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Hey :smile: Quick question
What are the `parent_task_id` keys of the `FlowRun` object pointing to ? It doesn't seem to point to a FlowRun uuid or a Flow uuid :thinking_face: ?

It points to the a task run in the parent flow run that’s used to track the child flow run

i.e. Parent flow run -&gt; Child task run -&gt; Child flow run

The child task run and child flow run always have matching states attached

It’s an implementation detail of how we manage subflows

Ok thanks ! Is there a way to easily link a subflow run with its parent run then ?

okay here's the solution i found
```async with get_client() as client:
    task_run = client.read_task_run(parent_task_id)
parent_flow_run_id = task_run.flow_run_id```