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Hi,

I'm new to prefect and I was wondering if it's possible to trigger a flow through the graphql endpoint. I am currently self-hosting a prefect server and would like to trigger a flow from a separate system running off a UI. Would appreciate any insights or materials that can lead me to a solution. I've successfully installed prefect and able to execute some flows (via linux terminal) including scheduled flows but what I'm looking for is the ability to trigger a flow externally via the graphql api. Sorry for the beginner question :slightly_smiling_face:

Welcome to Prefect! You can use the Prefect client
```from prefect.client.client import CLient
client = Client()
client.create_flow_run(flow_id)```

You can also hit the <https://docs.prefect.io/orchestration/flow-runs/creation.html#graphql|GraphQL API> with a request.