Process/Instances/StartInstances
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Starts new process instances with the data posted.
| Value | Notes | |
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| URI | {Service Root URI}/Process/Instances/StartInstances?{Query Options}
e.g. https://api.denallix.com:443/K2Services/REST.svc/Process/Instances/StartInstances?synchronous=false |
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| Method | POST | This method cannot be called via URI construction in the address bar of standard browsers. Tooling such as Fiddler or .NET code may be required to execute the POST |
| Request Headers | Authorization: Basic {encrypted token goes here} Content-type: application/xml |
Ensure that the request has at least these headers set.
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| Request Body | The request body contains the ProcessInstances item represented as XML. The ProcessInstances XML returned from Process GET methods can be used as a starting point for the XML input of this POST method. Any invalid elements or attributes will be ignored |