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Using tables in flows

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The Tables piece gives flows full access to your data, both as steps and as triggers.

Reading

  • Find Records — search a table for the rows you want
  • Get Record — fetch one by ID

Writing

  • Create Record(s) — add one or many
  • Update Record — change an existing row

Removing

  • Delete Record(s) — remove one or many rows
  • Clear Table — empty it while keeping the fields

Managing

  • Create Table, Delete Table, Download Table

Starting a flow when data changes

Tables can also trigger a flow, which is usually the more interesting half:

TriggerFires when
New Record CreatedA row is added
Record UpdatedA row changes
Record DeletedA row is removed

That means you can react to data instead of polling for it. Something writes a lead into a table, and enrichment starts on its own.

<Tip> Splitting work across a table like this keeps each flow small. One flow collects, one reacts. Either can fail and be retried without redoing the other. </Tip>