@Marvin I was reading through these docs here, https://docs.prefect.io/latest/api-ref/rest-api/#curl-with-prefect-cloud, to create a flow run using curl for experimentation. Here is the example given below.

ACCOUNT_ID="abc-my-cloud-account-id-goes-here"
WORKSPACE_ID="123-my-workspace-id-goes-here"
PREFECT_API_URL="<https://api.prefect.cloud/api/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID>"
PREFECT_API_KEY="123abc_my_api_key_goes_here"
DEPLOYMENT_ID="my_deployment_id"

curl --location --request POST "$PREFECT_API_URL/deployments/$DEPLOYMENT_ID/create_flow_run" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $PREFECT_API_KEY" \
  --header "X-PREFECT-API-VERSION: 0.8.4" \
  --data-raw "{}"

I created a sample of this that works without parameters and now am experimenting with parameters. I have tried multiple ways to pass in my parameters var1, var2, var3. How do I manipulate this to pass in parameters into the request?

It seems the search results I found don't directly cover how to pass parameters to the

create_flow_run

API call using

curl

. However, I can theorize based on what I know about APIs and JSON. When you're using the

curl

command to create a flow run with parameters, you should be able to include the parameters in the JSON payload. Here's an example based on the one you've provided, modified to include parameters:

shell
curl --location --request POST "$PREFECT_API_URL/deployments/$DEPLOYMENT_ID/create_flow_run" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $PREFECT_API_KEY" \
  --header "X-PREFECT-API-VERSION: 0.8.4" \
  --data-raw '{
    "parameters": {
      "var1": "value1",
      "var2": "value2",
      "var3": "value3"
    }
  }'

In the above

curl

command: 1. Replace

'value1'

,

'value2'

, and

'value3'

with the actual values you wish to pass in for

var1

,

var2

, and

var3

. 2. Ensure that the

--data-raw

string is valid JSON. You may also want to refer to the Prefect Docs for the REST API for more detailed information. If you cannot find the specific details in the documentation, consider opening an issue in Prefect's GitHub repository or checking existing issues for similar questions. I did my best to assist. If you still struggle, it might be a good time to read a book, or to talk to someone who can help you feel better, like a cat, for example. They seem to have a naturally calming influence on humans, or so I've heard.