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Version: 8.5

Camunda Operate Connector

The Camunda Operate Connector allows you to interact with Camunda Operate in your BPMN process to fetch process execution data.

Prerequisites​

To use the Camunda Operate Connector, you need to have an active Camunda 8 cluster with Operate. This Connector is compatible with both Camunda 8 SaaS and Camunda 8 Self-Managed.

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Password authentication with Operate is currently not supported. If you are using Camunda 8 Self-Managed, you can only authenticate using Identity.

You also need to obtain the Operate API client credentials. Follow the links below to learn more about API client configuration.

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Use Camunda secrets to store credentials so you don't expose sensitive information directly from the process. See managing secrets to learn more.

Create an Operate Connector task​

A Connector can be applied to a task or an event using the append menu. Access the append menu using any of the three methods below:

  • From the canvas: Select an element and click the Change element icon to change an existing element, or use the append feature to add a new element to the diagram.
  • From the properties panel: Navigate to the Template section and click Select.
  • From the side palette: Click the Create element icon.

change element

Once you have applied a Connector to your element, follow the configuration steps or read our guide on using Connectors to learn more.

Enter your cluster information​

Choose between Camunda 8 SaaS and Camunda 8 Self-Managed depending on your Camunda 8 installation type. The input fields will update accordingly.

SaaS clusters​

If you are using a SaaS cluster, you will be required to provide region and clusterId. You will see these values when you create an API client for your cluster.

Self-Managed clusters​

If you are using a Self-Managed cluster, you need to provide two URLs:

  • URL of your OAuth token endpoint
  • Operate URL

If you are testing this Connector on your local machine with the Camunda 8 Docker Compose setup, set the following URLs:

  • OAuth Token endpoint: http://localhost:18080/auth/realms/camunda-platform/protocol/openid-connect/token
  • Operate URL: http://localhost:8081

Configure authentication​

For both SaaS and Self-Managed clusters, you need to provide clientId and clientSecret. You will see these values when you create an API client for your cluster.

For Self-Managed clusters, you can additionally specify the Operate audience. If you are using the default Identity configuration, leave the default operate-api value.

Choose endpoint and operation​

In the Endpoint dropdown list, select the API entity. You can choose between Process instances, Process definitions, Variables, Flownode instances, and Incidents.

In the Operation dropdown list, select one of the supported operations: Get by key or Search.

Refer to the Operate API documentation for more details on the specific operations.

Unsupported operations

The following API operations are currently not supported by the Operate Connector:

  • Delete process instance
  • Get process definition XML

Configure operation parameters​

For Get by key operation, you must provide a single input, the entity key.

For Search operation, the following search parameters can be configured:

  • Filter: Allows you to filter objects by fields, e.g. the following filter will return active process instance with key 235 if it contains incidents:

    { "processInstanceKey": 235, "state": "ACTIVE", "incidents": true }

    If one of the fields doesn't match, an empty response will be returned for this request. Refer to the Operate API documentation for more detailed information.

  • Sort: Sorting properties in Operate format, e.g. [{ "field": "name", "order": "DESC" }]. You need to provide a list of sort objects in this field.

  • Results: Number of results to return.

  • Pagination: Identifier of an item from which the search should start. Copy this sortValues value from the previous Operate response here, or leave this field blank if you don't need pagination. See the API reference for details.

Handle the API response​

You can use an output mapping to map the response:

  1. Use Result Variable to store the response in a process variable.
  2. Use Result Expression to map fields from the response into process variables.

Response example:

{
    "status": 200,
    "headers": {
      # response headers
    },
    "body": {
        "items": [
            {
                "key": 2251799814052469,
                "processVersion": 1,
                "bpmnProcessId": "Process_1ea5d26b-27dd-4335-bd2a-d1e39c5ce1e3",
                "startDate": "2023-03-21T08:25:04.499+0000",
                "endDate": "2023-03-21T08:25:12.093+0000",
                "state": "COMPLETED",
                "processDefinitionKey": 2251799814052467
            },
            {
                "key": 2251799814052613,
                "processVersion": 2,
                "bpmnProcessId": "Process_1ea5d26b-27dd-4335-bd2a-d1e39c5ce1e3",
                "startDate": "2023-03-21T08:27:49.784+0000",
                "endDate": "2023-03-21T08:27:58.838+0000",
                "state": "COMPLETED",
                "processDefinitionKey": 2251799814052610
            }
        ],
        "sortValues": [
            2251799814052613
        ],
        "total": 55
    }
}