Core concepts

Learn about Embed Workflow's core concepts.

Workflows

A workflow is a pre-defined template of actions. This template orchestrates your product's business logic.

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Executions

Pairing input data and a workflow template - you get an execution. An execution is an instance of a running workflow. One workflow may have many executions.

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Triggers

A trigger is an event that starts a workflow and comes with execution data.

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Schemas

A schema is a blueprint for the type of data that will be provided to the workflow, allowing for a better workflow design experience.

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Actions

Actions are the steps in a workflow. They are configured to represent your existing business processes. Client admins can set these up during the onboarding process to create actions like 'Update Lead', 'Notify Admins', etc.

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Users

As the client admin, you configure your account settings and default workflow templates. Your product's users can design and manage their own workflows.

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Placeholders

A placeholder is used to inject dynamic data into a workflow and is denoted by wrapping a field with either double curly braces like {{ your_placeholder }} for regular data or special percent-and-curly-brace syntax like {% secret_token %} for sensitive data.

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