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POST /leads/{id}/automation/resume Resumes AI automation for a lead’s workflow run after it was stopped. The AI will respond to messages again. Cadence is not resumed by default. Set resume_cadence: true if you want the automated outreach sequence to restart. Authenticate every request with the X-API-Key header. See Authentication.

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Path Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
idstring (uuid)YesLead ID

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Request Body

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
workflow_idstring (uuid)YesWorkflow to resume automation for
resume_cadencebooleanNoWhether to also resume the cadence sequence. Default: false

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Responses

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200 Automation resumed

{
  "success": true,
  "workflow_run_id": "run-uuid",
  "cadence_resumed": false
}
If already running: 
{
  "success": true,
  "already_running": true,
  "workflow_run_id": "run-uuid"
}

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Response Fields

FieldTypeDescription
workflow_run_idstringThe workflow run that was resumed
cadence_resumedbooleanWhether cadence was also resumed
already_runningbooleanReturned if automation was already active (idempotent)

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400 Missing workflow_id

{
  "error": "workflow_id is required"
}

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404 No active run found

{
  "error": "No active workflow run found for this lead and workflow"
}

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401 Authentication error

See Authentication.
Last modified on July 10, 2026