Create flow

Enterprise

This endpoint is part of Countly Enterprise. To get access, contact sales or compare versions. Existing customers can reach the support portal with questions.

Endpoint

/i/flows/create

Overview

Creates a flow schema definition.

Authentication

Pass api_key or auth_token as a query parameter, or send countly-token as a header. See Authentication.

Permissions

Requires flows Create permission.

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
app_id	String	Yes	Target app ID.
name	String	Yes	Flow name.
type	String	No	events or views. Default: events.
start	JSON String (Object)	No	Start node object.
end	JSON String (Object)	No	End node object.
exclude	JSON String (Array)	No	Excluded path items.
user_segmentation	JSON String (Object)	No	User filter object.
period	String or JSON String (Array/Object)	No	Default 30days.
disabled	Boolean/String	No	Disabled flag.
api_key	String	Conditional	Required if auth_token is not provided.
auth_token	String	Conditional	Required if api_key is not provided.

Examples

/i/flows/create?
  app_id=64f5c0d8f4f7ac0012ab3456&
  name=Signup to Purchase&
  type=events&
  start={"event":"signup"}&
  end={"event":"purchase"}&
  exclude=[]&
  user_segmentation={"cc":"US"}&
  period=30days

Response

Success Response

{
  "result": "Success"
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
result	String	Success when flow schema is inserted.

Error Responses

• 400

{
  "result": "Missing request parameter:app_id"
}

• 400

{
  "result": "Missing request parameter:name"
}

• 400

{
  "result": "type must be one of: events, views"
}

• 400

{
  "result": "Bad request parameter: period"
}

• 400

{
  "result": "data base error. Please check logs."
}

Behavior

• Parses JSON inputs: start, end, exclude, user_segmentation, optional period payload.
• Defaults to start.event = [CLY]_session if both start/end events are missing.
• Removes vid unless event is [CLY]_view.
• Removes cid unless event is [CLY]_crash.
• Creates schema with _id = <app_id>_<ObjectId>, status = new, and creator metadata.

Related Endpoints

• Flows - Edit
• Flows - Calculate

Use Cases

1. Conversion path flow Tracks users from signup to purchase.

/i/flows/create?
  app_id=64f5c0d8f4f7ac0012ab3456&
  name=Signup to Purchase&
  type=events&
  start={"event":"signup"}&
  end={"event":"purchase"}&
  period=30days

2. Onboarding navigation flow Tracks screen progression for view-based onboarding.

/i/flows/create?
  app_id=64f5c0d8f4f7ac0012ab3456&
  name=Onboarding Views&
  type=views&
  start={"event":"[CLY]_view","vid":"welcome_screen"}&
  end={"event":"[CLY]_view","vid":"home_screen"}&
  period=7days

3. Crash-ending flow Tracks paths that end in a specific crash group.

/i/flows/create?
  app_id=64f5c0d8f4f7ac0012ab3456&
  name=Checkout to Crash&
  type=events&
  start={"event":"checkout_start"}&
  end={"event":"[CLY]_crash","cid":"67aef9ad7c2f4c0012ab33aa"}&
  period=30days

4. Region-specific flow Creates the same journey for a filtered audience.

/i/flows/create?
  app_id=64f5c0d8f4f7ac0012ab3456&
  name=US Signup to Purchase&
  type=events&
  start={"event":"signup"}&
  end={"event":"purchase"}&
  user_segmentation={"cc":"US"}&
  period=30days

Implementation details

Database Collections

Collection	Used for	Data touched by this endpoint
countly.flow_schemas	Endpoint data source	Stores endpoint-related records this endpoint reads or modifies.
countly.systemlogs	Audit trail	Contains system action records used by this endpoint for audit output or audit writes.