# Q: Is there an easy way to get custom input for a flow? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** flow\ **Created:** [March 18, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/q-is-there-an-easy-way-to-get-custom-input-for-a-flow/77958 "2023-03-18T08:06:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**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:** [March 18, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/q-is-there-an-easy-way-to-get-custom-input-for-a-flow/77958/7 "2023-03-18T12:28:38Z")
> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Telegram](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-telegram/66622/161): > > #### _How to send a question from a flow, and let the user enter a value, which is then used in the flow conditions / actions of that flow._ > > Conditions: > > - the flow should not respond to any message with coïncidental valid values > - the entered value should be within a defined value range > - the user should be informed when an invalid value has been entered > - when the value needs to be numbers only, the returned value needs to be converted from ‘text’ type to ‘numeric’ type > > ![Screenshot 2022-12-23 at 00-20-07 1.HomeyPro Peter](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/9/09d4ce04a531987ae14a000e4b45f2bfa84d6836.png) > > - Question, reply and flow responses > > > ![Screenshot from 2022-12-23 00-18-52](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/f/2fc61caecd69adf11c068261846457886dc9c340.png) **Note, you can also use questions with pre-defined answers** > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Telegram](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-telegram/66622/97): > > ![com.spkes.telegramNotifications-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/9/796889c4d6881a40fdb79d8498e675c948b25935.png) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/q-is-there-an-easy-way-to-get-custom-input-for-a-flow/77958)._