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Flows are the heart of Autosana. A flow is a test written in natural language that describes what you want your agent to do in your app or website.

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What is a Flow?

A flow is a set of instructions that the agent follows to interact with your app or website. Instead of writing code or recording clicks, you simply describe what you want to test in natural language. Example Flow: 
Open the app
Tap the "Sign Up" button
Enter "john@example.com" in the email field
Enter "SecurePass123" in the password field
Tap "Create Account"
Verify that the welcome screen appears
The agent interprets these instructions, finds the relevant UI elements, executes a series of actions, verifying results at each step.

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Creating a Flow

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Method 1: Quick Create

  1. Navigate to the Flows page
  2. Click Create Flow
  3. Enter a flow name (required)
  4. Write your instructions in natural language
  5. Click Create Flow

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Method 2: Create in Suite

Create a flow directly within a suite:
  1. Navigate to the Flows page
  2. Expand a suite
  3. Click Create Flow within the suite
  4. Follow the same steps as Quick Create
  5. The flow is automatically added to the suite

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Writing Effective Flow Instructions

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Best Practices

More Specific Instructions -> More Reliable Results: Instead of “login”, write “Enter ‘test@example.com’ in the email field and ‘password123’ in the password field, then tap the login button”
Include Verification: Include verification steps like “Verify that the smiley face image appears” or “Check that the error message is shown”

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Supported Agent Actions

Universal Actions (work on both mobile and web):
ActionExample Instruction
Enter Text”Enter ‘Joe Banana’ in the name field”
Clear”Clear the text from the email field”
Verify”Verify that ‘Welcome back!’ appears on screen”
Wait”Wait for the loading indicator to disappear”
Drag and Drop”Drag the yellow card to the ‘Drop here’ area”
Run Hook”Run ${hooks:Generate Test Order}. Then search for the returned order number”
Set Variable”Save the displayed order number as a variable called order_id”
Get Variable”Get the variable order_id and enter it in the confirmation field”
Mobile-Only Actions:
ActionExample Instruction
Tap”Tap the login button”
Swipe”Swipe right on the slider”
Pinch”Pinch to zoom in on the map until San Francisco takes up the entire screen”
Long Press”Long press on the ‘Share’ button”
Hide Keyboard”Hide the keyboard”
Open Deeplink”Open the deeplink ‘myapp://profile/123‘“
Change Location”Change location to longitude -122.4194, latitude 37.7749”
Toggle Airplane Mode”Turn airplane mode on” (Android only)
Run Appium Scriptrun_appium_script {"command": "mobile: enrollBiometric", "args": {"isEnabled": true}}
Web-Only Actions:
ActionExample Instruction
Click”Click the login button”
Scroll”Scroll down until the settings option appears”
Hover”Hover over the dropdown menu”
Right Click”Right-click on the image”
Double Click”Double-click to edit the text”
Navigate”Navigate to https://example.com/settings”
Refresh”Refresh the page”
Go Back”Go back to the previous page”
Go Forward”Go forward to the next page”
Hotkey”Press Control+c to copy the text”
Run JS”Run JS: document.querySelectorAll('script').length and verify at least 3 scripts are loaded”
Read Console Logs”Read the browser console logs and verify there are no errors”
Read Network Logs”Read the network logs and verify the POST to /api/login returned 200”
Read Cookies”Read the browser cookies and verify a session cookie exists”

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Running Flows

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Running a Single Flow

  1. Find your flow in the Flows table
  2. Click the Play button (▶️)
  3. Select your app
  4. Click Run Flow

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Running Multiple Flows

Select multiple flows using checkboxes:
  1. Check the boxes next to flows you want to run
  2. Click Run Selected in the floating action bar
  3. Select your app
  4. Click Run Flows
Shift-Click Selection: Hold Shift and click to select a range of flows quickly

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Managing Flows

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Editing a Flow

  1. Click the pencil icon (✏️) next to a flow or click on the flow row
  2. Modify the name or instructions
  3. Click Save Changes

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Viewing Version History

Flows maintain a complete version history:
  1. Click Edit on a flow
  2. Click the Version History tab
  3. View all previous versions with timestamps
  4. Click Revert to restore a previous version

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Duplicating a Flow

To create a copy of an existing flow:
  1. Click the three dots (⋯) next to a flow
  2. Select Duplicate
  3. A copy is created with “(Copy)” appended to the name
  4. Edit the duplicate as needed

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Deleting a Flow

  1. Click the three dots (⋯) next to a flow
  2. Select Delete
  3. Confirm deletion

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Organizing Flows with Suites

Suites help you organize related flows and run them together.

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Adding a Flow to Suites

Method 1: During Creation
  • When creating a flow, select which suites it should belong to
Method 2: After Creation
  1. Click the three dots (⋯) next to a flow
  2. Select Attach to Suite
  3. Check the suites you want to add the flow to
  4. Click Save
Method 3: From Suite View
  1. Expand a suite
  2. Click Add Existing Flows
  3. Select flows to add
  4. Click Add Flows

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Removing a Flow from a Suite

  1. Expand the suite containing the flow
  2. Click the three dots (⋯) next to the flow
  3. Select Remove from Suite
  4. Confirm removal

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Flow Status and Results

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Status Types

StatusMeaning
PendingFlow hasn’t been run yet
RunningFlow is currently executing
PassedFlow completed successfully
FailedFlow encountered an error

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Viewing Results

Click on any status badge to view detailed results:
  • Screenshots: Visual snapshots at each step
  • Action Log: Every action performed by the agent
  • Errors: Any issues encountered
  • Timeline: Duration of each step
  • Device Info: Device type and OS version used

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Advanced Features

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Attaching Files

Attach reference images to your flow instructions:
  1. Click the paperclip icon (📎) when creating/editing a flow
  2. Select files to attach
  3. Reference the files in your instructions: “Open the gallery and tap on ${file:smiley_face.jpg}”

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Using Hooks

Hooks are reusable scripts that run before or after your flow: Setup Hooks: Run before the flow (e.g., “Clear app data and restart”) Teardown Hooks: Run after the flow (e.g., “Logout and clear cache”)
  1. Click Edit on a flow
  2. Click Add Hook
  3. Select Setup or Teardown
  4. Write the hook instructions
  5. Save the flow
You can read more about hooks here.

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Run Caching

Experimental: This feature may change or be removed in future releases.
When enabled, flows that have previously passed will use cached action sequences for faster execution (5-8x speedup). How it works:
  • After a flow passes successfully, the action sequence is cached
  • Subsequent runs replay the cached actions with a smaller, faster model
  • If the replay fails (e.g., due to UI changes), the full agent takes over
When to enable: Stable flows, regression testing, CI/CD pipelines where speed is critical. When to disable: Testing new features, flows with dynamic content, when maximum accuracy is required. Enable it in Settings → Experimental Features.

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Troubleshooting

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Flow Fails Immediately

Possible Causes:
  • App build is missing or corrupted
  • Bundle ID mismatch
  • App crashes on launch
Solutions:
  • Check that your app has an active build
  • Verify the bundle ID is correct
  • Test the app build manually first

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Agent Can’t Find Elements

Possible Causes:
  • UI element description is ambiguous
  • Element isn’t visible on screen
  • Element loads after a delay
Solutions:
  • Be more specific in your instructions (“Tap the blue ‘Submit’ button in the bottom right”)
  • Add wait instructions (“Wait for the submit button to appear”)

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Next Steps