# How to trigger a backend workflow?

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-trigger-a-backend-workflow/303057>\
**Category:** Need help\
**Created:** [January 20, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-trigger-a-backend-workflow/303057 "2024-01-20T07:01:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![nico.dicagno](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/nico.dicagno/32/207961_2.png) [@nico.dicagno](https://forum.bubble.io/u/nico.dicagno)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-trigger-a-backend-workflow/303057/13 "2024-02-13T10:58:44Z")

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No problem!  
You could also use this solution as outlined by @georgecollier, it can be quite a lot less work for complex API calls.

> [@How To Return Data From Backend API Workflows (no manual API connector)](https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-return-data-from-backend-api-workflows-no-manual-api-connector/306357):
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> TLDR: calling backend workflow from API connector is unreasonably tedious app connector auto-sets up and syncs fields result/returned data from backend workflow can be used in following front-end steps Returning data from backend workflow in front-end without manually setting up API connector calls I have a lot of feelings today, as I’ve learned something that would’ve saved me hours of time had I known earlier, and it feels like something that only a handful of people know about (based on th…

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