Working with Activities

Activities are the building blocks of a workflow. Each one performs a single step — call an API, transform a payload, read a file, branch on a condition — and a workflow chains them together.

This is the largest section of the documentation. Use the groups below to find an activity by what it does, or browse the full catalog.

Find an activity by what it does

35 activities

Common

Control flow, variables, logging, error handling, and the activities used in almost every workflow.

Browse common →6 activities

HTTP and REST

Invoke APIs, serve REST endpoints, and handle webhooks.

Browse HTTP →9 activities

File

Read, write, move, and inspect files on local and mounted storage.

Browse file →9 activities

SFTP

Transfer files over SFTP, including listing, reading, and archiving.

Browse SFTP →8 activities

Batch

Group, split, and process records in batches.

Browse batch →7 activities

Format

Convert between formats and shape payloads in transit.

Browse format →

Storage and data

7 activities

AWS storage

List, read, write, and delete objects in S3.

Browse AWS →8 activities

Azure storage

Work with Azure blob and file storage.

Browse Azure →7 activities

Data tables

Read and write governed lookup and operational data.

Browse data tables →3 activities

CSV

Parse, generate, and transform delimited data.

Browse CSV →2 activities

XML

Parse, build, and validate XML documents.

Browse XML →3 activities

Stream

Process large payloads without loading them fully into memory.

Browse stream →

Protocols, security, and AI

Messaging and protocols

JMS, TCP, SOAP and WSDL, FTP and FTPS, and email.

Browse messaging →

Security

Encryption, signing, and credential-aware activities.

Browse security →

AI

Call models and AI services from inside a workflow.

Browse AI →

Integration patterns

Reusable patterns for common integration shapes.

Browse patterns →

Scripts and Java

Run scripts, shell commands, and custom Java libraries.

Browse scripting →

Compression and diff

Archive, extract, and compare payloads.

Browse utilities →

Build your own

Create a simple activity

The starting point for a custom activity.

Start simple →

Create a custom activity

Package your own logic as a reusable activity.

Build custom →

Create a resource activity

Activities that depend on a configured external resource.

Build resource →

Create a cluster activity

Activities that coordinate work across a cluster.

Build cluster →

Import from an OpenAPI spec

Generate activities directly from an API contract.

Import a spec →

Retry mechanism

Configure how an activity behaves when a step fails.

Configure retries →