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# Advance Contacts on Action

> Manually push contacts that are currently parked at this action onto the next workflow step. Either supply specific `contact_ids` or omit them to advance every contact waiting at this action.



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /workflow/{workflow_id}/actions/{action_id}/advance/
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Outbox AI API
  description: API for managing AI agents (chatbots and voicebots) on the Outbox platform
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.getoutbox.ai
security: []
paths:
  /workflow/{workflow_id}/actions/{action_id}/advance/:
    post:
      tags:
        - workflow
      summary: Advance Contacts Past Action
      description: >-
        Manually push contacts that are currently parked at this action onto the
        next workflow step. Either supply specific `contact_ids` or omit them to
        advance every contact waiting at this action.
      operationId: workflow_actions_advance_create
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: action_id
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          required: true
        - in: path
          name: workflow_id
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          required: true
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionAdvanceContactsRequestRequest'
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionAdvanceContactsRequestRequest'
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionAdvanceContactsRequestRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionAdvanceContactsResponse'
          description: ''
        '404':
          description: Workflow or action not found.
      security:
        - jwtAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ActionAdvanceContactsRequestRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        contact_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: >-
            Targets a subset of waiting contacts. Omit to advance every waiting
            contact.
    ActionAdvanceContactsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        advanced:
          type: integer
      required:
        - advanced
  securitySchemes:
    jwtAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

````