ToolJet/docs/versioned_docs/version-3.16.0-LTS/workflows/how-to/trigger-from-app.md
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trigger-workflow-from-app Trigger Workflows Within ToolJet
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This guide will show you how to set up a workflow and trigger it from a ToolJet application.

Create Workflow

To create a workflow follow the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the Workflows Section from the navigation bar on the dashboard.

<img style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} className="screenshot-full" src="/img/workflows/trigger-from-app/workflow-section.png" alt="Navigate to Workflow Section" />

  1. Click on Create new workflow, enter a unique name for your workflow, and click on +Create workflow to create the workflow.

<img style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} className="screenshot-full" src="/img/workflows/trigger-from-app/new-wf.png" alt="Create a new workflow" />

  1. Configure your workflow. You can refer to the workflow overview documentation to learn how you can configure a workflow.

<img style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} className="screenshot-full" src="/img/workflows/trigger-from-app/configure-wf.png" alt="Configure workflow" />

Configure Workflow Query

  1. Within your ToolJet application, create a new query and select Run Workflow. <img style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} className="screenshot-full" src="/img/workflows/trigger-from-app/run-wf.png" alt="Create a workflow query" />

  2. Select your workflow from the dropdown and configure the parameters (if required). <img style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} className="screenshot-full" src="/img/workflows/trigger-from-app/wf-query.png" alt="Configure the Query" />

  3. Now, you can trigger this workflow by clicking on the Run button or using events. <img style={{marginBottom:'15px'}} className="screenshot-full" src="/img/workflows/trigger-from-app/wf-eh.png" alt="Add event handler" />