Running flows automatically
Once you’ve completed your Flow and set up live integrations, you’re ready to set your Flow on an automated schedule.
Building challenge
There is no building challenge for this lesson — continue onto the next page to officially wrap up the course and receive your course certificate.
Setting Up Triggers to Automate Your Parabola Flow
Now that we’ve built our end-to-end flow in Parabola, the final step is to set up a trigger so the flow runs automatically in the future.
Triggering a Flow in Parabola
There are three main ways to trigger a flow, all found in the top-right corner of the interface:
1. Recurring Schedule (Most Common)
- Set up the flow to run at a specific time (e.g., every weekday at 8 AM).
- Can be configured to run as frequently as every 10 minutes.
2. Email Trigger
- Covered in a bonus lesson below.
- Often used with an auto-forwarding rule, where receiving an email (with or without an attachment) automatically triggers the flow.
3. Webhook Trigger
- Used when an external system needs to trigger your Parabola flow.
- Common for real-time data processing based on external events.
Next Steps: Your First Automated Workflow
Now that you know how to build and automate Parabola workflows, you're ready to set up your first automated process!
Before you get started, don’t forget to add your LinkedIn certificate for this Parabola University course—details below.