# Flows

Flows is the automation builder that works on a visual canvas: a trigger enrols the contact, and from there each one follows their own path through sends, waits and branches. This page covers what it is and its current status.

**Language:** en
**Audience:** platform
**TLDR:** Flows is an automation builder on a visual canvas, coming to Instasent: a trigger enrols the contact and each one then follows their own path through sends, waits and branches, with several possible endings. It is not available yet — Sequences is the automation tool you can use today.
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Flows is an automation builder that works on a **visual canvas**. A trigger enrols
a contact, and from there each contact follows their **own path** through the steps
you place: sends, waits and branches that route them depending on what they do,
with several possible endings. It's (coming soon).

## What you build with it

A flow is a graph you draw. Beyond the messages themselves, three kinds of step
give it its shape:

- **Branches** — conditions that route each contact down a different path.
- **Waits** — from a fixed pause to waiting for something to happen, always with a
  time limit and an alternative path if it doesn't.
- **Endings** — a contact can leave the flow at more than one point, and each ending
  can mean something different.

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## Available today

Flows is not available yet. The automation tool you can use today is
[Sequences](/platform/en/automations/sequences), and a sequence with a
**cancellation event** already covers the most common branch — stop this contact if
they convert. The [Automations overview](/platform/en/automations) explains what
each tool is for.

When Flows ships, this section grows into its own guides.

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