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GET /api/v1/workflow/items

Items in flight you can see (the monitor's board).

  • Scope workflow:read
  • operationId workflowItems

The token needs the scope workflow:read, and the person or service account behind it needs the matching privileges and account permissions, exactly as on the screens. See Scopes.

Paginated. Cursor pagination: limit (1 to 200, default 50); pass next_cursor as cursor until has_more is false. fields= returns only the named fields.

Request

GET /api/v1/workflow/items

Query parameters

NameRequiredDescription
limitnoPage size, 1 to 200 (default 50)
cursornoThe next_cursor of the previous page
sortno"-id" (newest first, default) or "id"
fieldsnoSparse fieldset: comma-separated field names
typenoItem type
stagenoStage
ownernoUser id, "me" or "none"
desknoDesk id
slanogreen, amber, red, escalated
priorityno1-4

Headers

HeaderRequiredValue
AuthorizationyesBearer <token>: an OAuth access token (vat_…) or a personal access token (vpt_…). Get a token

Examples

Keep the token in an environment variable (VESTORIS_TOKEN), never in the script.

curl

curl "https://vestoris.com/api/v1/workflow/items?owner=me&sla=amber&limit=50" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VESTORIS_TOKEN"

Python (requests)

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://vestoris.com/api/v1/workflow/items",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VESTORIS_TOKEN']}",
    },
    params={
        "owner": "me",
        "sla": "amber",
        "limit": "50"
    },
    timeout=30,
)
r.raise_for_status()  # errors are application/problem+json with a stable "code"
print(r.json())

JavaScript (fetch)

const res = await fetch("https://vestoris.com/api/v1/workflow/items?owner=me&sla=amber&limit=50", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VESTORIS_TOKEN}`,
  },
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${data.code}: ${data.detail}`); // problem+json
console.log(data);

Response

200 OK, application/json: a page of WorkflowItem. Rate-limit headers: RateLimit-Limit, RateLimit-Remaining, RateLimit-Reset.

Response fields
FieldTypeDescription
datalist of WorkflowItemThe records of this page.
data[].idid (string)The record's id (a string of digits).
data[].typestringorder, override, rule, violation, batch, feed_run, access_review or exception.
data[].item_idid (string)The id of the underlying record (order, override, rule…).
data[].titlestringA short title.
data[].statusstringopen or closed.
data[].outcomestring or nullHow it ended.
data[].stagestringThe workflow stage.
data[].stage_labelstringThe stage as screens show it.
data[].priorityinteger1 (urgent) to 4 (low); for rules, lower numbers are evaluated first.
data[].owner_idid (string) or nullThe owner (null: in a queue).
data[].ownerstringThe owner's name ("" in a queue).
data[].desk_idid (string) or nullThe desk's id.
data[].deskstringThe desk's name.
data[].requester_idid (string) or nullWho requested the item (never its approver).
data[].accountslistAccount codes the item touches (only those you may see).
data[].symbolstring or nullThe security, for orders.
data[].notionaldecimal string or nullValue of the item (shares x price).
data[].originstringWhere the item came from: "manual" or "ai" (proposed through the pipeline or a command).
data[].age_secondsintegerHow long the item has been in flight, in seconds.
data[].in_stage_secondsintegerSeconds in the current stage.
data[].slastringSLA status: green, amber, red or escalated.
data[].sla_minutesinteger or nullThe SLA of the current stage, in minutes.
data[].sla_due_atdate-time or nullWhen the SLA is breached.
data[].escalation_levelintegerHow many times it has been escalated.
data[].blockingstring or nullWhat keeps the item from moving on, in plain words (null: nothing).
data[].next_actionstring or nullWhat should happen next, and by whom.
data[].canobjectWhat you may do with the item now (claim, release, reassign, escalate, comment…).
data[].whystringWhy it is stuck, from facts.
data[].decisionobject"approve" or "reject".
data[].progressanyProgress of a long operation.
data[].your_approval_countsbooleanWhether your approval would count (four eyes).
data[].stageslistEach stage with its result.
data[].commentslistComments on the item, oldest first.
data[].watchingbooleanItems you watch, or whether you watch this one.
data[].notestringA note in plain words.
next_cursorstring or nullPass as ?cursor= for the next page; null on the last page.
has_morebooleanTrue when another page follows.

Example response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "1042",
            "type": "order",
            "item_id": "5301",
            "title": "Buy 1,800 AAPL (block, 2 accounts)",
            "status": "open",
            "outcome": null,
            "stage": "approval",
            "stage_label": "Waiting for approval",
            "priority": 2,
            "owner_id": "7",
            "owner": "Taylor Brooks",
            "desk_id": "3",
            "desk": "Equity desk",
            "requester_id": "7",
            "accounts": [
                "GRW-A",
                "GRW-B"
            ],
            "symbol": "AAPL",
            "notional": "1250000.00",
            "origin": "manual",
            "age_seconds": 1260,
            "in_stage_seconds": 600,
            "sla": "green",
            "sla_minutes": 30,
            "sla_due_at": null,
            "escalation_level": 0,
            "blocking": "Waiting for an approver with \"approve\" on Growth Fund A",
            "next_action": "Approve (Portfolio Manager or Compliance)",
            "can": {
                "claim": true,
                "reassign": false,
                "escalate": true,
                "comment": true
            },
            "why": "No approver with \"approve\" on GRW-B is on desk.",
            "decision": "approve",
            "progress": null,
            "your_approval_counts": false,
            "stages": [],
            "comments": [],
            "watching": false,
            "note": ""
        }
    ],
    "next_cursor": "eyJpZCI6NTI5OX0",
    "has_more": true
}

Example values. Your values depend on your firm's data; prices, orders and fills are simulated.

Status codes and errors

Errors are application/problem+json (RFC 9457) with a stable code to program against; the detail says what to fix. See Errors.

StatusWhenProblem codes
200Success
400The request is malformedinvalid_request
401No token, or it is invalid or expiredinvalid_token
403The token lacks the scope, or the person or service account behind it lacks the privilege or account permissioninsufficient_scope forbidden ip_not_allowed
429Rate limited: wait for Retry-After secondsrate_limited
{
    "type": "https://vestoris.com/developers/errors#validation_failed",
    "title": "Validation failed",
    "status": 422,
    "detail": "Quantity must be greater than zero.",
    "code": "validation_failed",
    "instance": "/api/v1/workflow/items"
}

On the screens

The same thing in the app is explained in: