Manually starting a workflow in SharePoint

From Nintex K2 Cloud Update 21 onwards there are two different apps for SharePoint Online. The legacy Nintex K2 Cloud for SharePoint app: used for SharePoint upgraded tenants, and the Nintex K2 Cloud (SPFx) app: used for new tenants.
Microsoft has announced the deprecation of the SharePoint Add-Ins model for SharePoint Online, effective 2 April 2026. We recommend migrating to Nintex K2 Cloud (SPFx) app using the Nintex K2 Cloud SPFx Migration Tool to avoid potential disruptions.

You can manually start a workflow from an item in the list or library that is associated with the workflow element of the application. In order to use the manual start feature you must make sure that all associated workflows to the SharePoint list or library have the manual start option configured.

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Open the SharePoint list or library.
Select an item in the list or library.
Click the ellipses ( ...) icon for the item to open the context menu and then select K2 Workflows. The Start Workflow page opens.
On the Start Workflow page, select the workflow you want to run from the drop-down.

Only those workflows configured with the manual start option will appear in this list. If multiple workflows with the manual start option were added to the application, they are listed in the drop-down.

Click Start to run the workflow.

How to determine which workflows were started for a document library or list item

You can use the Start Workflow page to view workflow history, and determine which workflows have started for a specific document library item or list item. You can view the workflow's instances, activity instances, task users, and view flow of the document library item or list item.