# Create flow over API

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/create-flow-over-api/19199>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [October 13, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-flow-over-api/19199 "2019-10-13T06:36:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 7:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-flow-over-api/19199/2 "2019-10-13T07:39:54Z")

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It is absolutely possible to create flows but all flows must be valid with fe devices and a trigger. (In Homey fw 1.x it was not verified)  
But I guess your authorization is the issue.  
What did you use for authentication?  
Have you tried the web playground on the developers page?  
Maybe look into the community backup and restore i created.

> [@Community Backup & Restore for Homey v2 and Up! \[Alpha Version\]](https://community.homey.app/t/community-backup-restore-for-homey-v2-alpha-version/13727):
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> Hi guys, Just to be Clear: This is NOT about [Athom’s Homey Cloud Backup](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-cloud-backup-part-of-homey-subscription/24523) and/or [Homey + Subscription](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-subscription/24522) I created a Homey Community Backup & Restore Web App (HCB&RWA). This makes it possible to create and download a Zip file with the Alarms, Logic, Apps, Zones, Devices, Folders and Flows on your Homey. After that it is possible to Select a previous downloaded Zip backup and restore these objects on this or another Homey. Community Backup & Restore works best from a Desktop browser, pls do …

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