# ProcessesRuntime.asmx StartProcess **URL:** \ **Category:** Development\ **Created:** [January 7, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/processesruntime-asmx-startprocess/1786 "2021-01-07T05:01:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dcarruth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@dcarruth](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/dcarruth)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/processesruntime-asmx-startprocess/1786/1 "2021-01-07T05:01:02Z")
Hi, I have been calling the StartProcess method from an external application using the ProcessesRuntime.asmx api, which works great! However, now the context parameter is too long to pass in the URL, and triggers an error: Error: Server Error 404 - File or directory not found. The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable Is there a way to pass the context in the request body or another way to get around this limitation? Cheers David ---
**Author:** ![eddy.daouk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discuss.workflowgen.com/eddy.daouk/32/672_2.png) [@eddy.daouk](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/eddy.daouk)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/processesruntime-asmx-startprocess/1786/2 "2021-01-14T23:41:38Z")
Hi @dcarruth, Absolutely - The StartProcess does have a parameter that is expecting the context: > **[RuntimeService.StartProcess Method](https://docs.workflowgen.com/v7220/api/html/de53aee8-0842-d8df-70e4-e39466d5f435.htm)** > > Launch a new request of a WorkflowGen process You can build the context using the WorkflowGen.My library. You can see an example in this article, download one of the examples and see how the code is written to execute the call: > [@How to launch a new request with context parameters from an external application via the web service API using SOAP](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/how-to-launch-a-new-request-with-context-parameters-from-an-external-application-via-the-web-service-api-using-soap/327): > > This procedure lets you launch a new process from another application using HTTP parameters. It applies to WorkflowGen versions 5 and 6. Follow the instructions below for your version of WorkflowGen. Note: For security reasons, the impersonation feature is restricted to allowed users, as defined in the ProcessesRuntimeWebServiceAllowedUsers entry in the \wfgen\ws\web.config (version 5) or \wfgen\web.config (versions 6 and later) file. WorkflowGen versions 6 and later Via WS API: StartProcess M… Regards, Eddy. Regards, Eddy.