# Start an advanced flow from a virtual button?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/start-an-advanced-flow-from-a-virtual-button/156915>\
**Category:** Flows\
**Tags:** advancedflow\
**Created:** [July 5, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/start-an-advanced-flow-from-a-virtual-button/156915 "2026-07-05T20:46:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![J273](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/j273/32/131778_2.png) [@J273](https://community.homey.app/u/J273)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/start-an-advanced-flow-from-a-virtual-button/156915/1 "2026-07-05T20:46:35Z")

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As above, Is it possible to start an advanced flow from a virtual button press?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Paul\_H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/paul_h/32/120855_2.png) [@Paul\_H](https://community.homey.app/u/Paul_H)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/start-an-advanced-flow-from-a-virtual-button/156915/2 "2026-07-05T21:11:09Z")

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In your advanced flow, right click (or Add at the top left) and add ‘start’

This will create you a little play button that can be used to start this flow

Is that what you mean?

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**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/start-an-advanced-flow-from-a-virtual-button/156915/3 "2026-07-05T21:18:52Z")

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Yes, use the ‘Pressed’ WHEN/trigger card of the virtual button device:

 ![IMG_2745](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/c/fc50f8dd044ee8a8c6996f59f74e367571bbf1d7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![J273](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/j273/32/131778_2.png) [@J273](https://community.homey.app/u/J273)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/start-an-advanced-flow-from-a-virtual-button/156915/4 "2026-07-05T21:57:00Z")

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Thanks Both,

I completely missed the option of adding a start button to the start of the advanced flow and that allowing me trigger it.

The virtual button switch also works perfectly.