## Batch create new Workflow instances

`workflows.instances.bulk(strworkflow_name, InstanceBulkParams**kwargs)  -> SyncSinglePage[InstanceBulkResponse]`

**post** `/accounts/{account_id}/workflows/{workflow_name}/instances/batch`

Creates multiple workflow instances in a single batch operation.

### Parameters

- `account_id: str`

- `workflow_name: str`

- `body: Optional[Iterable[Body]]`

  - `instance_id: Optional[str]`

  - `instance_retention: Optional[BodyInstanceRetention]`

    - `error_retention: Optional[Union[int, str]]`

      Specifies the duration in milliseconds or as a string like '5 minutes'.

      - `int`

        Specifies the duration in milliseconds.

      - `str`

    - `success_retention: Optional[Union[int, str]]`

      Specifies the duration in milliseconds or as a string like '5 minutes'.

      - `int`

        Specifies the duration in milliseconds.

      - `str`

  - `params: Optional[object]`

### Returns

- `class InstanceBulkResponse: …`

  - `id: str`

  - `status: Literal["queued", "running", "paused", 5 more]`

    - `"queued"`

    - `"running"`

    - `"paused"`

    - `"errored"`

    - `"terminated"`

    - `"complete"`

    - `"waitingForPause"`

    - `"waiting"`

  - `version_id: str`

  - `workflow_id: str`

### Example

```python
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
page = client.workflows.instances.bulk(
    workflow_name="x",
    account_id="account_id",
)
page = page.result[0]
print(page.id)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 0,
      "message": "message"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 0,
      "message": "message"
    }
  ],
  "result": [
    {
      "id": "x",
      "status": "queued",
      "version_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
      "workflow_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e"
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result_info": {
    "count": 0,
    "per_page": 0,
    "total_count": 0,
    "cursor": "cursor",
    "page": 0
  }
}
```