Flow | Tooling API | Salesforce Developers

With Flow, you can create an application that navigates users through a series of screens to query and update records in the database. You can also execute logic and provide branching capability based on user input to build dynamic applications. For information about the corresponding UI-based flow building tool, see Cloud Flow Designer in the Salesforce Help.

When using the Tooling API to work with flows, consider that:

You can describe information for a flow installed from a managed package but not its metadata.
You can’t overwrite an active flow or one that was once active.
Every time you update a flow, you’re actually deleting the existing flow and creating a new flow from it, with a new ID.

Legacy flows created with the Desktop Flow Designer can’t be modified with the API. Update your flow by recreating it with the Cloud Flow Designer.

Note

You can delete a flow version, as long as it:

Isn’t active
Doesn’t have any paused or waiting interviews

If the flow version has paused or waiting interviews, wait for those interviews to finish, or delete them.

This object is available in API version 34.0 and later.

Supported SOAP Calls

create(), delete(), query(), retrieve(), update(), upsert()

Supported REST API HTTP Methods

DELETE, GET, HEAD, PATCH, POST

Fields

Field	Details
Definition	Type FlowDefinition Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description This flow’s definition object.
DefinitionId	Type ID Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The ID of this flow’s FlowDefinition.
Description	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description A description of the flow, such as what it’s meant to do or how it works.
FullName	Type string Properties Create, Group, Nillable Description The full name of the flow in the Metadata API. The fullName consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen: Unique name for the flow that contains only underscores and alphanumeric characters. It must be unique across the organization, begin with a letter, not include spaces, not end with an underscore, and not contain two consecutive underscores. Version number for the flow. For example, “sampleFlow-3” specifies version 3 of the flow whose unique name is sampleFlow. Query this field only if the query result contains no more than one record. Otherwise, an error is returned. If more than one record exists, use multiple queries to retrieve the records. This limit protects performance.
ManageableState	Type ManageableState enumerated list Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort Description Indicates the manageable state of the specified component that is contained in a package: `beta` `deleted` `deprecated` `installed` `released` `unmanaged` For more information about states of manageability for components in Salesforce AppExchange packages, see “Planning the Release of Managed Packages” in the Salesforce online help.
MasterLabel	Type string Properties Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort Description Label for the flow.
Metadata	Type `mns:` Flow Properties Create, Nillable, Update Description The flow’s metadata. Query this field only if the query result contains no more than one record. Otherwise, an error is returned. If more than one record exists, use multiple queries to retrieve the records. This limit protects performance. If the flow is part of a managed package this field will be Null. Metadata isn’t returned for flows in managed packages.
ProcessType	Type Restricted picklist Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The type of the flow. Valid values are: `AutoLaunchedFlow`—A flow that doesn’t require user interaction. `Flow`—A flow that requires user interaction because it contains one or more screens, choices, or dynamic choices. In the UI and Salesforce Help, it’s a screen flow. `FieldServiceMobile`—A flow for the Field Service Lightning mobile app. This value is available in API version 39.0 and later. `FieldServiceWeb`—A flow for Snap-ins Appointment Booking. Its UI label is Field Service Snap-In Flow. This value is available in API version 41.0 and later. `Workflow`—A process that is invoked when a record is created or edited. In the UI and Salesforce Help, it’s a record change process. `InvocableProcess`—A process that can be invoked by another process or the Invocable Actions resource in the REST API. This value is available in API version 38.0 and later. `CustomEvent`—A process that is invoked when a platform event occurs. In the UI, it’s an event process. This value is available in API version 41.0 and later. These values are reserved for future use. `ActionPlan` `JourneyBuilderIntegration` `LoginFlow` `OrchestrationFlow` `TransactionSecurityFlow` `UserProvisioningFlow` This value has significant impact on validation when saving the flow and on the flow’s runtime behavior. Don’t change this value unless you understand the flow properties of the specified type. Note Across versions, you can change the type from `Flow` to `AutolaunchedFlow` or vice versa.
Status	Type Restricted picklist Properties Filter, Group Description The flow’s status: `Active` `Draft` `Obsolete` `InvalidDraft`
VersionNumber	Type int Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The flow’s version number.