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Knock Workflow Trigger Request
Knock Workflow Trigger Request
Request body for triggering a Knock workflow via POST /v1/workflows/{key}/trigger. Recipients can be user ids, object references, or inline-identified users; the data block becomes available to templates and step conditions.
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Properties
Name
Type
Description
recipients
array
actor
object
Optional sender — surfaces in templates as actor.* properties.
tenant
stringnull
Tenant id to scope branding and preferences for this run.
data
object
Free-form trigger data interpolated into templates and step conditions.
cancellation_key
stringnull
Optional key for later cancelling this run via POST /v1/workflows/{key}/cancel.
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/knock-app/main/json-schema/knock-workflow-trigger-schema.json",
"title": "Knock Workflow Trigger Request",
"description": "Request body for triggering a Knock workflow via POST /v1/workflows/{key}/trigger. Recipients can be user ids, object references, or inline-identified users; the data block becomes available to templates and step conditions.",
"type": "object",
"required": ["recipients"],
"properties": {
"recipients": {
"type": "array",
"minItems": 1,
"items": {
"oneOf": [
{ "type": "string", "description": "User id." },
{
"type": "object",
"description": "Object reference recipient.",
"required": ["id", "collection"],
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "string" },
"collection": { "type": "string" }
}
},
{
"type": "object",
"description": "Inline-identified user recipient.",
"required": ["id"],
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "string" },
"email": { "type": "string", "format": "email" },
"phone_number": { "type": "string" },
"name": { "type": "string" },
"avatar": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
"timezone": { "type": "string" }
},
"additionalProperties": true
}
]
}
},
"actor": {
"description": "Optional sender — surfaces in templates as actor.* properties.",
"oneOf": [
{ "type": "string" },
{ "type": "object" }
]
},
"tenant": {
"type": ["string", "null"],
"description": "Tenant id to scope branding and preferences for this run."
},
"data": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Free-form trigger data interpolated into templates and step conditions."
},
"cancellation_key": {
"type": ["string", "null"],
"description": "Optional key for later cancelling this run via POST /v1/workflows/{key}/cancel."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}