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title: Deploy flows on watsonx Orchestrate
slug: /deployment-wxo
---

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:::tip
As of Langflow 1.10.x, the IBM watsonx Orchestrate deployments feature is behind a feature flag. To enable it, set the following environment variable before starting Langflow:

```bash
LANGFLOW_FEATURE_WXO_DEPLOYMENTS=true
```
:::

Create a flow and deploy it to [IBM watsonx Orchestrate](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/watsonx/watson-orchestrate/base?topic=getting-started-watsonx-orchestrate).

Deploying a flow on IBM watsonx Orchestrate is different from the other Langflow deployment options.
This workflow **does not** deploy a full-featured Langflow server and flow builder UI.
Instead, Langflow packages your selected flow and flow version, and then publishes it to IBM watsonx Orchestrate as a wxO Tool that a wxO Agent can execute.
Langflow is used to build and configure the flow, while IBM watsonx Orchestrate hosts the wxO Agent experience and invokes the deployed flow as part of that wxO Agent's toolset.

## Prerequisites

- [Install and start Langflow](/get-started-installation)
- Create an [OpenAI API key](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys)
- Create an [IBM watsonx Orchestrate instance](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/watsonx/watson-orchestrate/base?topic=getting-started-watsonx-orchestrate)

## Create and deploy a flow

1. Create a flow in the Langflow UI, such as the Simple Agent starter flow in the [Quickstart](/get-started-quickstart).

2. To deploy this flow to watsonx Orchestrate, click <Icon name="Rocket" aria-hidden="true"/> **Deploy**.
The **Provider** pane opens.

3. Enter the **Name**, **Service Instance URL**, and **API Key** from your IBM watsonx Orchestrate instance.
These values are found in the **Settings** page of your IBM watsonx Orchestrate instance.

   - **Name**: `YOUR_DEPLOYMENT_NAME`
   - **Service Instance URL**: `https://api.dl.watson-orchestrate.ibm.com/instances/80194572-4421-6735-91ab-55c0d8e4f962`
   - **API Key**: `YOUR_WATSONX_ORCHESTRATE_API_KEY`

   The last segment of the Service Instance URL is the IBM watsonx Orchestrate tenant ID, which can be found in your watsonx Orchestrate deployment.
   In this example, the tenant ID is `80194572-4421-6735-91ab-55c0d8e4f962`.

4. Click **Next**.
   The **Deployment Type** pane opens.
5. Enter a **Type**, **Name**, **Model**, and **Description** for your wxO Agent, and then click **Next**.

    The **Type** is always **Agent**. The deployed flow is a wxO Agent with your flow available as a wxO Tool the wxO Agent can call.

    The **Model** list is populated from the connected watsonx Orchestrate instance, not Langflow.

6. In the **Flows** pane, in the **Available** list, select a flow and flow version to deploy.
    For this example, select the simple agent flow you created.
    By default, the flow is version 1.

    Optionally, to attach an additional version, select the same flow again from the list and choose a different version.
    You can attach multiple versions of the same flow to a single wxO Agent.
    Each flow version is deployed as a separate wxO Tool with a unique name to prevent naming collisions in watsonx Orchestrate.


7. To configure the watsonx Orchestrate connection, click **Create Connection**.
   In this tab, you can create a new connection, or select an existing connection to bind to the flow.

   To create a new connection, do the following:

      1. Enter a **Connection Name** and any environment variables the flow requires, such as the `OPENAI_API_KEY` for the simple agent flow.
      Langflow auto-detects global variables from the flow JSON file.
      Click <Icon name="Plus" aria-hidden="true"/> **Add variable** to add any additional environment variables.

      2. To add the new connection to the list of available connections, click **Create Connection**.

      3. In the list of available connections, select the new connection, and then click **Attach Connection to Flow**.

   :::tip
   To bind the connection to the flow **without** environment variable binding, click **Skip**, and then click **Next**.
   :::
8. Click **Next**. The **Review & Confirm** pane opens.
9. Confirm the deployment values are correct, and then click <Icon name="Rocket" aria-hidden="true"/> **Deploy**.

    Langflow installs any required extra dependencies on your watsonx Orchestrate tenant automatically.

    In the Langflow UI, `Deployment successful` indicates your deployment succeeded.

    :::tip
    If you get an error that the wxO Tool name already exists on your deployment, click <Icon name="Pencil" aria-hidden="true"/> **Edit** to change the wxO Tool name.
    :::

10. Click **Test** to open a chat window with your wxO Agent on watsonx Orchestrate.
    Enter a question, and the wxO Agent responds using the connected flow as a wxO Tool.
11. In your IBM watsonx Orchestrate deployment, navigate to **Agent chat** > **Manage Agents**, and confirm that a new wxO Agent is listed with your Langflow flow attached as a wxO Tool.
12. To test the wxO Agent in watsonx Orchestrate, click **Talk to agent**, and then enter a question.
    The wxO Agent responds using your Langflow flow as a wxO Tool.
13. To deploy the wxO Agent to a live environment, click **Deploy**.
14. Optionally, click **Activate agent monitoring**.
15. To view your wxO Agent's metrics, click **Agent chat** > **Agent analytics**, and then select your wxO Agent.
    This page includes metrics for your wxO Agent, such as Total messages, Failed messages, and Latency average.
    To view traces for each wxO Agent request, click **Trace Detail**.
    For more information, see [Monitoring agents](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/watsonx/watson-orchestrate/base?topic=monitoring-agents).

## Manage deployments in Langflow

From the **Projects** page, click **Deployments** to open the deployment management screen.

* **Deployments**:

   A **Deployment** is a published wxO Agent equipped with one or more Langflow flows as wxO Tools. Deployment details include the wxO Agent name, type, attached flows, model, and the IBM watsonx Orchestrate environment it belongs to.

   Use the **Deployments** tab to create, update, view, and delete flow deployments in Langflow.

* **Deployment Environments**:

   A **Deployment Environment** is a saved watsonx Orchestrate target that Langflow can deploy to. An environment stores the connection details for a watsonx Orchestrate tenant.

   Use the **Deployment Environments** tab to connect, view, and disconnect IBM watsonx Orchestrate environments in Langflow.

   To manage the tenant itself, use the IBM watsonx Orchestrate dashboard.

## Send requests to your flow

After you deploy your flow to IBM watsonx Orchestrate, you can chat with the wxO Agent through the Langflow deployment run endpoints.

Don't use the `/run` endpoint for flows deployed to IBM watsonx Orchestrate.
Instead use `POST /api/v1/deployments/{deployment_id}/runs` to start a run, and `GET /api/v1/deployments/{deployment_id}/runs/{run_id}` to check its status.

Endpoint paths must be prefixed with your Langflow server URL, such as `http://localhost:7860`.

To find your `deployment_id`, navigate to the **Projects** page, click **Deployments**, and select the deployment. The ID is displayed in the deployment details.

These endpoints require a Langflow API key passed in the `x-api-key` header. To create one, see [API keys and authentication](/api-keys-and-authentication).

### Create deployment run endpoint

**Endpoint:** `POST /api/v1/deployments/{deployment_id}/runs`

**Description:** Start a run for a deployed wxO Agent and return a provider-owned run ID that you can poll for status.

#### Example request

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```python
import requests

url = "http://LANGFLOW_SERVER_ADDRESS/api/v1/deployments/DEPLOYMENT_ID/runs"

payload = {
    "provider_data": {
        "input": "Summarize today's tickets",
        "thread_id": "thread-123"
    }
}

headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "x-api-key": "LANGFLOW_API_KEY"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()

print(response.json())
```

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```js
const payload = {
  provider_data: {
    input: "Summarize today's tickets",
    thread_id: "thread-123"
  }
};

const options = {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "x-api-key": "LANGFLOW_API_KEY"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify(payload)
};

fetch("http://LANGFLOW_SERVER_ADDRESS/api/v1/deployments/DEPLOYMENT_ID/runs", options)
  .then((response) => response.json())
  .then((response) => console.log(response))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));
```

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```bash
curl --request POST \
     --url "http://LANGFLOW_SERVER_ADDRESS/api/v1/deployments/DEPLOYMENT_ID/runs" \
     --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
     --header "x-api-key: LANGFLOW_API_KEY" \
     --data '{
       "provider_data": {
         "input": "Summarize today's tickets",
         "thread_id": "thread-123"
       }
     }'
```

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#### Request body

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `provider_data.input` | `string` | Yes | The prompt or message content to send to the deployed wxO Agent. |
| `provider_data.thread_id` | `string` | No | Optional thread identifier to continue an existing conversation. |

#### Example response

```json
{
  "deployment_id": "3ea34379-1f72-4a33-9f6e-9e3ca88365b5",
  "provider_data": {
    "id": "run-42",
    "agent_id": "agent-123",
    "thread_id": "thread-123",
    "status": "accepted",
    "result": null,
    "started_at": null,
    "completed_at": null,
    "failed_at": null,
    "cancelled_at": null,
    "last_error": null
  }
}
```

#### Response body

The response returns the Langflow `deployment_id` and a `provider_data` object containing the provider-owned run metadata.
Use `provider_data.id` as the `run_id` when checking the run status.

### Get deployment run status endpoint

**Endpoint:** `GET /api/v1/deployments/{deployment_id}/runs/{run_id}`

**Description:** Retrieve the current status and result of a deployment run.

#### Example request

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```python
import requests

url = "http://LANGFLOW_SERVER_ADDRESS/api/v1/deployments/DEPLOYMENT_ID/runs/RUN_ID"

headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "x-api-key": "LANGFLOW_API_KEY"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()

print(response.json())
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="JavaScript" label="JavaScript">

```js
const options = {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "x-api-key": "LANGFLOW_API_KEY"
  }
};

fetch("http://LANGFLOW_SERVER_ADDRESS/api/v1/deployments/DEPLOYMENT_ID/runs/RUN_ID", options)
  .then((response) => response.json())
  .then((response) => console.log(response))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));
```

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```bash
curl --request GET \
     --url "http://LANGFLOW_SERVER_ADDRESS/api/v1/deployments/DEPLOYMENT_ID/runs/RUN_ID" \
     --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
     --header "x-api-key: LANGFLOW_API_KEY"
```

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#### Path parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `deployment_id` | `uuid` | Yes | The Langflow deployment ID for the deployed flow. |
| `run_id` | `string` | Yes | The provider-owned run ID returned in `provider_data.id`. |

#### Example response

```json
{
  "deployment_id": "3ea34379-1f72-4a33-9f6e-9e3ca88365b5",
  "provider_data": {
    "id": "run-42",
    "agent_id": "agent-123",
    "thread_id": "thread-123",
    "status": "completed",
    "result": {
      "output": "Here is your summary..."
    },
    "started_at": "2026-04-03T12:40:00Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-04-03T12:40:05Z",
    "failed_at": null,
    "cancelled_at": null,
    "last_error": null
  }
}
```

#### Response body

Check `provider_data.status` to determine whether the run is still processing or has finished.
When the status is `completed`, read the output from `provider_data.result`.

If `provider_data.status` is `failed`, the `provider_data.failed_at` timestamp and `provider_data.last_error` field contain details about what went wrong.
