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# executeAutomationJob

DEPRECATED

Automation jobs will be removed. Use executeWorkflow instead.

Execute an automation with the given id. An execution name can optionally be set, if you leave empty, an execution name is automatically set. This call returns an object with information whether the start was successful or not. If the start was successful, use the automationExecutionID to retrieve runtime information about the current job, call the function: automationExecution(id: ID!) and pass

    executeAutomationJob(
      automationJobID: ID!
      executionName: String
    ): StartStatus @deprecated

### Arguments​

#### `executeAutomationJob.automationJobID` ● `ID!` non-null scalar​

#### `executeAutomationJob.executionName` ● `String` scalar​

### Type​

#### `StartStatus` object​

Contains status information of a automation job which was started.