Running Workflows

Once your steps are connected, you can run the workflow to see it in action.

Starting a Run

Click the Play button in the bottom toolbar or press Ctrl + Enter. Canvas processes each step in the order defined by your connections, starting from the Trigger step.

Monitoring Progress

As the workflow runs, each step shows a live status indicator:

• Pending — The step has not been reached yet.
• Running — The step is currently being processed (shown with a pulsing animation).
• Success — The step completed without errors (green indicator).
• Error — The step encountered a problem (red indicator). Click to see error details.
• Skipped — The step was bypassed due to a condition or error handler.

Stopping a Run

Click the Stop button or press Ctrl + . to halt a running workflow. Steps that have already completed will keep their results. Steps that have not started will remain in the pending state.

Viewing Results

After a run completes, select any step to see its output data in the right panel. This includes:

• The data that flowed into the step (inputs).
• The data that the step produced (outputs).
• Timing information — how long the step took to run.
• Any error messages if the step failed.

Execution History

Open the Execution History panel to see a log of all previous runs for this canvas. Each entry shows the run timestamp, total duration, and a success or failure status. Click any past run to replay the step-by-step status on the canvas.

Tips

• Start small. Test with a few steps before building a long chain.
• Use the Execution Log panel for a detailed sequential view of what happened during a run.
• If a step fails, fix its configuration and re-run — you do not need to rebuild the entire workflow.