A workflow token represents a workflow that is running or has run.

A workflow is an abstract description of a process that defines a generic sequence of steps and a generic set of required input parameters. When you run a workflow with a set of real input parameters, you receive an instance of this abstract workflow that behaves according to the specific input parameters you give it. This specific instance of a completed or a running workflow is called a workflow token.

Workflow token attributes are the specific parameters with which a workflow token runs. The workflow token attributes are an aggregation of the workflow's global attributes and the specific input and output parameters with which you run the workflow token.