Blocks

Blocks are the steps of an automation between the trigger and the end. After the trigger fires, add blocks to query data, compute values, branch, loop, run code, or execute actions.

Click Add Condition, Record or Action below any block to open the block menu.

The block menu

The menu groups the blocks you can add:

Group	Blocks
Logic	If, Else If, Else, Loop
Data	Variable, Record
Operation	Action, Code

Else If and Else appear only right after an existing condition chain that doesn't already have an Else.

Type to search the menu, or use the keyboard — / opens it, ↑ ↓ navigate, ↵ adds, and each block has a letter shortcut: I L V R A C.

Conditions

Branch the flow with If / Else If / Else

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Records

Query data from your collections

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Variables

Declare values to reuse later

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Loop

Iterate over a list of items

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Code

Write custom TypeScript logic

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Actions

Send email, call a webhook, mutate records

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Data flow

Blocks run top to bottom. A block can reference data only from blocks above it:

• The trigger record (via its alias)
• Any Record blocks queried above it
• Any Variables defined above it
• Any webhook or on-demand responses captured above it

Nesting

Condition branches and loops are containers — each has its own Add Condition, Record or Action button, so blocks nest inside them and run only when that branch matches or that loop iterates.

note

Nesting is limited to one level deep. Inside a container, adding another If or Loop shows a warning that it would create the deepest allowed nesting. To go deeper, pre-filter data with a Record block or split the work into a separate automation.

Related

• Conditions — Branch with If / Else If / Else
• Records — Query your collections
• Variables — Reusable computed values
• Loop — Iterate over lists
• Code — Custom TypeScript
• Actions overview — Do the work