# Workflows created in pipelines cannot be accessed via the workflow API

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflows-created-in-pipelines-cannot-be-accessed-via-the-workflow-api/155962>\
**Category:** APIs & Integrations\
**Tags:** marketing-hub\
**Created:** [August 12, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflows-created-in-pipelines-cannot-be-accessed-via-the-workflow-api/155962 "2026-08-12T23:58:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Eastwood](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/mike_eastwood/32/70075_2.png) [@Mike\_Eastwood](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Mike_Eastwood)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflows-created-in-pipelines-cannot-be-accessed-via-the-workflow-api/155962/1 "2026-08-12T23:58:32Z")

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Hello,  
The new Workflows API can access any type of objects (not just contacts) which is great.

The problem is if you create your workflow **from a pipeline** rather than the Workflows homepage then the workflow you create from the pipeline is not accessible by the HubSpot Workflows API.

 ![image](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/6/7/678abac0901b5dcf28a85362da70ed219cd88eba.png)

The solution is to clone the workflows in the workflows tool, from the workflows homepage and that will convert it from a “pipeline” workflow to an actual workflow and then you can access it via the API normally.

Super annoying, but this is how I got around it.  
Cheers  
Mike

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**Author:** ![STierney](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/stierney/32/186066_2.png) [@STierney](https://community.hubspot.com/u/STierney)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflows-created-in-pipelines-cannot-be-accessed-via-the-workflow-api/155962/2 "2026-08-13T00:38:26Z")

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Hey @Mike_Eastwood,

Thanks so much for taking the time to provide this solution ahead of other Community users experiencing this issue.

I might suggest posting the need for this update directly in our [Ideas Forum](https://community.hubspot.com/c/hubspot-ideas/59) just to flag this directly with the Product team!

We appreciate your ongoing contributions to the Community!

Shane, Senior Community Moderator