recover/recreate deleted workflow

[carlesgl81]

Hi,
I did some mess and deleted a workflow before destroy the resource first :) yeah, I know I know... there is a red flag there... i was under stress... whatever 👯‍♂️

So basically I want to recreate the workflow to destroy the VM correctly. I still got everything about the VM in the state file, so:

• Is it possible to recreate a workflow with the data from the state file?
• Is it better just delete the resource in Azure and remove everything related to it in the state file and run a refresh?
• Any other idea?

What would it be the best approach to clean the resource?

Thank you!

[carlesgl81]

Actually, I found out that recreating the workflow using the same workflow ID during the creation helped me to create a valid workflow to destroy the existing resources.

[hllvc]

Hi @carlesgl81,

Apologies for the late reply, and thank you for sharing the outcome. Yes, recreating the workflow using the same workflow ID is indeed a valid approach in this situation, as it allows you to cleanly destroy the existing resources still tracked in state.

Glad to hear you were able to resolve it successfully, and thanks again for documenting the solution here — it will be helpful for others who run into a similar scenario.