[Jira Cloud REST API] Editing workflows throws 409 error.

[Antoine _Klee Group_]

Hi, I am editing workflows through the REST API with this endpoint The Jira Cloud platform REST API

It works perfectly fine for the first try but if I send another call to the same workflow, I get a 409 error with error message 

{

    "errorMessages": [

        "Other workflow updates are in progress. Check the workflow editor and make sure they are complete before making any changes."

    ],

    "errors": {}

}

I really do not get it, I tried with unpublished workflows, same error after the first trial.

I tried with published workflows, whether they are in edit mode or not, it works and publishes them on the first trial, but then I can't update them anymore, it throws this 409 error whether the WF is in edit mode or not.

Am I missing something?

Best.

[Birger Robrecht [avono AG]]

I stumbled upon this error, too. You can update a workflow with the same call only once. For the subsequent requests, you have to ensure to use the ID of the updated workflow.

Your first call will change all internal ids (version, actions...), you will see a successful update in the Jira audit log. Your second call tries to update a now outdated version of the workflow. This fails, but the error message is misleading. Try to export your workflow again and repeat the update with the new export - that should work.

[Mohamed Benziane]

Hi,

When you update a workflow using the API REST, it should return a taskId. With this taskId you can call this endpoint The Jira Cloud platform REST API and make sure that the task is completed

[Antoine _Klee Group_]

Hi Mohamed, I do not see any task Id. For now the modification is really minor. I just modified the "layout" of some statuses to check this API prior to doing my project.

Seems like no assynchronous task is produced after such minor modification.