Get a Function Instance

GET

v2.0

functions

{functionId}

instances

{functionInstanceId}

Get a Function Instance

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId} \
  --header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>'

import requests

url = "https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}"

headers = {"X-API-Key": "<api-key>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'X-API-Key': '<api-key>'}};

fetch('https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "X-API-Key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}")
  .header("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<api-key>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "_id": "<string>",
  "functionReference": "<string>",
  "trigger": "flow",
  "status": "active",
  "error": "<string>",
  "createdAt": 1694518620,
  "finishedAt": 1694518620
}

{
  "type": "Bad Request",
  "title": "Bad Request Error",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Validation failed. Missing payload.",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Unauthorized",
  "title": "Unauthorized Error",
  "status": 401,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 401,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Payment Required",
  "title": "Payment Required Error",
  "status": 402,
  "detail": "Validation failed. Missing payload.",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 402,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Forbidden",
  "title": "Forbidden Error",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Not Found",
  "title": "Not Found Error",
  "status": 404,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {},
  "logLevel": "error"
}

{
  "type": "Method Not Allowed",
  "title": "Method Not Allowed Error",
  "status": 405,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Conflict",
  "title": "Conflict Error",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1004,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Payload Too Large",
  "title": "Payload Too Large Error",
  "status": 413,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Internal Server Error",
  "title": "Internal Server Error",
  "status": 500,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Not Implemented",
  "title": "Not Implemented Error",
  "status": 501,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1009,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Bad Gateway",
  "title": "Bad Gateway Error",
  "status": 502,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Service Unavailable",
  "title": "Service Unavailable Error",
  "status": 503,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 503,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Gateway Timeout",
  "title": "Gateway Timeout Error",
  "status": 504,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

Authorizations

X-API-Key

string

header

required

Supply the API Key in the HTTP-Header

Headers

enum<string>

The Accept header specifies the media type that the client expects in the response. Available options: application/json, application/hal+json, application/xml, text/xml, text/csv. The default value is application/json.

Available options:

application/json,

application/hal+json,

application/xml,

text/xml,

text/csv

Path Parameters

functionId

string

required

The Id of the Function

Required string length: 24

Pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{24}$

functionInstanceId

string

required

The Id of the Function Instance

Required string length: 24

Pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{24}$

Response

Returns a Function Instance object

_id

string

Required string length: 24

Pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{24}$

functionReference

string

Required string length: 24

Pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{24}$

trigger

enum<string>

How was this function instance triggered, e.g. was it spawned while executing a Flow?

Available options:

flow,

manual

Example:

"flow"

status

enum<string>

The current state of the instance. New instances are in the 'queued' state, while running ones are in 'active' state.

Available options:

queued,

active,

done,

error

Example:

"active"

error

string

createdAt

integer

Unix-timestamp

Required range: 0 <= x <= 2147483647

Example:

1694518620

finishedAt

integer

Unix-timestamp

Required range: 0 <= x <= 2147483647

Example:

1694518620

Last modified on July 22, 2026

Stop a Function InstanceStops a Function instance. This method immediately halts the running function.

Get a Function Instance

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId} \
  --header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>'

import requests

url = "https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}"

headers = {"X-API-Key": "<api-key>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'X-API-Key': '<api-key>'}};

fetch('https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "X-API-Key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}")
  .header("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api-trial.cognigy.ai/new/v2.0/functions/{functionId}/instances/{functionInstanceId}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<api-key>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "_id": "<string>",
  "functionReference": "<string>",
  "trigger": "flow",
  "status": "active",
  "error": "<string>",
  "createdAt": 1694518620,
  "finishedAt": 1694518620
}

{
  "type": "Bad Request",
  "title": "Bad Request Error",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Validation failed. Missing payload.",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Unauthorized",
  "title": "Unauthorized Error",
  "status": 401,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 401,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Payment Required",
  "title": "Payment Required Error",
  "status": 402,
  "detail": "Validation failed. Missing payload.",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 402,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Forbidden",
  "title": "Forbidden Error",
  "status": 403,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Not Found",
  "title": "Not Found Error",
  "status": 404,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {},
  "logLevel": "error"
}

{
  "type": "Method Not Allowed",
  "title": "Method Not Allowed Error",
  "status": 405,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Conflict",
  "title": "Conflict Error",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1004,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Payload Too Large",
  "title": "Payload Too Large Error",
  "status": 413,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Internal Server Error",
  "title": "Internal Server Error",
  "status": 500,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Not Implemented",
  "title": "Not Implemented Error",
  "status": 501,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1009,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Bad Gateway",
  "title": "Bad Gateway Error",
  "status": 502,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Service Unavailable",
  "title": "Service Unavailable Error",
  "status": 503,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 503,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "type": "Gateway Timeout",
  "title": "Gateway Timeout Error",
  "status": 504,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "/v2.0/flows/5ce7c2d833ea1e04d7e6c432",
  "code": 1000,
  "traceId": "api--f84324f4-98eb-4f02-abdd-375a2e6c3c1f",
  "details": {}
}

Overview

Core Resources

Simulator

Authorizations

Headers

Path Parameters

Response