Update Workflows local dev methods now working

Author: pombosilva

src/content/changelog/workflows/2026-03-21-local-dev-instance-methods.mdx

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+title: Workflow instances now support pause(), resume(), restart(), and terminate() methods in local development
+description: The pause(), resume(), restart(), and terminate() instance methods are now available in local development via wrangler dev
+products:
+  - workflows
+  - workers
+date: 2026-03-21 12:00:00 UTC
+---
+
+Workflow instance methods `pause()`, `resume()`, `restart()`, and `terminate()` are now available in local development when using `wrangler dev`.
+
+You can now test the full Workflow instance lifecycle locally:
+
+```ts
+const instance = await env.MY_WORKFLOW.create({
+	id: "my-instance-id",
+});
+
+await instance.pause(); // pauses a running workflow instance
+await instance.resume(); // resumes a paused instance
+await instance.restart(); // restarts the instance from the beginning
+await instance.terminate(); // terminates the instance immediately
+```

src/content/docs/workflows/build/local-development.mdx

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ pcx_content_type: reference
 reviewed: 2024-11-27
 sidebar:
   order: 8
-
 ---
 
 Workflows support local development using [Wrangler](/workers/wrangler/install-and-update/), the command-line interface for Workers. Wrangler runs an emulated version of Workflows compared to the one that Cloudflare runs globally.
@@ -56,4 +55,4 @@ Refer to the [`wrangler dev` documentation](/workers/wrangler/commands/general/#
 
 Workflows are not supported as [remote bindings](/workers/development-testing/#remote-bindings) or when using `npx wrangler dev --remote`.
 
-Wrangler Workflows commands `npx wrangler workflow [cmd]` are not supported for local development, as they target production API. The methods to `pause()`, `resume()`, `terminate()`, and `restart()` are also not yet implemented in local development.
+Wrangler Workflows commands `npx wrangler workflow [cmd]` are not supported for local development, as they target production API.

src/content/docs/workflows/build/workers-api.mdx

@@ -449,10 +449,6 @@ Return the status of a running Workflow instance.
 
 - <code>status(): Promise&lt;InstanceStatus&gt;</code>
 
-:::caution
-The following methods are not yet supported in local development.
-:::
-
 ### pause
 
 Pause a running Workflow instance.

src/content/release-notes/workflows.yaml

@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ link: "/workflows/reference/changelog/"
 productName: Workflows
 productLink: "/workflows/"
 entries:
+  - publish_date: "2026-03-21"
+    title: "Workflow instances now support pause(), resume(), restart(), and terminate() methods in local development"
+    description: |-
+      Workflow instance methods `pause()`, `resume()`, `restart()`, and `terminate()` are now available in local development when using `wrangler dev`.
   - publish_date: "2025-09-12"
     title: "Test Workflows locally"
     description: |-
       Workflows can now be tested with new test APIs available in the "cloudflare:test" module.
-      
+
       More information available in the Vitest integration [docs](/workers/testing/vitest-integration/test-apis/#workflows).
   - publish_date: "2025-08-22"
     title: "Python Workflows is now open beta"
@@ -100,4 +104,4 @@ entries:
 
       A Workflow allows you to define multiple, independent steps that encapsulate errors, automatically retry, persist state, and can run for seconds, minutes, hours or even days. A Workflow can be useful for post-processing data from R2 buckets before querying it, automating a Workers AI RAG pipeline, or managing user signup flows and lifecycle emails.
 
-      You can learn more about Workflows in [our announcement blog](https://blog.cloudflare.com/building-workflows-durable-execution-on-workers/), or start building in our [get started guide](/workflows/get-started/guide/).
+      You can learn more about Workflows in [our announcement blog](https://blog.cloudflare.com/building-workflows-durable-execution-on-workers/), or start building in our [get started guide](/workflows/get-started/guide/).