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Chat App Message Service:CreateFlow

Last Updated:Jan 19, 2026

Creates a flow.

Operation description

The queries per second (QPS) limit for this operation is 5 for each user. API calls that exceed this limit are throttled. Because throttling may affect your business, we recommend that you call this operation at a reasonable rate.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

cams:CreateFlow

create

*All Resource

*

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

FlowName

string

Yes

The name of the flow.

flow-001

Categories

array

Yes

The folder.

string

No

The category of the flow.

Valid values:

  • CUSTOMER_SUPPORT :

    CUSTOMER_SUPPORT

  • OTHER :

    OTHER

  • SIGN_IN :

    SIGN_IN

  • SIGN_UP :

    SIGN_UP

  • APPOINTMENT_BOOKING :

    APPOINTMENT_BOOKING

  • LEAD_GENERATION :

    LEAD_GENERATION

  • SURVEY :

    SURVEY

  • CONTACT_US :

    CONTACT_US

SIGN_UP

CustSpaceId

string

No

The space ID of the ISV sub-customer.

cams-alk21lk3j2k3lj

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

Schema of Response

RequestId

string

The request ID.

90E63D28-E31D-1EB2-8939-A9486641****

Code

string

The response code. A value of OK indicates that the request was successful.

OK

Message

string

The error message.

None

Data

object

The returned data.

FlowId

string

The flow ID.

333993838***

FlowName

string

The name of the flow.

test1

Categories

array

The list of categories.

string

The flow category.

SIGN_UP

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "90E63D28-E31D-1EB2-8939-A9486641****",
  "Code": "OK",
  "Message": "None",
  "Data": {
    "FlowId": "333993838***",
    "FlowName": "test1",
    "Categories": [
      "SIGN_UP"
    ]
  }
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 Product.Unsubscript You have not subscribed to the specified product. You have not subscribed to the specified product.
400 Ram.PermissionDeny You are not authorized to perform the operation.
400 System.LimitControl The system is under flow control. The system is under flow control.
400 Unknown.ResourceOwnerId The resource does not belong to the current user. The resource does not belong to the current user.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.