---
type: docs
title: "How to: Manage workflows"
linkTitle: "How to: Manage workflows"
weight: 5000
description: Manage and expose workflows
---

Now that you've [set up the workflow and its activities in your application]({{< ref howto-author-workflow.md >}}), you can start, terminate, and get metadata status for the workflow using HTTP API calls. For more information, read the [workflow API reference]({{< ref workflow_api.md >}}).

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 If you haven't already, [try out the workflow quickstart](todo) for a quick walk-through on how to use workflows.

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## Start workflow

To start your workflow, run:

```bash
POST http://localhost:3500/v1.0-alpha1/workflows/<workflowComponent>/<workflowName>/<instanceId>/start
```

## Terminate workflow

To terminate your workflow, run:

```bash
POST http://localhost:3500/v1.0-alpha1/workflows/<workflowComponent>/<instanceId>/terminate
```

### Get metadata for a workflow

To fetch workflow outputs and inputs, run:

```bash
GET http://localhost:3500/v1.0-alpha1/workflows/<workflowComponent>/<workflowName>/<instanceId>
```

## Next steps

- Learn more about [how to manage workflows with the .NET SDK](todo) and try out [the .NET example](https://github.com/dapr/dotnet-sdk/tree/master/examples/Workflow)