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hi everyone, just a quick question, how can i get the current flow run name programmatically using python during the run? couldn’t find the doc atm…

hey James, maybe
```from prefect.context import get_run_context
get_run_context().flow_run.name```
could help

thanks for the reply! just tried it, it seems `get_run_context()` just gives me a Task Context because I called it under a Task… can I get the Flow Run name inside of a Task?

take a look into the get_run_context implementation. it returns the FlowRunContext or TaskRunContext depending on from where it is called. i'm not sure if the flow run context is available from within a task but you could try getting it directly via `FlowRunContext.get()` wit FlowRunContext imported from prefect.context

ahh. see the docstring of FlowRunContext: `Data in this context is only available from within a flow run function.`
This sounds to me like this is only available directly inside the flow function. what about getting the name in the flow and passing it on to the tasks?