## Start a top-level technique run

`$ flora runs start-technique`

**post** `/runs/technique`

Starts a technique run through the normalized top-level run resource. Mutating public API requests support an optional Idempotency-Key header for client retries; duplicate keys within two hours return idempotency_duplicate.

### Parameters

- `--inputs: map[unknown]`

  Technique inputs

- `--technique-id: string`

  Technique identifier

- `--workspace-id: string`

  Workspace identifier

### Returns

- `RunStartTechniqueResponse: object { charged_cost, estimated_seconds, run_id, 6 more }`

  - `charged_cost: number`

  - `estimated_seconds: number`

  - `run_id: string`

    Run identifier

  - `type: "generation" or "technique" or "action"`

    Run type

    - `"generation"`

    - `"technique"`

    - `"action"`

  - `action: optional object { action_id }`

    - `action_id: "split-text" or "find-and-replace-text" or "concat-text" or 34 more`

      Action identifier

      - `"split-text"`

      - `"find-and-replace-text"`

      - `"concat-text"`

      - `"ken-burns-video"`

      - `"color-grade-image"`

      - `"change-image-ar"`

      - `"rotate-image"`

      - `"flip-image"`

      - `"color-filter-image"`

      - `"color-tint-image"`

      - `"filter-color-image"`

      - `"blur-image"`

      - `"duplicate-image"`

      - `"side-by-side-composite"`

      - `"add-shape-to-image"`

      - `"generate-shape-image"`

      - `"add-text-to-image"`

      - `"generate-text-image"`

      - `"qr-code-generator"`

      - `"stitch-videos"`

      - `"split-video"`

      - `"extract-video-frames"`

      - `"color-grade-video"`

      - `"video-to-frame-grid"`

      - `"boomerang-video"`

      - `"reverse-video"`

      - `"video-to-long-exposure"`

      - `"video-effect"`

      - `"color-filter-video"`

      - `"speed-up-video"`

      - `"slow-down-video"`

      - `"duplicate-video"`

      - `"greenscreen-video"`

      - `"resize-video"`

      - `"change-video-ar"`

      - `"split-audio-from-video"`

      - `"merge-audio-into-video"`

  - `model: optional object { model_id }`

    - `model_id: string`

      Model identifier

  - `poll_url: optional string`

  - `project_id: optional string`

    Project identifier

  - `technique: optional object { name, technique_id }`

    - `name: string`

      Technique name

    - `technique_id: string`

      Technique identifier

### Example

```cli
flora runs start-technique \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --inputs '{foo: bar}' \
  --technique-id tech_abcd1234 \
  --workspace-id ws_abc123
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "charged_cost": 0,
  "estimated_seconds": 0,
  "run_id": "run_abc123",
  "type": "generation",
  "action": {
    "action_id": "split-text"
  },
  "model": {
    "model_id": "t2i-flux-2-pro"
  },
  "poll_url": "https://example.com",
  "project_id": "prj_abc123",
  "technique": {
    "name": "name",
    "technique_id": "tech_abcd1234"
  }
}
```