# Nfc Tag's to start a flow

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** app, flow\
**Created:** [August 19, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/nfc-tags-to-start-a-flow/33777 "2020-08-19T17:02:25Z")\
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> [@Sjukbrorsan](#):
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> Couldn’t you just use the built in feature “NFC” to start flows from a NFC tag read? (like the one in the picture)

That will only work on older Homey’s, and it works by keeping an NFC tag against Homey. That might be useful in _some_ cases, but most of the time people want to use their phone to scan an NFC tag and then trigger a flow.

> [@](#):
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> In that case, how can I add the tag-ID’s and where do you usally find the ID of a certain tag?

The NFC trigger card provides a tag/token that contains the tag-ID so you can send yourself a push notification with the ID, or make a timeline notification. Then use the specific “Tag XXX is detected” trigger card to start a flow when the tag with that ID has been scanned.

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