# \#workflow-options **URL:** https://community.temporal.io/tag/workflow-options/91.md [Latest](https://community.temporal.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.temporal.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.temporal.io/tags.md) --- ## [Get the count of currently active workflows and activities](https://community.temporal.io/t/get-the-count-of-currently-active-workflows-and-activities/1537)
**Author:** [@siva](https://community.temporal.io/u/siva)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/get-the-count-of-currently-active-workflows-and-activities/1537 "2026-03-24T08:55:38Z")
Is there an API/command to get count of current active (running) workflows and activities in a namespace? --- ## [How to Limit Concurrent Workflow Instances (Workflow-Level Semaphore)](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-limit-concurrent-workflow-instances-workflow-level-semaphore/19144)
**Author:** [@sepehr](https://community.temporal.io/u/sepehr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-limit-concurrent-workflow-instances-workflow-level-semaphore/19144 "2026-01-06T04:00:50Z")
I have a use case where I need workflows to queue (FIFO), but I’m struggling to find a Temporal-native solution that doesn’t break activity parallelism. Our Scenario We have a resource-intensive pointcloud analysis work… --- ## [High CPU Utilization in DB Due to Timer Fires](https://community.temporal.io/t/high-cpu-utilization-in-db-due-to-timer-fires/18711)
**Author:** [@vivek6190](https://community.temporal.io/u/vivek6190)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/high-cpu-utilization-in-db-due-to-timer-fires/18711 "2025-12-01T04:52:11Z")
Hi, We are 1M workflows that triggers timers simultaneously, and this is causing a significant spike in DB CPU utilization—reaching ~90% for about an hour. Our Temporal DB is running on a db.r8g.2xlarge instance. Is th… --- ## [Update with Start is now in GA: Make your Workflow Updates even cleaner](https://community.temporal.io/t/update-with-start-is-now-in-ga-make-your-workflow-updates-even-cleaner/17897)
**Author:** [@Conna\_Lanzafane](https://community.temporal.io/u/Conna_Lanzafane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/update-with-start-is-now-in-ga-make-your-workflow-updates-even-cleaner/17897 "2025-07-10T22:04:38Z")
Hi all! :waving\_hand: Excited to share that Update with Start has officially GA’d with our latest OSS release v1.28.0! :tada: Update with Start allows you to easily send updates to a workflow whether or not that workfl… --- ## [Java SDK Threading breakdown](https://community.temporal.io/t/java-sdk-threading-breakdown/17769)
**Author:** [@Alexey\_Polbitsyn](https://community.temporal.io/u/Alexey_Polbitsyn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 5:43am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/java-sdk-threading-breakdown/17769 "2025-06-30T05:43:34Z")
Hello Colleagues, Could you please help me to understand threading system for java SDK. Activity settings: workers: - task-queue: TQ-MSG-BACKEND-PREPARE-ACTIVITY name: messageBackendPrepareActivityWo… --- ## [How to configure Workflow Task Execution retries?](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-configure-workflow-task-execution-retries/17197)
**Author:** [@Kyriacos](https://community.temporal.io/u/Kyriacos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-configure-workflow-task-execution-retries/17197 "2025-04-21T20:22:09Z")
Hello, I’m trying to configure Workflow Task Execution retries, particularly the time between retries. According to your documentation: Note that Retry Policies do not apply to Workflow Task Executions, which retry un… --- ## [Terminated Workflow still show as Running on the UI](https://community.temporal.io/t/terminated-workflow-still-show-as-running-on-the-ui/16616)
**Author:** [@Ujala\_Singh](https://community.temporal.io/u/Ujala_Singh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/terminated-workflow-still-show-as-running-on-the-ui/16616 "2025-03-04T10:26:09Z")
Workflow Appears in Open List Even After Termination Hi everyone, I’m encountering an issue where a workflow that I terminated via the Web UI is still appearing in the open workflows list. However, when I check the wor… --- ## [Designing a Temporal Workflow for Intermittent Connectivity with Signal-Driven Activities](https://community.temporal.io/t/designing-a-temporal-workflow-for-intermittent-connectivity-with-signal-driven-activities/15504)
**Author:** [@Faheem](https://community.temporal.io/u/Faheem)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/designing-a-temporal-workflow-for-intermittent-connectivity-with-signal-driven-activities/15504 "2024-12-04T15:50:08Z")
Hello Temporal Community, We are working on temporalizing a worker management system integrated with a mobile application. Here’s the high-level workflow: Start Workflow: A signal from the mobile application triggers … --- ## [Sequential workflow executions](https://community.temporal.io/t/sequential-workflow-executions/12610)
**Author:** [@ilya1](https://community.temporal.io/u/ilya1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/sequential-workflow-executions/12610 "2024-12-02T19:21:34Z")
Hi! I’m looking for a solution on handling sequential workflow executions triggered by HTTP requests, where each workflow is bound to a user ID. The requirement is that these user-tied workflows should run one after the … --- ## [Fail fast mechanism when to send a task to non-exist workflow/activity queue](https://community.temporal.io/t/fail-fast-mechanism-when-to-send-a-task-to-non-exist-workflow-activity-queue/15120)
**Author:** [@petr](https://community.temporal.io/u/petr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/fail-fast-mechanism-when-to-send-a-task-to-non-exist-workflow-activity-queue/15120 "2024-11-13T17:21:14Z")
Hello! I’m curious does temporal have a fail fast mechanism to prevent sending tasks to non-exist queue? The reason to ask the question is when queue is incorrectly specified (due to refactoring for example) in Workflo… --- ## [How to make activity use the same worker?](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-make-activity-use-the-same-worker/3248)
**Author:** [@ysakiyev](https://community.temporal.io/u/ysakiyev)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-make-activity-use-the-same-worker/3248 "2024-10-04T20:27:09Z")
My DownloadActivity downloads files, stores them in filesystem and returns paths. I have 2 worker pods, so when control is back to workflow it can’t find stored files, because workflow is executed by another pod. In th… --- ## [Workflow run Failure with namespace not found](https://community.temporal.io/t/workflow-run-failure-with-namespace-not-found/2125)
**Author:** [@Pruthvi](https://community.temporal.io/u/Pruthvi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/workflow-run-failure-with-namespace-not-found/2125 "2024-08-21T17:53:33Z")
Hello I’m using the helm chart installation of temporal on K8s with cassandra. As I use the sample java sdk workflow I cannot run the workflow either with a default namespace or setnamespaace. methods on workflowclientop… --- ## [Temporal workflow piling up with high load. Not completing quick enough](https://community.temporal.io/t/temporal-workflow-piling-up-with-high-load-not-completing-quick-enough/13033)
**Author:** [@fox570425](https://community.temporal.io/u/fox570425)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/temporal-workflow-piling-up-with-high-load-not-completing-quick-enough/13033 "2024-08-02T01:19:37Z")
We have been noticing that our implementation completes very slow under high load and we would like to know how we can increase throughput. A key feature of our implementation is the use of recursion to spawn child work… --- ## [How to call an activity from other activity?](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-call-an-activity-from-other-activity/1294)
**Author:** [@guntenbein](https://community.temporal.io/u/guntenbein)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-call-an-activity-from-other-activity/1294 "2024-06-19T17:46:42Z")
Sometimes we need to call some other service B from the activity of service A (A-\>B). It would be nice to have the activity at service B and call the activity from service A (A-\>activity B), having the retries, backpress… --- ## [Update WorkflowID in workflow.ChildWorkflowOptions{..}](https://community.temporal.io/t/update-workflowid-in-workflow-childworkflowoptions/12281)
**Author:** [@pateljay134](https://community.temporal.io/u/pateljay134)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/update-workflowid-in-workflow-childworkflowoptions/12281 "2024-05-30T16:44:15Z")
I am working on a temporal workflow with a few child workflows. I want to update WorkflowID of one of the child workflows while workflows are running. func (w Workflow) ParentWorkflow(ctx workflow.Context, parentWorkflo… --- ## [Documentation on retries when throwing errors is not clear](https://community.temporal.io/t/documentation-on-retries-when-throwing-errors-is-not-clear/11363)
**Author:** [@Ashish\_Dahiya](https://community.temporal.io/u/Ashish_Dahiya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/documentation-on-retries-when-throwing-errors-is-not-clear/11363 "2024-03-13T20:34:27Z")
so i went through the documentation it says here - Class: ApplicationFailure | Temporal TypeScript SDK API Reference In Workflows, if you throw a non-ApplicationFailure, the Workflow Task will fail and be retried. If y… --- ## [Awaiting workflow with signals - Null workflowId. Was workflow started?](https://community.temporal.io/t/awaiting-workflow-with-signals-null-workflowid-was-workflow-started/2418)
**Author:** [@seb](https://community.temporal.io/u/seb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/awaiting-workflow-with-signals-null-workflowid-was-workflow-started/2418 "2024-03-13T02:23:57Z")
Dear Temporal support team, I need your help. I have an order execution workflow which should handle 1…\* fill requests. My idea is to use a the workflow WorkflowMethod method to initiate a long running worklow and: a.… --- ## [Workflows with the same workflow ID but different run IDs](https://community.temporal.io/t/workflows-with-the-same-workflow-id-but-different-run-ids/3002)
**Author:** [@lucperkins](https://community.temporal.io/u/lucperkins)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 9:18am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/workflows-with-the-same-workflow-id-but-different-run-ids/3002 "2024-03-03T09:18:26Z")
Is it possible to create many instances of the same workflow but in such a way that each workflow has the same workflow ID but a different run ID? A silly example here. Let’s say that I have different types of vehicles … --- ## [How to include data from workflow input into activity logger as child parameters - to be printed in each log](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-include-data-from-workflow-input-into-activity-logger-as-child-parameters-to-be-printed-in-each-log/11053)
**Author:** [@Ashish\_Dahiya](https://community.temporal.io/u/Ashish_Dahiya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-include-data-from-workflow-input-into-activity-logger-as-child-parameters-to-be-printed-in-each-log/11053 "2024-02-20T16:01:31Z")
using typescript SDK - in temporal I wish to add a logger inside activities such that - as child parameter to that logger I should be able to add, any data available in workflow input so assume my workflow A calls acti… --- ## [VSCode Debugger Extension for Typescript SDK doesnt work - cryptic message I cant understand](https://community.temporal.io/t/vscode-debugger-extension-for-typescript-sdk-doesnt-work-cryptic-message-i-cant-understand/10097)
**Author:** [@Ashish\_Dahiya](https://community.temporal.io/u/Ashish_Dahiya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/vscode-debugger-extension-for-typescript-sdk-doesnt-work-cryptic-message-i-cant-understand/10097 "2023-11-17T21:20:10Z")
So for some context, here is my project structure --- Rough Folder Structure --- \[src\] ├── .env ├── .eslintrc.js ├── .huskyrc.js ├── .lintstagedrc.js ├── .prettierrc.js ├── \[apiV1\] ├── \[b… --- ## [Throwing exception from activity method is not working](https://community.temporal.io/t/throwing-exception-from-activity-method-is-not-working/9902)
**Author:** [@Sanjeet\_Kumar](https://community.temporal.io/u/Sanjeet_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 10:30am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/throwing-exception-from-activity-method-is-not-working/9902 "2023-10-25T10:30:28Z")
I am throwing exception from an activity method and catching it in WorkflowMethod but getting exception. please help me try { draftActivities.testException(); } catch (Exception e) { logger.error("exception = {}… --- ## [Retrieving ActivityFailureInfo during running or completed Workflow](https://community.temporal.io/t/retrieving-activityfailureinfo-during-running-or-completed-workflow/9555)
**Author:** [@lss](https://community.temporal.io/u/lss)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/retrieving-activityfailureinfo-during-running-or-completed-workflow/9555 "2023-09-21T21:27:45Z")
I have a workflow with a few activities inside it. I know how to get the PendingAcitivityInfo list, but I want to get the status of the individual activities. When the workflow is running, I think getting the PendingAct… --- ## [Unable to understand how workflow.signalWithStart() works](https://community.temporal.io/t/unable-to-understand-how-workflow-signalwithstart-works/9297)
**Author:** [@Ashish\_Dahiya](https://community.temporal.io/u/Ashish_Dahiya)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/unable-to-understand-how-workflow-signalwithstart-works/9297 "2023-08-25T23:18:07Z")
In the doc, one of the examples is - to start and signal a workflow at the same time here is the link : TypeScript SDK developer's guide - Features | Temporal Documentation but from what I understand, we need to specif… --- ## [Does Temporal support containerized workflows?](https://community.temporal.io/t/does-temporal-support-containerized-workflows/9047)
**Author:** [@Hyler](https://community.temporal.io/u/Hyler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/does-temporal-support-containerized-workflows/9047 "2023-08-02T14:26:08Z")
Hello, We are looking for a replacement for Airflow. The way we use Airflow is to manage containerized applications, specifically Docker images that we host on JFrog. So my question is, before I spend way too much time … --- ## [Get current workflow status](https://community.temporal.io/t/get-current-workflow-status/8985)
**Author:** [@rey](https://community.temporal.io/u/rey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/get-current-workflow-status/8985 "2023-07-28T06:13:21Z")
What’s the best way to get the current status of a workflow, along with the activities? My use case is that I have to keep displaying the status of a workflow from the time it started till it finishes. Is it good to di… --- ## [Restarting a workflow](https://community.temporal.io/t/restarting-a-workflow/8964)
**Author:** [@kishore\_kumar](https://community.temporal.io/u/kishore_kumar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/restarting-a-workflow/8964 "2023-07-26T19:59:32Z")
Can a workflow be restarted from a certain step based on a external request or signal? --- ## [Terminating a workflow](https://community.temporal.io/t/terminating-a-workflow/8963)
**Author:** [@kishore\_kumar](https://community.temporal.io/u/kishore_kumar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/terminating-a-workflow/8963 "2023-07-26T14:17:49Z")
Can we terminate a running workflow through code., If yes how can we achieve it using TypeScript sdk? --- ## [Organizing flow in UI](https://community.temporal.io/t/organizing-flow-in-ui/8809)
**Author:** [@kishore\_kumar](https://community.temporal.io/u/kishore_kumar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/organizing-flow-in-ui/8809 "2023-07-13T13:29:25Z")
Hey can anybody find a solution for the below useCase? usecase:- We are sending few calls in parallel (concurrently)in Batches to an external system & we’ll be waiting for the callBack for the calls to process further. … --- ## [Activity Recovery: Worker behaviour in case of crash](https://community.temporal.io/t/activity-recovery-worker-behaviour-in-case-of-crash/8301)
**Author:** [@Liad\_Davidson](https://community.temporal.io/u/Liad_Davidson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/activity-recovery-worker-behaviour-in-case-of-crash/8301 "2023-05-23T12:32:45Z")
Hi All, I’ll try to explain the scenario we encountered, what I expected and what actually happened: Scenario: Started 2 identical workers Started workflow with a single activity that takes 30 seconds to complete (no… --- ## [Possible to Implement Finite State Machine using Workflows?](https://community.temporal.io/t/possible-to-implement-finite-state-machine-using-workflows/2847)
**Author:** [@sonyantony](https://community.temporal.io/u/sonyantony)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/possible-to-implement-finite-state-machine-using-workflows/2847 "2021-09-23T00:28:35Z")
Im trying to see if temporal Workflows are conceptually equivalent to Finite State Machines. If this analogy is correct, where are the state variables ? Will it be the Input and Output to the @WorkflowMethod ? or will… [Next page](https://community.temporal.io/tag/workflow-options/91.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=workflow-options)