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  • The Input step allows you to define custom input fields for your workflow.
  • Each input field can have a name and a specific data type (e.g., string, number, boolean).
  • When running a workflow manually or via the HTTP API, the step prompts for required values and validates them against your definitions.
  • Input steps are useful for workflows that need user-supplied or external parameters at the start of execution.
  • All validated input values are automatically added to the workflow’s ctx object, making them accessible as variables in downstream steps.

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Inspector

The Input step inspector shows an + Add Input button. Click it to define each input field.
The Input step is not the entry point for trigger-based workflows. Workflows that fire from events (Post Call, Pre Call, Timer, External Apps) start with a Trigger step, not an Input step. Use the Input step when you want to run a workflow manually with specific field values or via an HTTP API.

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How Input differs from Trigger

Input stepTrigger step
Entry pointFor manual runs via Run Workflow modal or HTTP APIFor event-driven automation
When it firesWhen you explicitly run the workflowWhen a call ends, a timer fires, an external event occurs
How data arrivesFields you fill in manuallyConversation data, timer metadata, or external app payload from the respective systems

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Accessing input data in ctx

Input fields are available in ctx under the step’s name: 
{{ n1.name }}
Or use the full path in a Code step: 
{{ ctx["n1"]["name"] }}

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Use cases

  • Ad hoc testing — run a workflow against a specific contact or conversation ID without waiting for a trigger event
  • Manual workflows — workflows that a team member triggers on demand with specific parameters
  • Development — test individual workflow paths with controlled input values
  • API - run a workflow via a HTTP API request by providing the input data in the request body.