# Continuation key error with path filtering orb

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/continuation-key-error-with-path-filtering-orb/44130>\
**Category:** Build Environment\
**Created:** [May 20, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/continuation-key-error-with-path-filtering-orb/44130 "2022-05-20T17:12:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![wyardley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/wyardley/32/19231_2.png) [@wyardley](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/wyardley)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/continuation-key-error-with-path-filtering-orb/44130/1 "2022-05-20T17:12:07Z")

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I’m using the path-filtering orb, and getting an error with my current config on generating the workflows.  
It’s giving the error:

`CIRCLE_CONTINUATION_KEY is required. Make sure setup workflows are enabled.`

I verified that “Enable dynamic config using setup workflows” is enabled on the project in advanced settings already. I couldn’t find docs on any additional setup beyond that needed.

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**Author:** ![rit1010](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/rit1010/32/34738_2.png) [@rit1010](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/rit1010)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/continuation-key-error-with-path-filtering-orb/44130/2 "2022-05-20T23:16:07Z")

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> [@wyardley](#):
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> CIRCLE\_CONTINUATION\_KEY

If you have only enabled the setting in the project screen you are missing a step as a line has to be added to the config.yml,

> [@Intro to Dynamic Config via Setup Workflows](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/intro-to-dynamic-config-via-setup-workflows/39868):
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> Dynamic Config via Setup Workflows Introduction Dynamic Config Your pipelines are no longer limited to running workflows defined in the config file committed to your VCS repo. Through the use of Setup Workflows and a setup config you can dynamically generate a config file at run time to run workflows in a pipeline. To do this you start by creating a setup config. Enable Setup Workflows in Project Advanced Settings You can enable Setup Workflows on your project by going to your project advanc…

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**Author:** ![wyardley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/wyardley/32/19231_2.png) [@wyardley](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/wyardley)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/continuation-key-error-with-path-filtering-orb/44130/3 "2022-05-21T02:22:56Z")

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> If you have only enabled the setting in the project screen you are missing a step as a line has to be added to the config.yml,

Thanks, yeah, had just figured that out and was heading back over here to delete this or respond. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![golergka](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/golergka/32/32590_2.png) [@golergka](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/golergka)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/continuation-key-error-with-path-filtering-orb/44130/4 "2023-03-15T16:55:42Z")

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Thanks for not deleting this, it’s the first google result for this error and helped me figure it out