# Return from a subflow

Source: https://neondeerdata.com/docs/platform/automations/steps/return-subflow/

Step · Subflows

Sends a status and output values back to the workflow that called this subflow.

[Subflow setup and worked example](https://neondeerdata.com/docs/platform/automations/subflows/)

## Inputs

| Label      | Key          | Type                        | Required | Notes                                                   |
| ---------- | ------------ | --------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| Subflow ID | `subflow_id` | Text                        | Yes      | Map Subflow ID from this run's Start a subflow trigger. |
| Status     | `status`     | Choice: Succeeded or Failed | No       | Defaults to Succeeded.                                  |
| Output 1   | `output_1`   | Text                        | No       |                                                         |
| Output 2   | `output_2`   | Text                        | No       |                                                         |
| Output 3   | `output_3`   | Text                        | No       |                                                         |
| Output 4   | `output_4`   | Text                        | No       |                                                         |
| Output 5   | `output_5`   | Text                        | No       |                                                         |

## Outputs

No output fields.

## How it behaves

- The result goes back to the waiting Call a subflow step, not to a separate recipient.
- The first return decides the result; later returns do not replace it.
- When the caller chose not to wait, no result is sent back to it.

## Errors

Fails when

- Use the Subflow ID from this run's trigger rather than an ID copied from an earlier run.
- If returning fails, check the connection and the runs of both workflows before retrying.

For errors that every step can return, see [Troubleshooting](https://neondeerdata.com/docs/platform/automations/troubleshooting/).

## Example

Send a selected owner back to the calling workflow.

**Example inputs**

| Input      | Value                    |
| ---------- | ------------------------ |
| Subflow ID | Map from Start a subflow |
| Status     | Succeeded                |
| Output 1   | owner@example.com        |

The owner email appears on the caller's Call a subflow step, not as a local output from this return step.