Run Deployment
prefect.create_flow_run
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Prefect API with the connection's credentials.
Create a flow run from a deployment.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Bearer token
- Providers
- Prefect
- Secret shape
- the API key (optional for open self-hosted), or {"token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- base_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
deployment_id Id of the deployment to act on, from prefect.list_deployments — not its name. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
parameters Flow parameters (JSON). | object | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
id The new flow-run id. | string | — |
{
"id": ""
}Related Prefect nodes
See Run Deployment run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Prefect connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.