# Incidents An [incident](/getting-started/concepts.md#incident) is an error event that occurred in the workflow. For example, if an activity faults, an incident is recorded as part of the workflow execution. Errors occur when an unhandled exception is thrown when an activity executes. The workflow runtime catches the exception and creates an incident record. The incident record is stored in the `Incidents` collection of the `WorkflowExecutionContext`, which is ultimately persisted as a `WorkflowInstance` record in the database. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.elsaworkflows.io/operate/incidents.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.