[external] User Defined API - Execute automation (Part 4)

External content by Daniel Krüger; June 14, 2026;
The original post has appeared on daniels-notes.de

Triggering WEBCON logic from outside the system has traditionally meant starting a workflow instance via the Public API. The "Execute automation" running mode in User Defined APIs fills a different niche: it accepts input parameters, runs a full automation, and returns a response in a single POST request. The post also covers two limitations: timezone information is stripped from datetime values, and output parameters cannot return null.

You can read up on all the details in this blog post.