[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../../../index.md) > [Yandex Serverless Integrations](../../../index.md) > [Step-by-step guides](../../index.md) > Workflows > Managing a workflow execution > Starting a workflow execution > Using the management console, CLI, or API

# Starting a workflow execution

Make the workflow [public](../workflow/make-public.md) so that any user can run it.

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- Management console {#console}

  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), go to the folder where you want to start a [workflow](../../../concepts/workflows/workflow.md).
  1. Navigate to **Serverless Integrations**.
  1. In the left-hand panel, select ![GraphNode](../../../../_assets/console-icons/graph-node.svg) **Workflows**.
  1. Click ![ellipsis](../../../../_assets/console-icons/ellipsis.svg) next to the workflow in question and select ![TriangleRight](../../../../_assets/console-icons/triangle-right.svg) **Execute**.
  1. In the window that opens, click **Start** and wait for the workflow to complete.

- CLI {#cli}

  If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, [install and initialize it](../../../../cli/quickstart.md#install).

  The folder used by default is the one specified when [creating](../../../../cli/operations/profile/profile-create.md) the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the `yc config set folder-id <folder_ID>` command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using `--folder-name` or `--folder-id`. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

  1. See the description of the CLI command for starting a [workflow](../../../concepts/workflows/workflow.md):

      ```bash
      yc serverless workflow execution start --help
      ```

  1. Get a list of workflows:
     
     ```bash
     yc serverless workflow list
     ```
     
     Result:
     
     ```text
     workflows:
       - id: dfqdi6ic7c5j********
         folder_id: b1g681qpemb4********
         created_at: "2025-03-10T13:31:55.387059Z"
         name: workflow895
         status: ACTIVE
         log_options:
           folder_id: b1g681qpemb4********
       ...
       - id: dfqud9cbc4k5********
         folder_id: b1g681qpemb4********
         created_at: "2025-03-10T12:57:48.679682Z"
         name: workflow203
         status: ACTIVE
         log_options:
           folder_id: b1g681qpemb4********
     ```
  1. Start a workflow by specifying its name or ID:

      ```bash
      yc serverless workflow execution start <workflow_ID>
      ```

      Result:

      ```text
      execution_id: dfqapb31gq758qil1r8b-b3e3dade-4903-4a6f-9df7-a4b6********
      ```

- API {#api}

  To start a [workflow](../../../concepts/workflows/workflow.md), use the [start](../../../workflows/api-ref/Execution/start.md) REST API method for the [Execution](../../../workflows/api-ref/Execution/index.md) resource or the [ExecutionService/Start](../../../workflows/api-ref/grpc/Execution/start.md) gRPC API call.

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#### Useful links {#see-also}

* [Workflow execution](../../../concepts/workflows/execution.md)
* [Getting a list of workflow executions](get-list.md)