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  1. Flows
  • What is Altan?
  • Support Options
  • Projects
    • Create Your First Project
    • App Navigation & Settings
    • Building Tips
    • The Art of Prompting
    • Publishing Your App
    • Rollback and Checkpoints
    • Instantly Resolve Errors
  • Databases
    • Introduction
    • Security
    • Technical Overview
  • AI Agents
    • What is an AI Agent?
    • Create your first AI Agent
    • Tools
    • Interacting with Your AI Agent
    • Technical Overview
    • Altan Frontend SDK
      • Altan Frontend SDK
  • Flows
    • Create your first Flow
    • Automation basics
    • Adding modules
    • Types of modules
    • Passing data
    • Filters
    • Debugging
    • Retrigger events
    • Version History
    • Overwrite connection
    • Task credits
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    • Create your integration
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  • API Reference
    • account
      • Create Account
      • Get Account Gq
      • Get Account Public
      • Get Account Usage
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      • Upsert Flow
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      • Get Selected Template Version
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      • Get Template Version
      • Invite User
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    • project
      • Get Altaner
      • Create Project V2
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      • Duplicate Altaner
      • Create Idea
    • interface
      • Start Dev Server
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      • Get Public Interface
      • Get Interface By Name
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      • Get Interface Screenshot
      • Update Interface With Ai
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      • Vercel Webhook
      • Get Deployment Status
      • Add Collaborator
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      • Fix Deployment With Ai
      • Add Domain
      • Get Domains
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    • flows
      • modules
        • Fetch Module
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        • Rename Module
        • Update Position In Canvas
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        • Get Available Variables For Mappings
      • hooks
        • Get Webhook
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      • executions
        • Get File Signed Url
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      • Get Latest Execution
      • Fetch Flow Schema
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      • Get Flow Hook
      • Fetch Flow Executions
      • Fetch Flow Executions
      • Upsert Flow Module
      • Add Flow Module
      • Create Flow Duplicate
      • Clone Flow Modules
      • Paste Flow Modules
      • Delete Modules
      • Update Edge
    • media
      • Get Media Url
      • Delete Media
      • Get Multiple Media
      • Get 3D Media
      • Delete Model
      • Create 3D Model
    • agents
      • tools
        • Patch Tool
        • Patch Tool
      • authorizaiton requests
        • Create Authorization Request
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        • Get Authorization Request
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      • Get Altan Agents
      • List Voices
      • Get Agent
      • Update Agent
      • Delete Agent
      • Get Agent
      • Create And Add Tool To Agent
      • Remove Tool And Space
      • Get User Agent Dm Room
      • Get Agent Gate
      • Get Agent Member Usage
  1. Flows

Automation basics

Automation simplifies tasks by following a basic rule: WHEN and DO—"When this happens, do that." In Altan, automation is powered by workflows, which connect triggers (the "when") with actions (the "do") to streamline your processes.

What is a workflow?#

A workflow or flow in Altan consists of two essential parts: triggers and actions.

🚦 Trigger#

The trigger is the starting point of a flow, determining when it runs. Altan offers various trigger types, such as:
Schedule Trigger: Runs at specific times or intervals.
Instant Trigger: Starts when data is sent to a specific endpoint.
Internal Trigger: Activates manually or when another worklfow invokes it.

⚡ Action#

The action is what happens after the trigger, defining the flow’s result. Actions can include:
Running custom code
Communicating with other services
Sending notifications
Creating, updating or deleting records in a database
With Altan workflows, you can automate virtually any repetitive process, freeing up your time for more impactful work.
Modified at 9 days ago
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