A flow is a connected set of one or more elements on the Storyboard, that can run automatically. We define a autonomous flow as one that can run by itself without someone opening the story and clicking "Run".
In other words:
2 or more connected elements that can run autonomously
containing an IMAP, webhook, form
1 or more scheduled elements
scheduling enabled on at least one action
Elements include any of the 8 actions, a tool, or template you can pull onto the Storyboard to begin a workflow. This does not include annotations.
You can have one or more flows on a Storyboard, but will be charged for each autonomous flow. Flows located in your Personal team (formerly known as Drafts) cannot be scheduled and therefore cannot be run automatically. These flows will not be charged. See Tines pricing and packaging here for additional information on our pricing model.
This is an example of a single flow:
This is an example of 2 flows:
👉 For more detailed information on how flows work, reach out to your Tines account team.