<@ULVA73B9P> How do I create a deployment flow run...
# ask-marvin
m
@Marvin How do I create a deployment flow run with the python sdk?
m
thought for 102.8 seconds
Here's how to create a flow run from a deployment using the Python SDK in Prefect 3.x:
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from prefect import run_deployment

# Synchronous execution
flow_run = run_deployment(
    name="your-deployment-name/deployment-name",  # or deployment_id
    parameters={"key": "value"},  # optional flow parameters
)

# Asynchronous execution
import asyncio
from prefect.client.orchestration import get_client

async def run_my_deployment():
    async with await get_client() as client:
        flow_run = await run_deployment(
            name="your-deployment-name/deployment-name",
            client=client,
            parameters={"key": "value"}
        )
    return flow_run

# Run the async function
flow_run = asyncio.run(run_my_deployment())
Key parameters for `run_deployment`: - `name`: Required. Either the deployment name in the format "flow-name/deployment-name" or a deployment ID - `parameters`: Optional dictionary of parameters to pass to the flow - `tags`: Optional list of tags to add to the flow run - `work_queue_name`: Optional name of the work queue to submit the run to - `flow_run_name`: Optional custom name for the flow run - `scheduled_time`: Optional datetime to schedule the run for the future The function returns a
FlowRun
object representing the created flow run. For more details, you can check out: - Deployment via Python documentation - REST API documentation for creating flow runs
m
@Marvin there is no run_deployment function
m
thought for 48.8 seconds
I apologize for my previous incorrect response. You're absolutely right. Let me provide the correct method using the PrefectClient. In Prefect 3.x, you create a flow run from a deployment using the PrefectClient. Here's how:
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from prefect.client.orchestration import get_client

# Synchronous approach
from prefect.client import get_client

client = get_client()
flow_run = client.create_flow_run_from_deployment(
    deployment_id="deployment-id",  # or deployment name
    parameters={"key": "value"}  # optional
)

# Asynchronous approach
import asyncio

async def create_flow_run():
    async with await get_client() as client:
        flow_run = await client.create_flow_run_from_deployment(
            deployment_id="deployment-id",  # or deployment name
            parameters={"key": "value"}  # optional
        )
    return flow_run

# Run the async function
flow_run = asyncio.run(create_flow_run())
You can find the deployment ID or name from the Prefect UI or by querying deployments using the client. The deployment name should be in the format "flow-name/deployment-name". For more details about working with deployments and flow runs, check out: - Deployment via Python documentation I apologize for the confusion in my earlier response. Thank you for the correction.
n
hi @Marius Haberstock there is indeed a run_deployment function
ah marvin got the import wrong though, its
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from prefect.deployments import run_deployment
m
Hi Nate, thanks for the tip, worked like a charm
I think it would be nice to have this in the docs somewhere, I could not find any reference to this function. Also in the SDK docs it is not listed: https://docs.prefect.io/v3/api-ref/python/prefect-deployments-base
n
hmm it should be here
also yea good callout, we should have a how-to like Running Deployments here
thanks!
m
Awesome!