From 26094bc8630b1d7b4f843037b5fd53a239590e25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: shamoon <4887959+shamoon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:14:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix: ignore nested action IDs on WF create (#14084)

---
 src/documents/serialisers.py              |  2 ++
 src/documents/tests/test_api_workflows.py | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/documents/serialisers.py b/src/documents/serialisers.py
index 744e658a0..791696f81 100644
--- a/src/documents/serialisers.py
+++ b/src/documents/serialisers.py
@@ -3604,6 +3604,8 @@ class WorkflowSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer[Workflow]):
 
         if "actions" in validated_data:
             actions = validated_data.pop("actions")
+            for action in actions:
+                action.pop("id", None)
 
         instance = super().create(validated_data)
 
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_workflows.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_workflows.py
index 78563de3f..7c1b9b6c5 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_workflows.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_workflows.py
@@ -194,6 +194,48 @@ class TestApiWorkflows(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
         self.assertEqual(Workflow.objects.count(), 2)
 
+    def test_api_create_workflow_ignores_nested_action_id(self) -> None:
+        """
+        GIVEN:
+            - An existing workflow action
+        WHEN:
+            - API request to create a workflow includes that action's ID
+        THEN:
+            - A new action is created without changing the existing action
+        """
+        original_title = self.action.assign_title
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.ENDPOINT,
+            json.dumps(
+                {
+                    "name": "Workflow 2",
+                    "order": 1,
+                    "triggers": [
+                        {
+                            "sources": [DocumentSource.ApiUpload],
+                            "type": WorkflowTrigger.WorkflowTriggerType.CONSUMPTION,
+                            "filter_filename": "*",
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    "actions": [
+                        {
+                            "id": self.action.id,
+                            "assign_title": "New Action Title",
+                        },
+                    ],
+                },
+            ),
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        self.action.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(self.action.assign_title, original_title)
+        new_action = Workflow.objects.get(name="Workflow 2").actions.get()
+        self.assertNotEqual(new_action.id, self.action.id)
+        self.assertEqual(new_action.assign_title, "New Action Title")
+
     def test_api_create_workflow_nested(self) -> None:
         """
         GIVEN: