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updatedAt: 2026-06-01T15:25:05.000Z
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  projectIndex: https://talent-software.readme.io/llms.txt
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# Update Workflow

Updates a workflow.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.1",
  "info": {
    "title": "Work Engine API",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Workflows"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/v1/workflows/{id}": {
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "id",
          "in": "path",
          "description": "The unique identifier of the workflow.",
          "required": true,
          "schema": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      ],
      "put": {
        "summary": "Update Workflow",
        "tags": [
          "Workflows"
        ],
        "description": "Updates a workflow.",
        "security": [
          {
            "basic_auth": []
          }
        ],
        "parameters": [],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Ok",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/workflow"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized"
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "Not found"
          },
          "422": {
            "description": "Unprocessable entity"
          }
        },
        "requestBody": {
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "description": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "maximum": 1500
                  },
                  "display_description": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "maximum": 1500
                  },
                  "display_name": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "maximum": 100
                  },
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "maximum": 100
                  },
                  "welcome_header": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "welcome_message": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "description",
                  "name"
                ]
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "basic_auth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "basic"
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "workflow": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "company_id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "completed_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "created_at": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "created_by_user_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "maximum": 1500
          },
          "display_description": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true,
            "maximum": 1500
          },
          "display_name": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true,
            "maximum": 100
          },
          "id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "incomplete_task_count": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "maximum": 100
          },
          "ordered": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "default": false
          },
          "overdue_task_count": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "target_user_id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "total_task_count": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "updated_at": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "welcome_header": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "welcome_message": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.work-engine.com"
    }
  ]
}
```