Support multiple input payloads in Start Workflow UI
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The Temporal CLI supports passing multiple --input flags when executing a workflow:
temporal workflow execute \
--workflow-id="my-workflow" \
--type=MyWorkflow \
--input="$FIRST_PAYLOAD" \
--input="$SECOND_PAYLOAD" \
--task-queue="my-task-queue"
This maps to workflow functions that accept multiple positional arguments, e.g.:
func MyWorkflow(ctx workflow.Context, conn ConnectionConfig, backup BackupConfig) error
However, the Web UI only provides a single input text box and displays the message "only single JSON payload supported." This means workflows that require multiple input arguments cannot be started from the UI, forcing users back to the CLI.
Describe the solution you'd like
The "Start Workflow" / "Execute Workflow" form in the UI should support multiple JSON input payloads, matching the CLI's capability. This could look like:
- An "Add input" button that appends additional input fields
- Each input field represents one positional argument to the workflow function
- The payloads are sent as separate entries in the
inputarray, not as a single merged object
Describe alternatives you've considered
- Wrapping multiple arguments into a single struct/object — this works but requires changing the workflow function signature just to accommodate a UI limitation, which isn't ideal.
- Using the CLI exclusively — functional, but defeats the purpose of having the UI for ad-hoc workflow execution and makes it less accessible to team members who prefer a visual interface.
Additional context
Supporting multiple inputs in the UI would bring it to parity with the CLI and make the Web UI viable for starting a much wider range of workflows.
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Research direction
Start at the UI's Start Workflow / Execute Workflow form and trace how its single JSON input becomes the workflow input array. Add a way to append positional JSON inputs and verify that each payload remains a separate array entry, matching the CLI behavior described in the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 62/100