API - getAutomationRules - No Data returned

Ryan Sides

I'm using Postman to get AutomationRules, but the data returned is blank.

Anyone experiencing the same? The sheetId is correct and has automations.

Ryan Sides

@Genevieve P. I see the issue. All of my automations are row copy. I see in the API docs where it states "Only single-action notifications, approval requests, or update requests qualify." Once I added a notification workflow, it showed up in the postman response.

jmyzk_cloudsmart_jp

Hi @Ryan Sides

I tried Python SDK and got nothing, too.

Ryan Sides

@Genevieve P. can you help confirm this please? Not getting any data in the api response for getAutomationRules

Genevieve P.

Hiya! Thanks for the tag, @Ryan Sides

I'm actually unable to replicate this in Postman - I can both list all automation rules and get a specific automation rule using the API.

Here's my call for getting just one specific automation:

And the result:

Can I clarify that you have the correct permissions on the sheet you're looking to Get?

Ryan Sides

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/415475#Comment_415475

@Genevieve P. Thank you for the quick reply! I do have the correct permissions, but how are you getting the list of Automation Numbers to add to the end of the url?

Ryan Sides

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Ryan Sides

@Genevieve P. I see the issue. All of my automations are row copy. I see in the API docs where it states "Only single-action notifications, approval requests, or update requests qualify." Once I added a notification workflow, it showed up in the postman response.

Genevieve P.

Aha! Thank you so much for finding this out and posting @Ryan Sides - yes of course. I tested with a regular notification automation, which is why it showed up for me.

Workflow IDs can be found in the UI (Workflow properties) or through the API (if it's an accepted type of workflow it seems!).

There's a related Product Idea around workflows & the API here if you want to add your vote: Create Automation Rules with API

Cheers,

Genevieve