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Your First Workflow

Learn how to create your first automation workflow with Flowdrop. We'll walk through building a simple but powerful automation from start to finish.

Watch: Building Your First Workflow

What is a Workflow?

A workflow is a series of connected steps that automate a process. Think of it as a recipe for your computer - you define what should happen when certain conditions are met.

Example: "When I receive an email from a customer, automatically save their information to a spreadsheet and send them a confirmation."

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AI-Powered: Flowdrop workflows can include AI nodes that make smart decisions, analyze content, and generate responses automatically. This makes your automations much more intelligent than simple if-then rules.

Workflow Building Blocks

Triggers

Start your workflow when something happens

  • New email arrives
  • File uploaded
  • Scheduled time
  • Webhook received

Actions

What your workflow does

  • Send email
  • Update spreadsheet
  • Post to Discord
  • Generate report

AI Processing

Smart decision making and content generation

  • Analyze text
  • Generate responses
  • Classify data
  • Extract insights

Example Workflows to Try

Email to Spreadsheet Automation

Beginner5 minutes

Automatically save customer inquiries to a Google Sheet

Steps:

  1. 1Set up Gmail trigger for new emails
  2. 2Add Google Sheets node to save data
  3. 3Configure data mapping
  4. 4Test and activate workflow

Discord Message Processing

Beginner10 minutes

Process and respond to Discord messages automatically

Steps:

  1. 1Connect Discord integration
  2. 2Set up message trigger
  3. 3Add AI processing node
  4. 4Configure response logic

Data Analysis Workflow

Intermediate15 minutes

Analyze data from multiple sources and generate reports

Steps:

  1. 1Connect data sources
  2. 2Set up data processing nodes
  3. 3Add AI analysis capabilities
  4. 4Configure report generation

Using AI Chat to Build Workflows

AI Assistant

Flowdrop's AI assistant can help you build workflows by simply describing what you want to achieve. Just tell it what you need, and it will create the workflow for you.

Example AI Prompts:

  • • "When I get an email from a customer, save their info to a Google Sheet"
  • • "Every Monday, send a weekly report to my team"
  • • "When someone posts in Discord, analyze their message and respond appropriately"
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Pro Tip: The more specific you are in your description, the better the AI can understand and build exactly what you need. Include details about triggers, actions, and any special conditions.

Ready to Build?

You now understand the basics of workflows! Head to the Flowdrop app and try creating your first automation. Start simple and gradually build more complex workflows.

Start building your first workflow