List automation runs

Lists the runs of one automation, newest first. Filter by status. Each run says whether the event matched, the flow was started, a rule skipped it or it failed.

GET /v1/automations/{automation_id}/runs

Permission	`automations:read` (all permissions)
Risk	Read
Idempotency-Key	Not needed (how it works)
Safe to repeat	Safe: the call only reads.
Rate limit class	`read` (120 requests per minute per key)
Confirmation	None
MCP tool	`list_automation_runs`
Since version	2026-10-25

#What it does

Only reads data. It changes nothing and sends nothing.

#Request

Path parameters

Name	Type	Description
`automation_id`	string	Automation ID.

Query parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	integer	no	Items per page (1 to 100, default 20). 1 to 100; default `20`
`cursor`	string	no	next_cursor from the previous page. Opaque; only valid with the same filters. up to 300 characters
`status`	string	no	Only runs with this status. one of: `received`, `matched`, `executed`, `skipped`, `failed`

#Lists, filters and sorting

Items per page: limit from 1 to 100, default 20 (MCP: default 20, maximum 50).
Next page: send next_cursor of the answer as cursor. The cursor only works with the same filters. See Pagination.
Filters: status.
Sorting: newest first (created_at descending, then id descending); no other order.

#Examples

curlPythonTypeScript

curl "https://api.smartchat.marketing/v1/automations/aut_0f8c1a2e4b7d4c3e9a5b6d7e8f901234/runs?limit=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SMARTCHAT_API_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.smartchat.marketing/v1/automations/aut_0f8c1a2e4b7d4c3e9a5b6d7e8f901234/runs",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["SMARTCHAT_API_KEY"]},
    params={
        "limit": "1",
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch("https://api.smartchat.marketing/v1/automations/aut_0f8c1a2e4b7d4c3e9a5b6d7e8f901234/runs?limit=1", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SMARTCHAT_API_KEY}`,
  },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());
console.log(await response.json());

Response (200):

{
  "object": "list",
  "data": [
    {
      "object": "automation_run",
      "id": "run_1a2b3c4d5e6f40718293a4b5c6d7e8f9",
      "automation_id": "aut_0f8c1a2e4b7d4c3e9a5b6d7e8f901234",
      "status": "executed",
      "created_at": "2026-10-30T09:41:07Z"
    }
  ],
  "has_more": false,
  "next_cursor": null,
  "url": "/v1/automations/aut_0f8c1a2e4b7d4c3e9a5b6d7e8f901234/runs"
}

#Response

Status 200. Every response has the headers Request-Id, SmartChat-Version and X-RateLimit-*.

Name	Type	Description
`object`	string	Always "list". always `list`
`data`	array of object	The items of this page. up to 100 items
`data[].object`	string	Always "automation_run". always `automation_run`
`data[].id`	string	Run ID.
`data[].automation_id`	string	Automation ID.
`data[].status`	string	received: the event arrived. matched: it fits. executed: the flow was started. skipped: a rule stopped it. failed: an error. one of: `received`, `matched`, `executed`, `skipped`, `failed`
`data[].created_at`	string	When the run started. up to 40 characters; format date-time
`has_more`	boolean	True if another page exists.
`next_cursor`	string or null	Pass this as 'cursor' to get the next page; null on the last page. up to 300 characters
`url`	string	The path of this list. up to 200 characters
`total_count`	integer	Approximate total; may be inaccurate. Only present where cheap to compute. 0 to 1000000000

#Errors

Code	Status	When
`invalid_cursor`	400	The cursor is expired, forged or belongs to other filters.
`api_key_expired`	401	This API key has expired.
`api_key_invalid`	401	This API key is not valid.
`api_key_revoked`	401	This API key was revoked.
`authentication_required`	401	No API key was sent. Send 'Authorization: Bearer <key>'.
`insufficient_scope`	403	This key lacks a required permission.
`ip_not_allowed`	403	This IP address is not allowed for this key.
`automation_not_found`	404	No automation with this ID exists in this account.
`validation_failed`	422	A field is not valid.
`rate_limited`	429	Too many requests. Wait and try again.
`internal_error`	500	Something went wrong on our side.

All errors use one format.