Resume Automation

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.

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	string (uuid)	Yes	Lead ID

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
workflow_id	string (uuid)	Yes	Workflow to resume automation for
resume_cadence	boolean	No	Whether to also resume the cadence sequence. Default: false

Examples

Resume AI only (recommended)

curl -X POST https://api.getnexor.ai/api/public/leads/lead-uuid/automation/resume \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: nxr_live_your_api_key" \
  -d '{ "workflow_id": "workflow-uuid" }'

Resume AI + cadence

curl -X POST https://api.getnexor.ai/api/public/leads/lead-uuid/automation/resume \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: nxr_live_your_api_key" \
  -d '{ "workflow_id": "workflow-uuid", "resume_cadence": true }'

Responses

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"
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
workflow_run_id	string	The workflow run that was resumed
cadence_resumed	boolean	Whether cadence was also resumed
already_running	boolean	Returned if automation was already active (idempotent)

400 — Missing workflow_id

{
  "error": "workflow_id is required"
}

404 — No active run found

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

401 — Authentication error

See Authentication.