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title: Get full step output from instance
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# Get full step output from instance

workflows.instances.step(strinstance\_id, InstanceStepParams\*\*kwargs)  \-> [InstanceStepResponse](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/workflows#%28resource%29%20workflows.instances%20%3E%20%28model%29%20instance%5Fstep%5Fresponse%20%3E%20%28schema%29)

GET/accounts/{account\_id}/workflows/{workflow\_name}/instances/{instance\_id}/step

Retrieves the full, untruncated output for a specific step on a workflow instance. Returns a flat status-shaped JSON body with step `status` (‘running’ | ‘waiting’ | ‘complete’ | ‘errored’), `error` (nullable), and `output` (the step value, or null while running/waiting/errored). When the step returned a ReadableStream from step.do, the response is served as ‘application/octet-stream’ with the raw bytes as the body instead of JSON. A `status='running'` response with non-null `error` indicates the step is currently retrying after a prior attempt failed.

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##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Workers Tail Read` `Workers Scripts Write` `Workers Scripts Read`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse 

account\_id: str

workflow\_name: str

maxLength64

minLength1

instance\_id: str

maxLength271

minLength1

name: str

Exact step name from the instance logs response, including the generated counter suffix.

minLength1

type: Literal\["step", "waitForEvent"\]

Step type to disambiguate step.do and waitForEvent entries that share the same name.

One of the following:

"step"

"waitForEvent"

attempt: Optional\[int\]

Specific attempt number to retrieve output or error for.

exclusiveMinimum

maximum9007199254740991

minimum0

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse 

class InstanceStepResponse: …

error: Optional\[Error\]

Error details when status=‘errored’; null otherwise.

message: str

name: str

status: Literal\["queued", "running", "paused", 6 more\]

One of the following:

"queued"

"running"

"paused"

"errored"

"terminated"

"complete"

"waitingForPause"

"waiting"

"rollingBack"

event\_type: Optional\[str\]

The event type the step is waiting on, as supplied to step.waitForEvent. Only present when type=‘waitForEvent’.

output: Optional\[object\]

Contains the full step output or waitForEvent payload without truncation. Uses ‘\[REDACTED\]’ for sensitive outputs. Contains a value when status=‘complete’. May contain a ReadableStream when step.do returns one; the response serves stream outputs as application/octet-stream rather than JSON.

### Get full step output from instance

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```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
response = client.workflows.instances.step(
    instance_id="x",
    account_id="account_id",
    workflow_name="x",
    name="x",
    type="step",
)
print(response.error)
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 0,
      "message": "message"
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "error": {
      "message": "message",
      "name": "name"
    },
    "status": "queued",
    "event_type": "event_type",
    "output": {}
  },
  "success": true,
  "result_info": {
    "count": 0,
    "per_page": 0,
    "total_count": 0,
    "cursor": "cursor",
    "page": 0,
    "total_pages": 0
  }
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 0,
      "message": "message"
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "error": {
      "message": "message",
      "name": "name"
    },
    "status": "queued",
    "event_type": "event_type",
    "output": {}
  },
  "success": true,
  "result_info": {
    "count": 0,
    "per_page": 0,
    "total_count": 0,
    "cursor": "cursor",
    "page": 0,
    "total_pages": 0
  }
}
```