# Trigger on a flow started

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-on-a-flow-started/101934>\
**Category:** Flows\
**Created:** [January 22, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-on-a-flow-started/101934 "2024-01-22T07:05:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mravensberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mravensberg/32/94205_2.png) [@mravensberg](https://community.homey.app/u/mravensberg)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-on-a-flow-started/101934/1 "2024-01-22T07:05:21Z")

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Hi,  
I want to be able to see if a flow was triggered. So when the if condition was met. Even if the flow fails on any of the AND arguments. Is there any way of doing that in a generic way? So not built push messages in every flow?

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**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:** [January 22, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-on-a-flow-started/101934/2 "2024-01-22T07:13:52Z")

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You could use the Simple (Sys) Log app, it has a script in the topic to append logcards to any/all flows.

> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Simple (Sys) LOG - Use this app for Simple (Sys) Logging](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/6):
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> Script to automaticly include Simple Logging cards into your flows Use this script to automaticly add logging cards to your (advanced and normal) flows: It adds logging to each flowcard’s error catch in advanced flows. Also it adds cards to the triggers (WHEN), conditions (AND) and actions (THEN). It will generate one Automater flowcard in each flow. This card can be used to configure each flow on it’s own: Update: When you set this to No, the Autmoater card itself will not be changed when …

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-on-a-flow-started/101934/3 "2024-01-22T07:15:21Z")

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> [@mravensberg](#):
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> So not built push messages in every flow?

Afaik, NO!  
You need a card for a timeline notification / push message (any service) or (simple) Log

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**Author:** ![Rrrr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rrrr/32/629_2.png) [@Rrrr](https://community.homey.app/u/Rrrr)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/trigger-on-a-flow-started/101934/4 "2024-01-22T07:22:54Z")

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Use a log card with severity. It allows you to push or not push messages when they are received in the log.

The app also allows you to trace/filter all past logs and even export to a nice excel.

Personally I send all logs to Telegram and push only critical ones to my phone or to people’s WhatsApp.

Telegram helps me to easily go back in history on multiple platforms (phone, laptop).

PS I’m filling app/group with the name of the flow

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