deactivate_workflow
Deactivate a workflow in ServiceNow by providing its workflow ID or sys_id to stop automated processes.
Instructions
Deactivate a workflow in ServiceNow
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| workflow_id | Yes | Workflow ID or sys_id |
Implementation Reference
- The handler function that executes the deactivation logic by sending a PATCH request to the ServiceNow wf_workflow table to set active=false.
def deactivate_workflow( auth_manager: AuthManager, server_config: ServerConfig, params: Dict[str, Any], ) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Deactivate a workflow in ServiceNow. Args: auth_manager: Authentication manager server_config: Server configuration params: Parameters for deactivating a workflow Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Deactivated workflow details """ # Unwrap parameters if needed params = _unwrap_params(params, DeactivateWorkflowParams) # Get the correct auth_manager and server_config try: auth_manager, server_config = _get_auth_and_config(auth_manager, server_config) except ValueError as e: logger.error(f"Error getting auth and config: {e}") return {"error": str(e)} workflow_id = params.get("workflow_id") if not workflow_id: return {"error": "Workflow ID is required"} # Prepare data for the API request data = { "active": "false", } # Make the API request try: headers = auth_manager.get_headers() url = f"{server_config.instance_url}/api/now/table/wf_workflow/{workflow_id}" response = requests.patch(url, headers=headers, json=data) response.raise_for_status() result = response.json() return { "workflow": result.get("result", {}), "message": "Workflow deactivated successfully", } except requests.RequestException as e: logger.error(f"Error deactivating workflow: {e}") return {"error": str(e)} except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Unexpected error deactivating workflow: {e}") return {"error": str(e)} - Pydantic BaseModel defining the input parameters for the tool, requiring workflow_id.
class DeactivateWorkflowParams(BaseModel): """Parameters for deactivating a workflow.""" workflow_id: str = Field(..., description="Workflow ID or sys_id") - src/servicenow_mcp/utils/tool_utils.py:585-591 (registration)The tool registration entry in get_tool_definitions() that maps 'deactivate_workflow' to its handler, schema, return type, description, and serialization method.
"deactivate_workflow": ( deactivate_workflow_tool, DeactivateWorkflowParams, str, "Deactivate a workflow in ServiceNow", "str", # Tool returns simple message ), - src/servicenow_mcp/tools/__init__.py:82-82 (registration)Import of the deactivate_workflow function into the tools package namespace.
deactivate_workflow,