How to Restore a Deleted Workflow in Sparkforge

By Sparkforge Support Team ·Last reviewed May 3, 2026

Open <strong>Workflows → Deleted</strong> and click Restore on the workflow you want back. Available within 30 days of deletion to Location and Agency Admins. The restored workflow returns in Draft at the root level.

Sparkforge keeps deleted workflows for 30 days so you can restore them if a delete was a mistake. Restored workflows return to Draft and lose any folder permissions they had before.

Restore a workflow

Go to Automation → Workflows.
Open the Deleted tab.
Find the workflow and click Restore.

To delete a workflow in the first place, you have to type the workflow name as confirmation — a guard against accidental deletes.

Permissions

Only Location Admins and Agency Admins can restore workflows. The restored workflow doesn’t inherit its previous folder permissions; it lands at the root level for the admin to re-file.

What carries over

Triggers and actions — same configuration as before deletion.
Enrollment history and execution logs for past contacts.
Permissions and folder placement — do not carry over.
Contacts mid-workflow at the time of delete — do not resume; they’re removed from the execution.
Contacts in wait steps at the time of delete — removed from that execution.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does Sparkforge keep deleted workflows?

30 days. After that the workflow is permanently removed from the Deleted tab and can’t be restored.

Can I delete a workflow I just restored?

Not for 48 hours. There’s a cooldown to prevent accidental re-deletion.

Can I restore a workflow I just deleted?

Wait about 30 minutes. Deletion runs in the background, and the workflow only becomes restorable once that process finishes.

Is the restored workflow live again right away?

No. It comes back as a Draft. You have to publish it before it starts enrolling contacts.

What about deleted workflows after a location transfer?

The transferred location only sees its own deleted workflows going forward. Pre-transfer deletions from the old location are not carried over.