Activepieces Flow Shows Success but Step Failed

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Workaround available Cloud, self-hosted Updated November 14, 2026Based on 3 user reportsHow we research

Quick answer

A run is marked Succeeded when a step has Continue on Fail enabled, because the error becomes the step output. Inspect run details and branch on the output.

Most likely fix: Check the run detail

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

  1. 1. Check the run detail

    1. Open the run
    2. Look for steps marked failed but continued
    Did this fix it?
  2. 2. Disable Continue on Fail where not needed

    1. Open the step settings
    2. Turn off Continue on Fail
    3. Enable auto retry for flaky steps
    Did this fix it?
  3. 3. Add a branch on the output

    1. Add a Router after the step
    2. Check for an error field
    3. Send a notification yourself
    Did this fix it?

Symptoms

Run status is green but data is missing or a step shows failed but continued.

Why it happens

  • Continue on Fail enabled
  • No alert because the run did not fail
  • Code-step errors treated as success

This guide also covers

  • activepieces flow successful but failed
  • activepieces continue on fail

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