# Generate link

Generate link helps the user to construct a link to execute a workflow. This is supported for both User Workflows and Machine Workflows. Generate Link is located in the context menu in server content panel.

### User Workflows

User workflow links points to the web client and provides a direct link to a workflow execution. 

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* **Web Client Url** this field should contain the url to the web client.
* **Execute Only** locks the user to the execution view and prehibit the user from quiting the workflow or returning to a menu after execution.
* **Public User** this option configures a public user to run the execution, when a public user is selected no credential prompt will be displayed.
* **Parameters** this sections show the input variables that are configured in the start event of the workflow. Only simple variables can be used in user workflows.

### **Mobile Link**

![Configuration example](https://543770944-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LtPTgZOYmpJka4jqs1v%2F-M-otx17HfcJTiIC_n0U%2F-M-ovY16hyr7ZGiAsr7X%2Fhelp_root_applications_server_content_generate_link_user_mobile.png?alt=media\&token=5cf9b757-92ac-421e-bae7-2f7818423909)

User workflow links points to the mobile client and provides a direct link to a workflow execution.

* **Parameters** these sections show the input variables that are configured in the start event of the workflow. Only simple variables can be used in user workflows.

### Machine Workflows

Machine workflows can be executed over http request. These request are made directly to the flow server. The workflow is executed by a machine user and authentication is made by basic authentication. 

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* **Method** supported methods are POST and GET, POST supports complexe structures as input and GET only supports simple variables feetched as query string values.
* **Server URL** url to server, must be accessible from where the request is made.
* **Input** in this section all simple variables are shown and provides a help function for constructing the input parameters. In POST requests the input should be sent as JSON in body content and GET should send input variables as part of the url.