GCP-WORKFLOWS

GCP serverless orchestrator for HTTP workflows.

Definition

Workflows uses CEL (Common Expression Language) for conditions, steps with assign/call/return/switch, automatic retries, timeouts. Native connectors: Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, BigQuery, Firestore, Pub/Sub. Companion Cloud Scheduler and Eventarc.

Origin

Launched by GCP in GA August 2021.

Example in context

A GCP Workflow triggers on Pub/Sub message, calls Cloud Function and writes to BigQuery.

Related terms

• AWS AppFlow — AWS competitor.