> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usertour.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Starting Content

> Learn how to trigger flows or checklists automatically or manually in your application

## Start Automatically

To start a flow or checklist automatically, enable auto-start conditions in the detail page's left panel.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/usertour/nZQdvfDf-k_2KP-w/images/surveys-10.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=nZQdvfDf-k_2KP-w&q=85&s=1e18a7ad9dfc3a32d12b0c0feedf11cc" alt="Auto-start" width="2664" height="1512" data-path="images/surveys-10.png" />

You can start and segment flows and checklists using these conditions:

* **User attribute** - Execute the trigger's action when a user possesses specific attributes, enabling personalized flow progression.
* **Current page is** - Execute the trigger's action when users navigate to a designated page, ensuring context-aware flow delivery.
* Flow/Checklist - Start the flow/checklist if another flow/checklist is completed/seen.
* **Element is present/clicked/disabled** - Execute the trigger's action based on UI element states. Particularly useful for handling asynchronous content loading scenarios.
* **Text input value is** - Execute the trigger's action when users enter specific values in designated input fields, enabling precise form-based flow control.
* **User fills in input** - Execute the trigger's action upon any user input in specified fields, facilitating real-time flow progression.
* **Current time** - Execute the trigger's action at designated times, allowing for time-sensitive content delivery within specific time periods.

<Note>
  - You can combine multiple conditions using AND/OR logic groups to create complex conditions
  - Checklists will stay on screen until manually dismissed
  - Flows start once per user by default, but you can change it to multiple times or unlimited starts
  - Use the Wait condition to add a delay before starting the flow
</Note>

## Start from Actions

You can start a flow or checklist by adding an action to another checklist, launcher, or flow. Here are examples for each type:

Checklist task action
![](https://r3.usertour.io/docs/how-to-guides/checklist-start-flow.png)
Flow button/trigger action
![](https://r3.usertour.io/docs/how-to-guides/flow-start-flow.png)
Launcher action
![](https://r3.usertour.io/docs/how-to-guides/launcher-start-flow.png)

## Start from a Link

You can start a flow or checklist by adding a link or button to your app.

To start a flow or checklist via URL, add the flow ID to your link like this:

```
https://www.usertour.io/flows/?usertour=your_flow_id
```

For example, if your flow ID is "cmaw8v1ch013s147h0uw8aha5", the URL would be:

```
https://www.usertour.io/flows/?usertour=cmaw8v1ch013s147h0uw8aha5
```

## Start from Code

You can start a flow by adding a button to your app or using the `usertour.start()`. For detailed implementation, check out our [Usertour.js Reference](/developers/usertourjs-reference/content/start).

## How to find the ID

To use `usertour.start()`, you'll need the content ID (flow ID or checklist ID). You can find this ID in the URL of the detail page: `/env/{envId}/{contentType}/{contentId}/detail`

For example, in this URL:

```
https://app.usertour.io/env/1/flows/cmaw8v1ch013s147h0uw8aha5/detail
```

The content ID is `cmaw8v1ch013s147h0uw8aha5`