Flowable

Flowable is an open-source BPM and workflow engine with rich REST APIs for deploying process definitions, starting process instances, managing tasks, querying workflow state, and orchestrating AI agents, people, and processes together. It provides BPMN, CMMN, and DMN automation engines via Java and REST APIs, with enterprise offerings for regulated industries.

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APIs

Flowable BPMN API

REST API for the BPMN process engine covering deployments, process definitions, process instances, runtime executions, and user tasks with full lifecycle management including su...

Flowable CMMN API

REST API for the CMMN case engine supporting case definitions, case instances, plan items, milestones, and case variables for adaptive, event-driven case management scenarios.

Flowable DMN API

REST API for the DMN rules engine enabling deployment and execution of decision tables, single and multi-result decision execution, and management of decision definitions and de...

Flowable Form API

REST API for managing form definitions and submissions in Flowable, enabling rendering, completion, and retrieval of forms associated with process and case tasks.

Flowable Content API

REST API for managing content items and attachments within Flowable, supporting binary content storage, retrieval, and association with tasks and process instances.

Flowable IDM API

REST API for Identity Management in Flowable covering users, groups, privileges, and tokens for authentication and authorization within the platform.

Flowable External Worker API

REST API enabling external worker clients written in Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or .NET to acquire and complete external service tasks from a Flowable process engi...

Semantic Vocabularies

Flowable Context

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aid: flowable
name: Flowable
description: >-
  Flowable is an open-source BPM and workflow engine with rich REST APIs for
  deploying process definitions, starting process instances, managing tasks,
  querying workflow state, and orchestrating AI agents, people, and processes
  together. It provides BPMN, CMMN, and DMN automation engines via Java and
  REST APIs, with enterprise offerings for regulated industries.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flowable/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - BPM
  - Business Process Management
  - Workflow
  - BPMN
  - CMMN
  - DMN
  - Process Automation
  - Case Management
  - Open Source
  - REST API
apis:
  - name: Flowable BPMN API
    description: >-
      REST API for the BPMN process engine covering deployments, process
      definitions, process instances, runtime executions, and user tasks with
      full lifecycle management including suspend, activate, and variable
      management.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://www.flowable.com/open-source/docs/bpmn/ch14-REST
    baseURL: https://your-server/process-api
    tags:
      - BPMN
      - Process
      - Workflow
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.flowable.com/open-source/docs/bpmn/ch14-REST
      - type: Swagger
        url: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/assets/core-swagger/bpmn.html
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/flowable-bpmn-openapi.yml
  - name: Flowable CMMN API
    description: >-
      REST API for the CMMN case engine supporting case definitions, case
      instances, plan items, milestones, and case variables for adaptive,
      event-driven case management scenarios.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
    baseURL: https://your-server/cmmn-api
    tags:
      - CMMN
      - Case Management
      - Workflow
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/flowable-cmmn-openapi.yml
  - name: Flowable DMN API
    description: >-
      REST API for the DMN rules engine enabling deployment and execution of
      decision tables, single and multi-result decision execution, and
      management of decision definitions and deployments.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
    baseURL: https://your-server/dmn-api
    tags:
      - DMN
      - Rules Engine
      - Decision Management
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/flowable-dmn-openapi.yml
  - name: Flowable Form API
    description: >-
      REST API for managing form definitions and submissions in Flowable,
      enabling rendering, completion, and retrieval of forms associated with
      process and case tasks.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
    baseURL: https://your-server/form-api
    tags:
      - Forms
      - Workflow
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/flowable-form-openapi.yml
  - name: Flowable Content API
    description: >-
      REST API for managing content items and attachments within Flowable,
      supporting binary content storage, retrieval, and association with tasks
      and process instances.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
    baseURL: https://your-server/content-api
    tags:
      - Content
      - Attachments
      - Storage
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/flowable-content-openapi.yml
  - name: Flowable IDM API
    description: >-
      REST API for Identity Management in Flowable covering users, groups,
      privileges, and tokens for authentication and authorization within the
      platform.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
    baseURL: https://your-server/idm-api
    tags:
      - Identity
      - Users
      - Groups
      - Authentication
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/flowable-idm-openapi.yml
  - name: Flowable External Worker API
    description: >-
      REST API enabling external worker clients written in Java, Python,
      JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or .NET to acquire and complete external
      service tasks from a Flowable process engine instance.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
    baseURL: https://your-server/external-job-api
    tags:
      - External Worker
      - Integration
      - Service Tasks
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/develop/core-swagger
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/flowable-external-worker-openapi.yml
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.flowable.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://documentation.flowable.com/latest/developer
  - type: OpenSourceDocumentation
    url: https://www.flowable.com/open-source/docs/
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/flowable
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/flowable/flowable-engine
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1416054
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.flowable.com/blog
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.flowable.com/pricing
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.flowable.com
  - type: X
    url: https://twitter.com/flowablebpm
  - type: Forum
    url: https://forum.flowable.org
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/flowable-vocabulary.yml
  - type: JsonLd
    url: json-ld/flowable-context.jsonld
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/flowable-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/flowable-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/flowable-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]