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Operations are the building blocks within flows.

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List Operations

GET /operations
Example: 
curl "https://your-directus-instance.com/operations" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

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Get Operation

GET /operations/:id

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Create Operation

POST /operations
Request Body: 
{
  "name": "Send Email",
  "key": "send_email",
  "type": "mail",
  "position_x": 10,
  "position_y": 10,
  "options": {
    "to": "user@example.com",
    "subject": "Welcome",
    "body": "Hello {{$trigger.name}}!"
  },
  "flow": "flow-uuid"
}

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Update Operation

PATCH /operations/:id

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Delete Operation

DELETE /operations/:id

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Operation Types

  • Condition - Conditional logic
  • Exec - Execute Node.js code
  • Item Create - Create items
  • Item Read - Read items
  • Item Update - Update items
  • Item Delete - Delete items
  • Log - Log messages
  • Mail - Send emails
  • Notification - Send notifications
  • Request - HTTP requests
  • Sleep - Delay execution
  • Transform - Transform data
  • Trigger - Trigger another flow

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Operation Properties

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id
string
Operation UUID
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name
string
Operation name
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key
string
Unique key for referencing
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type
string
Operation type
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flow
string
Parent flow UUID
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options
object
Operation-specific configuration

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Next Steps

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