Monitoring & Debugging Workflows

After deploying a workflow, you can monitor its execution history, performance metrics, and logs through the CRE web interface. This guide walks you through the monitoring dashboard and debugging tools available for your deployed workflows.

Prerequisites

• Deployed workflow: You must have at least one workflow deployed to your organization. See Deploying Workflows for instructions.

Accessing the workflows dashboard

1. Log in to the CRE UI at cre.chain.link

2. Navigate to the Workflows section by clicking Workflows in the left sidebar, or visit cre.chain.link/workflows directly

The Workflows dashboard displays three main sections:

• Recent executions: Shows the most recent workflow runs across all your workflows
• Activity chart: Visualizes successful and unsuccessful executions over the selected time period
• All workflows table: Lists all deployed workflows with their status and execution history

Understanding the workflows dashboard

Recent executions

The top section displays the most recent workflow executions across your organization:

• Execution ID: A unique identifier for each workflow run (shortened for display)
• Workflow name: The name of the workflow that executed
• Status: Success or Failure indicator
• Timestamp: When the execution occurred

Click on any execution ID to view detailed logs and events for that specific run.

Activity chart

The performance chart shows execution trends over the selected time period:

• Green bars: Successful executions
• Red bars: Unsuccessful executions
• Height: Total number of executions for that day

Use the dropdown menu to adjust the time range.

All workflows table

The main table displays all workflows in your organization:

Click on any workflow row to view its detailed performance and execution history.

Viewing workflow details

When you click on a workflow, you'll see a dedicated page with comprehensive monitoring data.

Performance section

The Performance chart shows execution trends for this specific workflow over the selected time period. This helps you identify patterns, track reliability, and spot anomalies.

Overview section

The Overview panel displays key workflow metadata:

Execution history

The Execution tab shows a detailed table of all workflow runs:

Use the ALL dropdown filter to view all executions, only successful ones, or only failures.

Deployments tab

The Deployments tab shows the history of workflow deployments and updates.

Debugging individual executions

Click on any Execution ID to view detailed debugging information for that specific run.

Events tab

The Events tab displays the events triggered by this execution in sequential order:

• Event: The type of event (e.g., trigger, evm:ChainSelector, consensus, etc.)
• Status: Whether the event succeeded, failed, or is in progress (Success, Failure, In progress)
• Time Triggered: When the event occurred

What you'll see:

• Trigger activation
• Capability execution steps (HTTP requests, EVM calls, etc.)
• Consensus operations

Logs tab

The Logs tab shows only user-emitted logs from your workflow code:

• Each log entry displays a timestamp, log level (e.g., INFO), and your custom message
• This is where you'll see output from runtime.log() (TypeScript) or logger.Info() (Go)
• System messages and internal events are excluded for clarity
• Logs appear in chronological order, showing the complete execution flow of your workflow

Example log output:

time=2025-10-26T13:19:57.055Z level=INFO msg="Successfully fetched offchain value" result=4
time=2025-10-26T13:19:57.055Z level=INFO msg="Successfully read onchain value" result=22
time=2025-10-26T13:19:57.055Z level=INFO msg="Final calculated result" result=26
time=2025-10-26T13:19:57.055Z level=INFO msg="Updating calculator result" consumerAddress=0x00307d6d1f88...
time=2025-10-26T13:19:57.055Z level=INFO msg="Writing report to consumer contract" offchainValue=4 onchainValue=22
time=2025-10-26T13:19:57.055Z level=INFO msg="Waiting for write report response"

Monitoring best practices

1. Check the dashboard regularly: Review the Activity chart to spot trends in failures or performance degradation

2. Investigate failures immediately: When you see red bars in the chart or failed executions, click through to view logs and identify the root cause

3. Use descriptive log messages: Include context in your log statements to make debugging easier:

   // TypeScript
   runtime.log(`Successfully fetched offchain value: ${offchainValue}`)
   runtime.log(`Final calculated result: ${finalResult}`)
   

   // Go
   logger.Info("Successfully fetched offchain value", "result", offchainValue)
   logger.Info("Final calculated result", "result", finalResult)
   

4. Monitor execution frequency: If a cron-triggered workflow shows fewer executions than expected, verify your cron schedule and workflow status

5. Track credit usage: Monitor the Total Workflow Spend to understand your workflow's cost over time

Common debugging scenarios

Workflow not executing

Symptoms: No recent executions in the dashboard

Possible causes:

• Workflow is paused (check the Status field)
• Trigger is not firing (e.g., invalid cron schedule, no matching onchain events)
• Workflow was recently deployed and hasn't been triggered yet

Resolution:

• Verify the workflow Status is PENDING (active)
• Check your trigger configuration in the code
• Use Workflow Simulation to test locally

Execution failures

Symptoms: Red bars in Activity chart, failed executions in table

Possible causes:

• API request failures (HTTP errors, timeouts)
• Onchain reverts (contract calls failing)
• Invalid configuration or missing secrets
• Logic errors in workflow code

Resolution:

1. Click on the failed Execution ID
2. Check the Events tab to see which step failed
3. Review the Logs tab for error messages from your code
4. Fix the issue in your code and update the workflow

Related guides

• Deploying Workflows - Deploy your first workflow
• Activating & Pausing Workflows - Control workflow execution
• Updating Deployed Workflows - Fix issues and deploy updates
• Simulating Workflows - Test workflows locally before deploying