# Flow A triggers flow B. Can flow B get the name of flow A? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [June 11, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-a-triggers-flow-b-can-flow-b-get-the-name-of-flow-a/82110 "2023-06-11T04:15:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Icepick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/icepick/32/56463_2.png) [@Icepick](https://community.homey.app/u/Icepick)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-a-triggers-flow-b-can-flow-b-get-the-name-of-flow-a/82110/1 "2023-06-11T04:15:27Z")
It’s pretty much what i wrote in the subject line… Flow A triggers flow B and can I use the name of flow A as a variable there? It can also be flow C triggering flow B so just using the ‘start flow with text’ is not what i am looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-a-triggers-flow-b-can-flow-b-get-the-name-of-flow-a/82110/2 "2023-06-11T06:45:13Z")
Nope, not possible at this moment. ---
**Author:** ![Torch1969](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/torch1969/32/33305_2.png) [@Torch1969](https://community.homey.app/u/Torch1969)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 6:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-a-triggers-flow-b-can-flow-b-get-the-name-of-flow-a/82110/3 "2023-06-11T06:55:19Z")
> [@Icepick](#): > > so just using the ‘start flow with text’ is not what i am looking for. Why not? If flow A parses “Flow A” as text and flow C parses “Flow C” as text. Then flow B knows which flow started it looking at this text variable? Or am I wrong here? ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 7:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-a-triggers-flow-b-can-flow-b-get-the-name-of-flow-a/82110/4 "2023-06-11T07:14:42Z")
> [@Torch1969](#): > > Why not? As topic starter disqualified that solution. > [@Icepick](#): > > just using the ‘start flow with text’ is not what i am looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Torch1969](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/torch1969/32/33305_2.png) [@Torch1969](https://community.homey.app/u/Torch1969)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-a-triggers-flow-b-can-flow-b-get-the-name-of-flow-a/82110/5 "2023-06-11T08:06:18Z")
> [@Dijker](#): > > As topic starter disqualified that solution. Yep , I read that, that’s why I am asking why that solution is disqaulified, because it does the job for the question in the topic title… 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-a-triggers-flow-b-can-flow-b-get-the-name-of-flow-a/82110/6 "2023-06-11T08:28:33Z")
Sorry, i misinterpreted as a question to me 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Icepick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/icepick/32/56463_2.png) [@Icepick](https://community.homey.app/u/Icepick)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-a-triggers-flow-b-can-flow-b-get-the-name-of-flow-a/82110/7 "2023-06-11T11:16:53Z")
Hi! thanks for your reply! The issue is that I am using the textfield already to pass on a variable… Of course I can work around this (and probably have to)… was just wondering if there was a way to pass the name of the original flow. I will submit it to Homey. ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-a-triggers-flow-b-can-flow-b-get-the-name-of-flow-a/82110/8 "2023-06-13T22:50:26Z")
You can do this with the app [Advanced Trigger](https://homey.app/a/nl.qluster-it.AdvancedTriggers/). With that you can start flows through tags/tokens or text. And you can use many arguments. ---
**Author:** ![Icepick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/icepick/32/56463_2.png) [@Icepick](https://community.homey.app/u/Icepick)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-a-triggers-flow-b-can-flow-b-get-the-name-of-flow-a/82110/9 "2023-06-14T02:54:45Z")
Very nice one… I didn’t know about advanced trigger! I also downloaded some of your other ones… they will give me a lot of more options to work with on the homey… thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 6:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-a-triggers-flow-b-can-flow-b-get-the-name-of-flow-a/82110/10 "2023-06-14T06:22:47Z")
> [@Icepick](#): > > thanks! You are welcome! Feel free to become a [![P](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/b/4b30b62dab10c0ca1907a21a614e832492fe4c2d.png) **Patreon** ](https://www.patreon.com/QlusterIT/membership) to support those apps 😉