# User who started the flow as variable?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/user-who-started-the-flow-as-variable/99776>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** flow\
**Created:** [January 2, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/user-who-started-the-flow-as-variable/99776 "2024-01-02T21:54:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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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:** [June 13, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/user-who-started-the-flow-as-variable/99776/21 "2026-06-13T15:29:25Z")

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> [@Peter\_Kawa](#):
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> I still don’t know how to use it, apparently we can

You can use that card to write the Device and capabilities as text or through a tag.

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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:** [June 13, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/user-who-started-the-flow-as-variable/99776/22 "2026-06-13T15:51:13Z")

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I know, but which tag would that be? If you have any example, Arie, that’ll be highly appreciated.

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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:** [June 13, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/user-who-started-the-flow-as-variable/99776/23 "2026-06-13T16:03:24Z")

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Well, for instance, a tag of a variable containing the name of the device.

Or perhaps run a HScript which returns a device name in a tag and use it in this card.

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