[Clarity Needed] Trigger a Workflow from another Workflow #216

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opened 2026-04-05 16:19:05 +02:00 by MrUnknownDE · 0 comments
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Originally created by @Skowt on 12/10/2025

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
It's unclear how the trigger Workflow from Workflow utility is meant to work. When I add it to my Workflow, there's no indication which Workflow will be triggered by it:

I assume Value is the value I am passing to the Workflow as the description states but there's no place to put in a Workflow name.

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I also created a Workflow where the trigger is 'Manual' and have a Trigger ID but I still don't see where to put it in, in this step.

Describe the solution you'd like
There should be a clear way to trigger one Workflow from another and specify some JSON you want to pass to it. Perhaps a dropdown list of Workflows that you can then select from.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Alternatively, just having an input field for trigger id would suffice if you can only link to manually triggered workflows.

Additional context
The manually created Workflow also doesn't give any details on how I can trigger it, apart from the Trigger ID. I think the Return description is also incorrect as it tells you to enter the JSON you want but it should be telling us what will be returned not what to input.

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Thanks!

*Originally created by @Skowt on 12/10/2025* **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** It's unclear how the trigger Workflow from Workflow utility is meant to work. When I add it to my Workflow, there's no indication which Workflow will be triggered by it: I assume `Value` is the value I am passing to the Workflow as the description states but there's no place to put in a Workflow name. <img width="1400" height="1007" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e78c6faf-d4b2-454b-800d-6fecb3c46c0a" /> I also created a Workflow where the trigger is 'Manual' and have a Trigger ID but I still don't see where to put it in, in this step. **Describe the solution you'd like** There should be a clear way to trigger one Workflow from another and specify some JSON you want to pass to it. Perhaps a dropdown list of Workflows that you can then select from. **Describe alternatives you've considered** Alternatively, just having an input field for `trigger id` would suffice if you can only link to manually triggered workflows. **Additional context** The manually created Workflow also doesn't give any details on how I can trigger it, apart from the Trigger ID. I think the `Return` description is also incorrect as it tells you to enter the JSON you want but it should be telling us what will be returned not what to input. <img width="1392" height="920" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2d543df1-af60-41f9-b3fa-7c10bcf4996e" /> Thanks!
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Reference: github/oneuptime#216