connection.validate

Validates an existing cloud provider connection by testing connectivity and updating its status in the database

Workflow for validating existing cloud provider connections.

States: initiated → loading → testing → updating → completed any → failed

Overview

Property	Value
Workflow type	Linear
Library	App-connection
Version	1.0

Input Schema

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
organization_uuid	uuid	Yes	—	UUID of the organization that owns the connection
connection_uuid	uuid	Yes	—	UUID of the connection to validate

Output Schema

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
organization_uuid	uuid	No	—	Organization UUID echoed from input
connection_uuid	uuid	No	—	Connection UUID echoed from input
provider_type	string	No	—	Provider type loaded from the row
connection_status	string	No	—	Persisted connection status at load time (pending/active/error)
connection_name	string	No	—	Connection name loaded from the row
initiated_at	string	No	—	ISO-8601 timestamp when validation began
initiated_by	string	No	—	Actor that initiated validation
loaded_at	string	No	—	ISO-8601 timestamp when connection was loaded
test_passed	boolean	No	—	True after connectivity test passed
test_result	json	No	—	Provider connectivity test result
account_info	json	No	—	Provider account metadata returned by test_connection
tested_at	string	No	—	ISO-8601 timestamp of connectivity test
new_status	string	No	—	Status after update_status step
last_validated_at	string	No	—	ISO-8601 timestamp of last successful validation
validation_count	integer	No	—	Total validations performed on the row
updated_at	string	No	—	ISO-8601 timestamp of status update
completed_at	string	No	—	ISO-8601 timestamp of overall completion
validation_success	boolean	No	—	True when validation succeeded
failure_reason	string	No	—	Failure reason on the failed branch
failure_type	string	No	—	Failure category
failed_action	string	No	—	Action method that raised
failed_at_state	string	No	—	State the workflow was in when it failed
failed_at	string	No	—	ISO-8601 timestamp of failure
error	string	No	—	Engine-stamped exception message
error_type	string	No	—	Engine-stamped exception class name
failed_layer	string	No	—	Engine-stamped layer index (DAG path)
failed_step	string	No	—	Engine-stamped step name (DAG path)

States

State	Initial	Terminal	Success	Auto-advance	Description
initiated	Yes	No	—	load_connection	Validation request received
loading	No	No	—	test_connection	Loading connection from database
testing	No	No	—	update_status	Testing connection to cloud provider
updating	No	No	—	complete	Updating connection status in database
completed	No	Yes	Yes	—	Validation completed
failed	No	Yes	No	—	Validation workflow failed

State Diagram

Transitions

From	Action	To	Description
initiated	load_connection	loading	—
loading	test_connection	testing	—
testing	update_status	updating	—
updating	complete	completed	—
initiated	fail	failed	—
loading	fail	failed	—
testing	fail	failed	—
updating	fail	failed	—

Business Errors

Code	Message Template
CONNECTION_NOT_FOUND	Connection {connection_uuid} not found in organization
CONNECTION_DELETED	Connection {connection_uuid} has been deleted

API Usage

POST /api/workflows/start
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "workflow_type": "connection.validate",
  "initial_data": {
    "organization_uuid": "value",
    "connection_uuid": "value"
  }
}