Tutorials
Build Your First Flow
Learn the flow builder with a simple event trigger and debug step.
Goal
Create a flow that starts on one named event and writes a helpful debug message.
First flow
A simple event trigger that logs a message when your event arrives.
Configured properties
Debug / Log
Utility
message
message
{{ $.email }} started signuplevel
level
info
Steps
- Create a new flow.
- Add an Event Trigger node.
- Set the event name to
signup_started. - Add a Debug / Log node.
- Use a message like
{{ $.email }} started signup. - Save and publish the flow to staging.
How to test it
Push a matching event from the page and confirm the flow runs in staging.
Why this tutorial matters
This small flow teaches the two most important ideas early:
- a trigger starts the run
- later nodes use the event data and page state available in
$
Next step
Continue to Track a click event.