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Human in the Loop (HITL) Operators

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Human in the Loop (HITL) Operators

Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) operators enable workflows where task execution can pause and wait for human input, approval, or intervention before continuing.

These operators are part of the apache-airflow-providers-standard package and are intended for modeling approval steps or manual decision points within automated pipelines.

Available HITL operators

The Standard provider includes Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) operators. For the complete and up-to-date list of available operators and their parameters, refer to the Python API documentation:

Python API reference <https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow-providers-standard/stable/_api/airflow/providers/standard/operators/hitl/index.html>_

Usage guide

For an end-to-end guide on using HITL operators, including examples and recommended patterns, see the HITL tutorial:

  • HITL tutorial <https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/stable/tutorial/hitl.html>_