diff --git a/server/src/api/record.ts b/server/src/api/record.ts
index 20e38928..b8f1f2bc 100644
--- a/server/src/api/record.ts
+++ b/server/src/api/record.ts
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ async function createWorkflowAndStoreMetadata(id: string, userId: string) {
             interpreterSettings: { maxConcurrency: 1, maxRepeats: 1, debug: true },
             log: '',
             runId,
+            runByAPI: true,
             serializableOutput: {},
             binaryOutput: {},
         });