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Quickstart

Get your first automation running in under 5 minutes.

Step 1: Create Your Account​

  1. Go to app.onflowstack.com/auth/register
  2. Enter your email and create a password
  3. Verify your email address
  4. You'll land on your dashboard

Step 2: Create a New Automation​

  1. Click Automations in the left sidebar
  2. Click the + New Automation button
  3. Choose your engine:
    • Flow Builder — Best for straightforward automations with a clean interface
    • Workflow Builder — Best for complex, multi-branch automations

Step 3: Add a Trigger​

Every automation starts with a trigger — the event that kicks off your workflow.

Common triggers:

  • Schedule — Run on a cron schedule (every minute, hour, day, etc.)
  • Webhook — Run when an HTTP request hits your webhook URL
  • App Event — Run when something happens in a connected app (new email, form submission, etc.)
  • Manual — Run on-demand from the dashboard

Step 4: Add Actions​

After your trigger, add one or more actions — the steps your automation performs.

Example: Send a Slack message when a form is submitted

  1. Set trigger to Webhook
  2. Add action: Slack → Send Message
  3. Configure the Slack connection (OAuth popup)
  4. Map the webhook data to your message template
  5. Click Test Flow to verify

Step 5: Activate​

Once you're happy with your automation:

  1. Click Publish (Flow Builder) or toggle the Active switch (Workflow Builder)
  2. Your automation is now live and will run automatically

What's Next?​