DAG's id as Airflow lists it, not its display name. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
conf DAG run conf (JSON). | object | No | — | — | — |
run_id Explicit dag_run_id. | string | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
dag_run_id | string | — |
state | string | — |
{
"dag_run_id": "",
"state": ""
}Related Apache Airflow nodes
See Trigger DAG Run run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Apache Airflow connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.