---
title: "Create a new workflow"
description: "Create a new workflow with the provided name, description, nodes, and edges.\nThe workflow will be assigned a unique UUID and metadata will be automatically generated.\n"
source: https://flowdrop.io/docs/api/workflows/createWorkflow
site: FlowDrop documentation
---
# Create a new workflow
`POST /workflows`

Create a new workflow with the provided name, description, nodes, and edges.
The workflow will be assigned a unique UUID and metadata will be automatically generated.

## Request body

- `application/json` — CreateWorkflowRequest

## Responses

- `201` — Workflow created successfully (`application/json`: WorkflowResponse)
- `400` — Bad request - invalid parameters or request body (`application/json`: ErrorResponse)
- `422` — Validation error - request data failed validation (`application/json`: ErrorResponse)
- `500` — Internal server error (`application/json`: ErrorResponse)

*Tags: Workflows*