<@ULVA73B9P> I have flow id, how Can I get the lat...
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n
@Marvin I have flow id, how Can I get the latest flow run of this flow?
m
To get the latest flow run of a specific flow, you can use Prefect's client and filter options. There seems to be an example in the documentation that may help you with this. You could adapt the provided example by using filtering criteria relevant to your needs – for instance, by specifying your flow ID. Here's a snippet from the documentation that indicates how to fetch the most recent flow runs, which you can modify for your specific flow by using filters like `DeploymentFilter`:
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python
# Example to fetch the most recent flow runs (you need to adapt it)
import asyncio
from prefect import get_most_recent_flow_runs

asyncio.run(get_most_recent_flow_runs())
# ... Add your filtering criteria here with DeploymentFilter or other filtering options
For more specific code examples and in-depth guidance, please refer to the Prefect documentation on using the client and filtering flow runs at the Prefect Documentation. The filters API reference mentioned in the documentation could provide more ways to filter flow runs and other objects in your Prefect ecosystem. You should check that section for detailed information on how to apply these filters according to your requirements.
n
@Marvin Use the client api to implement it, there is no get_most_recent_flow_runs function under prefect
m
It seems there isn't a direct function called
get_most_recent_flow_runs
in the Prefect client API, contrary to what I mentioned earlier. We will need to utilize the Prefect client and potentially sort the results by start time to find the most recent flow run related to a specific flow. To get the latest flow run for a given flow ID using the Prefect Client API, follow these steps: 1. Instantiate the client. 2. Query flow runs with filters set to match your criteria (e.g., flow ID). 3. Sort the flow runs by their start time or end time, if available. Below is an example of how you could implement this. You'll need to fill in
YOUR_FLOW_ID
with your actual flow ID:
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python
from prefect import Client
import asyncio

async def get_latest_flow_run(flow_id):
    client = Client()

    # Query for flow runs based on the flow id and order by start time
    flow_runs = await client.read_flow_runs(
        where={
            "flow_id": {"_eq": flow_id}
        },
        order_by={"start_time": "desc"}
    )

    # Assuming flow_runs are sorted, take the first one as the latest
    latest_flow_run = flow_runs[0] if flow_runs else None
    return latest_flow_run

flow_id = "YOUR_FLOW_ID"
latest_run = asyncio.run(get_latest_flow_run(flow_id))

if latest_run:
    print(f"The latest flow run ID is {latest_run.id}")
else:
    print("No runs found for the given flow ID.")
Please adapt the actual order by and filter parameters to match what's available and appropriate in the Prefect Client API. Since I can't confirm the exact methods and parameters due to the limitations of my current knowledge base and tools, you should refer to the latest Prefect Client documentation to ensure you're using the correct syntax for filtering and ordering flow runs. You can find the relevant documentation here: Prefect Client Usage.