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# Automate microservice execution

> This guide explains how to create a flow capable of automatically running a microservice when certain conditions are met.

Flows let you automate maintenance, diagnostic, and remediation tasks without manual intervention, reducing response times and improving operational efficiency.

## Create the flow

1. Go to **Flows**.

2. Click **New**.

   If you want to modify an existing automation, select the corresponding flow from the table.

3. Complete the flow's basic information.

### Basic information

| Field              | Description                                                                                                                                      |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Name**           | Name that will identify the flow. The **Show languages** button lets you define it in Spanish, English, Portuguese, Catalan, and Basque.         |
| **Description**    | Brief description of the flow's purpose.                                                                                                         |
| **Type**           | Determines the flow's execution scope: **Session** (with user session permissions) or **Device** (with administrative privileges on the device). |
| **Reuse time**     | Minimum time that must elapse before the flow can be run again on the same device once its conditions are met.                                   |
| **Detection only** | Evaluates the configured conditions without running any action. Useful for validating an automation before enabling it.                          |

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/flexxible/6hRlH-V43-HfRsoM/images/features/create-flow.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=6hRlH-V43-HfRsoM&q=85&s=c5fe9aa0cdb557d91d80165a7ec15b42" alt="create-flow" width="700" height="528" data-path="images/features/create-flow.png" />

### Configure notifications

Optionally, you can display notifications to users before and after the flow runs.

The following fields support translations via the **Show languages** button:

* **Initial text.** Message shown when execution starts.
* **Success text.** Message shown when execution finishes successfully.
* **Error text.** Message shown when execution finishes with errors.

### Select the target

Define the devices on which the conditions will be evaluated and the actions will be executed.

The available options are:

* **All workspaces.** Applies the flow to all devices in the organization.
* **Workspaces.** Lets you select specific devices.
* **Workspace groups.** Lets you select one or more workspace groups.
* **Reporting groups.** Lets you select one or more reporting groups.

Once the configuration is complete, click **Save**.

## Configure the conditions

After saving the flow:

1. Go to the **Flow** tab.
2. Click **Edit**.
3. Click the **+** icon.
4. Select **Add condition**.

A window will open showing the available conditions.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/flexxible/6hRlH-V43-HfRsoM/images/features/edit-flow.gif?s=ae54c933af1ef64d637ebd92d6df32d5" alt="edit-flow" width="1001" height="521" data-path="images/features/edit-flow.gif" />

5. Select the condition you want to evaluate.
6. Configure its parameters.
7. Click **Save**.

<Note>
  You can combine several conditions to create more specific automations.
</Note>

## Add the microservice

Once the condition is created:

1. Click the **+** icon below the condition.
2. Select **Add action**.
3. Choose the microservice you want to run.
4. Configure the required parameters, if any.
5. Click **Save**.

## Enable the flow

1. Go to the flow's detail view.
2. Click **Enable flow**.

Once enabled, the flow will periodically evaluate the configured conditions and automatically run the microservice on the devices that meet the defined criteria.

## Related information

For more information, see the [Flows](../features/flows/flows) section.