Build workflows in minutes, not hours: Intellistack Streamline's developer-first workflow API

Intellistack Streamline introduces a unified workflow API that treats workflows like any other code artifact: portable, testable, and manageable through your existing development tools. Define complex automation in structured JSON and integrate it into your development workflow however you choose.

What this means for your development team

Workflows Integrate With Your Development Lifecycle Stop context-switching between UIs and IDEs. Streamline's consistent JSON schema means workflows can live alongside your application code. Write them in your editor, manage them with your version control system, test them in your staging environments, and deploy them through your CI/CD pipeline using the same tools and processes as the rest of your infrastructure.

One Schema, Infinite Possibilities Every workflow component (forms, documents, integrations, notifications, conditional logic) follows the same predictable structure. Learn it once, build anything. No hunting through documentation to figure out why one endpoint works differently than another.

AI as Your Pair Programmer Because Streamline uses a consistent, structured schema, AI can read, understand, and generate workflows. Describe what you need in natural language, and let AI handle the boilerplate. Or point AI at existing workflows to suggest optimizations and catch edge cases you might have missed.

Real developer scenarios

"I need to move entire projects between environments" Export complete workflows as JSON. Store them in your version control system. Deploy to staging, test, then promote to production using your existing deployment process. Share templates across teams or clients without manual reconstruction.

"I need to update logic across dozens of workflows" An integration endpoint changes. A business rule evolves. Write a script that finds every affected workflow and updates them atomically. Track those changes in Git. No manual clicking. No inconsistent states.

See updating and creating  a Project in the API documentation

"I want workflows to live alongside my application code" Treat workflows like infrastructure as code. Store them in your repository. Review changes in PRs. Roll back to previous versions when needed. Apply the same development practices and version control strategies you use everywhere else. Streamline gives you the portable JSON format, you bring your own workflow management.

"I want AI to accelerate workflow development" Feed business requirements to an AI agent and get back production-ready workflow definitions. Have AI audit existing workflows for performance issues or logic gaps. Augment your team's capabilities without adding headcount.

“I Need to Trigger Workflows Without Touching the UI” Your application already knows when work should start. With the API, you can create a session for a known workflow directly from your system. No manual setup. No clicking through the UI. Just start new sessions programmatically whenever the right event happens. Your app stays in control, workflows run automatically.

See creating sessions in our API documentation

Why traditional workflow APIs fall short

Unlike our Streamline workflow API, most workflow platforms force you into one of two bad options: click through a UI for hours, or wrestle with fragmented APIs that require dozens of dependent calls just to create a single functional workflow. Neither scales with development teams.

High configuration overhead: Creating one workflow step often means chaining multiple API calls, each with different requirements and response structures. Building anything complex becomes an exercise in dependency management.

No bulk operation support: Need to update 50 workflows? That's 50 manual updates or a custom script that reverse-engineers each workflow's structure.

Inconsistent schemas block automation: When every component uses different conventions, AI can't parse intent, and developers can't build reliable tooling around the API.

This is why we intentionally designed our API and our developer portal to be easy to use, AI-friendly and with one schema.

Getting started with Streamline’s workflow API

Our developer portal includes comprehensive documentation, interactive examples, and migration guides. Visit the portal here. 

What you'll gain by using our API:

• 80% faster workflow development: Minutes instead of hours for complex automations
• AI-assisted development: Generate, audit, and optimize workflows with AI tools
• Scale with confidence: Bulk operations, atomic updates, and the ability to manage workflows as code
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The future is workflows as code

Workflow automation should integrate seamlessly with modern development practices, not force you into proprietary UIs or fragmented APIs. Intellistack Streamline brings workflows into your codebase where they belong as portable JSON that you can manage, version, and deploy through the tools you already use.

With Streamline, building a workflow is as simple as writing code.

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