Add MiqTask#deliver and execute

app/controllers/api/request_tasks_controller.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 module Api
   class RequestTasksController < BaseController
     include Api::Mixins::ResourceCancel
+
+    # execute queues the work.
+    # this is typically called from within the workflow
+    def execute_resource(type, id, _data)
+      api_resource(type, id, "Executing") do |task|
+        raise BadRequestError, "Resource must be approved. state is #{task.state}" unless task.approved?
+        task.execute_queue
+      end
+    end
   end
 end

config/api.yml

@@ -3233,6 +3233,8 @@
       :post:
       - :name: cancel
         :identifier: miq_request_control
+      - :name: execute
+        :identifier: miq_request_control
     :subcollection_actions:
       :get:
       - :name: read