Unable to Trigger Process via Node-RED: Environment Not Found Error

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Hi,
I’m using Node-RED with UiPath and have encountered an issue while trying to trigger a process. Here’s what I’ve done so far:

  1. API Integration: I used the UiPath HTTP Request widget in Node-RED to get all available processes. This part works fine, and I get a response listing two processes.
  2. Start Job Issue: When I use the UiPath Start Job widget to trigger one of these processes, I get the following error:
Could not find a process named <Process_Name> in any environment.
  1. Orchestrator Setup: I checked my Orchestrator, and I don’t see any environments listed under my tenant. I have an Enterprise demo account.
  2. Robots: I’ve set up an unattended robot and a local attended robot, and they both appear in Orchestrator.

I also tried the solution mentioned in this post:
Issue connecting Node-RED with UiPath Orchestrator
However, it didn’t resolve the issue, and I still encounter the same error.

Questions:

  1. Do I need to explicitly create environments to run processes via Node-RED? If yes, how can I do that in an Enterprise demo account?
  2. Is there a specific configuration I might be missing in Orchestrator or the Node-RED widget?
  3. Can processes run without environments being assigned, or is this mandatory for Start Job requests?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!

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@Subi_P

Welcome to the community

You need to use get release and use the key from get releases to strt a job…and check below these are the minimum parameters

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Tnks for the info @Anil_G

I’m able to trigger the process successfully using Postman or raw cURL with the correct process key (9b79307f-3edb-4aa7-a111-a8f24c7e9e43). However, I’m facing an issue where the process cannot be found when using the Node-RED Start Job widget. I’ve tried using the folder name, folder ID, and folder key, but the error persists. Could you provide any additional information or steps I might be missing in Node-RED to resolve this?

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@Subi_P

Ideally if the process key is correct it would work…
Not sure what you configure don mode-red…its a total different app that you are talking about and error does jot look like it is from UiPath…

Check what is happening on it or logs of it

That widget might not be working as expected it ahpuld be tackled at that app and not in UiPath

Cheers

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Could not find a process named <Process_Name> in any environment.

Based on this message, the keyword environment is telling me that the Node Red activity is not maintained, as in the modern folder context of Orchestrator, there is no such entity in it.

I would recommend to use another approach in NodeRED and use a HTTP POST Request with the correct POST RestAPI call details (Headers and Payload) for starting the job.