Apps Overview

An app is anything a workflow shows to someone who does not have a FlowTrux account: a form that collects answers, a page that shows a workflow's latest result, or a custom app with its own logic. Every app lives at its own public address, is built in the same editor with the help of the same assistant, and is published, versioned and protected the same way.

Forms and Shared Pages are apps now. Every form became an app of kind Form and every shared page an app of kind Result page, with their names, fields, submissions and links kept. Old /f/<token> and /r/<token> links redirect to the app's new address while the app is published.

The three kinds

The kind decides which plan limit the app counts against, the icon and label in the list, the starter template, and which sections the editor's Settings tab shows. It does not limit what the app can do: a custom app can take submissions, and a result page can run a workflow. As the create dialog puts it: "Each kind is just a starting template: the assistant builds the rest, and you can change anything later."

Where apps live

Apps are workspace content, like workflows. In the sidebar tree, expand a workspace and open its Apps section, or go to /workspaces/<workspace>/apps. The list shows every app of the workspace with its kind, status and address, and can be filtered by All, Forms, Result pages and Custom apps.

From the list you can Open an app in the app editor, Copy address, Duplicate it (the copy is a new draft named "<name> (Copy)", without submissions), or Delete it. Deleting an app stops its address immediately and removes every version and file - and, for an app that takes submissions, its submissions and their uploaded files.

From the workflow editor, the Create app action in the tree and the page icon in the workflow header (Share result as page / Open shared page) lead to the same place: the header button opens the create dialog with the Result only template and the current workflow as its source, or opens the result page that already shows this workflow.

The address

A published app is served at:

https://<organization-address>.flowtrux.ai/<app-slug>

• The organization address is set in Settings > Organization > Address (Owners and Admins). Changing it breaks every app link you have already shared - there is no redirect from the old address.
• The app slug is generated from the app's name and is unique within your organization. The editor's Settings tab shows the full address.
• Anyone with the address can open a published app unless you protect it with a password - see Publishing & Access.

A draft has no public address: the address answers "not found" until you publish.

Lifecycle at a glance

1. Create the app from a starter template - see Creating Apps.
2. Build it: the App Assistant writes the app's files into the draft, and you can edit them yourself in the Files tab. The Preview tab shows the draft as visitors will see it.
3. Connect it to workflows - an App trigger for forms and dashboards, a source workflow for result pages. See Connecting Apps to Workflows.
4. Publish. Publishing snapshots the draft as a new version; later edits do not change what visitors see until you publish again. You can switch back to an earlier version at any time.
5. Watch submissions in the Submissions tab - see Forms & Submissions.

Who can do what

Permissions are set per workspace - see Members & Roles.

Plan limits

Each kind has its own limit on your plan, and the app assistant has a separate monthly allowance per kind:

Custom apps start on paid plans. See Plans & Limits for the current numbers. Uploaded files and submission attachments count toward your organization's storage.

Related

• Creating Apps
• Connecting Apps to Workflows
• Publishing & Access
• JavaScript API - for authors who edit the app's code