Google Cloud's serverless workflow orchestration service for connecting and automating cloud services using HTTP-based state machines. Like a traffic controller directing requests between services in a defined sequence. It is GCP's equivalent of AWS Step Functions.
A payment processing pipeline uses Cloud Workflows to call a fraud-detection API, charge a card, update the database, and send a receipt — all in a reliable, ordered sequence.
These services orchestrate multi-step processes across APIs and cloud services. Google Cloud Workflows and AWS Step Functions are both managed workflow orchestrators with state-based execution. Azure Logic Apps is the closest Azure equivalent for low-code and API-driven workflow automation. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure does not offer a direct, widely recognized equivalent with the same positioning; OCI integrations are typically built using OCI Functions, API Gateway, Events, and Integration services instead.