Resume Workflow Run

Resume one human-in-the-loop pause. The resumed attempt receives a new run ID and returns either a synchronous result or a queue receipt.

OAuth scope: api:write.

POST/api/v2/workflows/{workflowId}/runs/{runId}/resume

Authorization

X-API-Key<token>

Your Sim API key, personal or workspace-scoped. Generate one under Settings, then API Keys. Operations that reject workspace keys say so in their own description.

In: header

Path Parameters

workflowId*string

Unique workflow identifier.

Length1 <= length
runId*string

Unique workflow run identifier.

Match^[A-Za-z0-9._:-]+$
Length1 <= length <= 128

Request Body

application/json

Pause context and optional input used to resume a workflow run.

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

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application/json

curl -X POST "https://www.sim.ai/api/v2/workflows/string/runs/run_8f14e45f-ceea-467f-a/resume" \  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "contextId": "ctx_123",    "input": {      "approved": true    }  }'
{
  "data": {
    "runId": "run_8f14e45f-ceea-467f-a",
    "workflowId": "3b1f7c92-8d4e-4a6b-9c0d-5e2f8a714b36",
    "status": "completed",
    "output": {
      "result": "Ticket routed to Support"
    },
    "error": null,
    "startedAt": "2026-08-09T18:04:10.000Z",
    "endedAt": "2026-08-09T18:04:11.000Z",
    "durationMs": 1000
  }
}
{
  "data": {
    "runId": "run_8f14e45f-ceea-467f-a",
    "statusUrl": "https://www.sim.ai/api/v2/workflows/3b1f7c92-8d4e-4a6b-9c0d-5e2f8a714b36/runs/run_8f14e45f-ceea-467f-a"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "Invalid request"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Authentication required"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "USAGE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
    "message": "Usage limit exceeded. Please upgrade your plan to continue."
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "FORBIDDEN",
    "message": "Insufficient workspace permissions",
    "details": {
      "code": "INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE"
    }
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "Not found"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "CONFLICT",
    "message": "Webhook path already in use"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE",
    "message": "Request body is too large"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE",
    "message": "Request body must be sent as application/json"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
    "message": "API rate limit exceeded",
    "details": {
      "retryAfter": "2026-01-01T00:00:30.000Z"
    }
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
    "message": "Internal server error"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
    "message": "Service temporarily unavailable"
  }
}
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