Create Story
shortcut.create_story
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Shortcut API with the connection's credentials.
Create a story.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Shortcut
- Secret shape
- the API token, or {"token": "…"}
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
name Name the new story gets in Shortcut; not an id. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
description Description, stored on the story; blank leaves it unset. | string | No | — | — | — |
extra Extra fields, e.g. workflow_state_id (JSON). | object | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
The provider's response object, as returned.
Extra keys beyond the ones listed can appear.
{}Related Shortcut nodes
See Create Story run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Shortcut connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.