🧡 Skip to main content🔍 Skip to search
Enable Task API

API · Automation Workshop itself can be automated from the command line API. It allows enabling its Tasks and Triggers from any external app, custom script, or command prompt · Task's state explained

Features & highlights

  • Enable a Task and its Triggers from the command line with very simple command syntax.
  • Activate an Automation Workshop Task from virtually any 3rd party app, script, or database.
  • Automatically enable a Task using API, that allows automating every aspect of Automation Workshop.

Examples…

To enable a Task using API, use simple syntax:

  • AutomationWorkshop.exe -enable "\Tasks\Orders\Clients.task"
  • AutomationWorkshop.exe -enable "\Tasks\Orders\Clients"
"C:\Program Files\Febooti Automation Workshop\
AutomationWorkshop.exe" -enable "\Tasks\Orders\Clients.task"

Alternatively, use an absolute Task file path:

  • AutomationWorkshop.exe -enable "C:\ProgramData\Febooti Software\Febooti Automation Workshop\Task Files\Orders\Clients.task"

Notes

  • The Task's path is shown in the Task PropertiesGeneral & Task tabs.
  • If an error is experienced during the Task enabling, the Event ID 2265 "Unable to process an external API request" will be shown and logged.

More ways to Enable…

Discover

Automation Workshop includes many more awesome Triggers and numerous Actions to aid you to automate any repetitive computer or business task by providing state-of-the-art GUI tools.

Automated Trigger · FTP Watcher
FTP Watcher
Automate Action · Unzip Files
Unzip Files

Help at your fingertips…

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our support team.