hi all what s the best way to have a flow that s only trigge

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hi all what s the best way to have a flow that s only triggered via API call i assume this is possible say we re using Prefect Cloud

James Sopkin · Answer

Hi Daniel schedules need to be configured and are not attached by default Don t configure a schedule and you should be fine

Daniel Saxton · Answer

thanks what s the recommended way to trigger the flow run without using the UI can this be done via the API

James Sopkin · Answer

```prefect run name name of flow ``` <https docs prefect io orchestration flow runs creation html cli>

James Sopkin · Answer

I also attached some docs on creating flow runs

James Sopkin · Answer

There s also a section that covers creating a flow run through the imperative api if that s what you meant

Daniel Saxton · Answer

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Kevin Kho · Answer

You don t even need Prefect installed See <https discourse prefect io t can i use python requests library to trigger a flow run through the graphql api 127|this>

Daniel Saxton · Answer

thanks < Kevin Kho>