# Workflows

> Automate outputs for new video assets.

A Workflow tells Chunkify which additional outputs to create after a video asset reaches `ready`. Use one for static MP4 renditions, transcripts, captions, translations, or additional thumbnails. Every video asset still gets an HLS stream, poster, and timeline previews without a Workflow.

You need Team owner access to create a Workflow or change the Project default.

## Create and use a Workflow

<steps>
    <step title="Create a Workflow">
        In your Project, open **Video streaming → Workflows** and click on the **+ Workflow** button. Enter a name. The editor starts with **Asset ready**; select **Add your first action** to choose what happens next.

        <a href="/docs/assets/images/video-streaming/workflows/workflow-setup.png"><img src="/docs/assets/images/video-streaming/workflows/workflow-setup.png" alt="New Workflow editor with Asset ready connected to Add your first action" width="800"/></a>

        Choose the action you want to add to your Workflow.

        <a href="/docs/assets/images/video-streaming/workflows/action-picker.png"><img src="/docs/assets/images/video-streaming/workflows/action-picker.png" alt="Add an action dialog offering static renditions, transcripts, captions, thumbnails, and caption translations after Asset ready" width="480"/></a>

        For example, follow these steps to build the Workflow shown below. Choose **Create static renditions** and select your output resolutions, here 720p and 1080p.

        To add captions, select **Add action** under **Asset ready** and choose **Generate captions**. The editor adds the required **Generate transcript** step automatically.

        To translate the captions, select **Add action** under **Generate captions**, choose **Translate captions**, and select your target languages.

        Select **Create workflow** to save your Workflow.

        <a href="/docs/assets/images/video-streaming/workflows/workflow-create-button.png"><img src="/docs/assets/images/video-streaming/workflows/workflow-create-button.png" alt="Workflow editor with 720p and 1080p static renditions and a transcript, captions, and translation sequence; Add action under Generate captions is highlighted" width="800"/></a>

    </step>

    <step title="Set the Project default">
        Open **Video streaming → Settings**. In the **Streaming** section, find **Default workflow** below **Asset path template**. Select your Workflow, then select **Save changes**. New video assets will use this workflow by default.

        <a href="/docs/assets/images/video-streaming/workflows/workflow-project-default.png"><img src="/docs/assets/images/video-streaming/workflows/workflow-project-default.png" alt="Streaming Settings page with the Default workflow row highlighted in green below Asset path template" width="800"/></a>
    </step>

    <step title="Chose a specific Workflow for one video asset">
        When creating a video asset, open **Workflow** to override the Project default for that asset. Choose another Workflow, or **None** to skip optional actions, then select **Create asset**.

        <a href="/docs/assets/images/video-streaming/workflows/workflow-asset-selection.png"><img src="/docs/assets/images/video-streaming/workflows/workflow-asset-selection.png" alt="Video asset creation form showing the default Workflow and the None option" width="800"/></a>
    </step>
</steps>

## Reuse speech across steps

Choose **Generate captions** after **Asset ready** and the editor automatically adds **Generate transcript** before it. Choosing **Translate captions** after **Asset ready** adds both the transcript and captions steps before translation. Existing prerequisite steps in that path are reused. Each step waits for the output it needs to be ready.

For transcript-only processing, choose **Generate transcript**. You can add captions later with **Add action** under the transcript step. All speech steps share one transcription job, and an existing ready result advances its connected steps immediately without another processing event.

## Check the outputs of a workflow

Open the video asset's **Outputs** section to see all outputs in one list. Filter by type and use **Manage outputs** to create or remove them. These outputs have their own statuses, so the video asset can be `ready` while they are still processing.

## Review a Workflow run

In **Video streaming → Workflows**, open a Workflow and find the video asset under **Runs**. The list shows whether its Workflow is working, completed, failed, or cancelled.

Select the video asset to open the asset workflow. Choose an action in the diagram to see its status, result, and last update, including why it was skipped or failed. You can also open this view from the video asset's **Workflow** button at the top right.

Read the current resources through [Asset outputs](/docs/video-streaming/outputs). Direct requests and Workflow actions use the same output IDs. Workflow history and output resources have separate retention.