# Flow started

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/flow-started/68118>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [August 29, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-started/68118 "2022-08-29T19:40:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MrFloppy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mrfloppy/32/16088_2.png) [@MrFloppy](https://community.homey.app/u/MrFloppy)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-started/68118/1 "2022-08-29T19:40:42Z")

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Is it possible to make an entry in the timeline when the flow is started? I can do it by adding the action in every flow. But I would like to have a generic one for all flows.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-started/68118/2 "2022-08-29T20:31:57Z")

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No, and I recommend using a log app for that, while the timeline gets ‘rate limited’ when too many notifications in a certain time frame are sent.  
The [Papertrails](https://homey.app/en-gb/app/nu.dijker.papertrails/PaperTrails-Log/) app has a function to add log cards to every flow in one go, but I’m not sure if it still works.  
It doesn’t work with Advanced Flow

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