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How to run a Flow

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To run a Flow, make sure you have set up at least:

1 – an HTTP Trigger with an API key, a scheduled or webhook Trigger

2 – A Method for your Flow to take action.

Flows can be executed by multiple Triggers, depending on the desired workflow. For example, you could use scheduled Triggers with different recurrence rules alongside a Webhook Trigger for immediate, event-driven runs of the Flow. If you choose to “Run Once“, the Flow will execute using only one Trigger and its sample data.
Screenshot of Wiresk Flow Builder, showing the settings to run a Flow. Numbered red arrows point to different location. 1 shows Trigger button, 2 shows Method button, 3 shows run button, 4 shows Run flow tab, 5 shows Run scheduler tab, 6 shows Run button

3 – Click on the button located at the bottom left of the Flow builder screen.

4 – Choose to run the Flow manually, you need to select the routing key (API key) from your HTTP Trigger

5 – Or run your predefined Scheduler from the Trigger settings.

6 – Click on “Run” button to activate the Flow.

If you Choose to run the Flow with a routing key, Wiresk will execute the Flow once, starting from the Trigger then the Methods.

  • One-time tasks: if you need tasks that only need to be performed once, like sending a specific notification or updating a database record.
  • Ad-hoc actions: For actions that need to be triggered on demand, without relying on scheduled events or data changes.
  • Testing and debugging: For testing and debugging Flows without relying on external events or conditions.

If you are using a Webhook Trigger, the Flow will initiate automatically when a webhook is received from your connected apps. This means that the Flow is automated without a scheduler and will run until you deactivate the Flow manually.

To ensure your Flow is working correctly, check the icons over each Trigger and Method. Green tick icons mean everything is set up properly. If you see a red icon, it means there’s an issue.

Screenshot of Wiresk Flow Builder. it shows how to run Flow with red arrow showing icons over the Trigger and Methods. Green icon means the Flow is set up correctly, red icon means there is an issue to fix.

Check the error by clicking on the red icon and fix the issue according to the message error.

Screenshot of Wiresk Flow Builder. It Shows a debug screen when click on the red icon over the Method with issue. Red arrows show where to click and check to fix the error.

Then re-run the Flow until all icons are green.

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For a complete tutorial on how to create a Flow, see “How to create a Flow in Wiresk”