how to trigger a flow from flow designer using ui action script

[Alon Grod]

Hi,

How can trigger a flow (from flow designer) ui UI Action Script ?

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/how-to-trigger-a-flow-from-a-ui-action/m-p/2162...

https://servicenow-events-or-lab-guidebo.gitbook.io/knowledge-2026/knowledge-2026/ccl7230-k26/exerci...

https://www.servicenow.com/community/service-management-forum/i-want-to-execute-the-flow-of-the-flow...

var flowInputs = {};
flowInputs['current'] = current;
flowInputs['table_name'] = current.getTableName();

var result = sn_fd.Flow.startAsync('flow name', flowInputs);

[Tanushree Maiti]

Hi @Alon Grod 

Refer: https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/learn/learning-plans/australia/servicenow_application_deve...

https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/reference/api/zurich/server/ScriptableFlowAPI

https://www.servicenow.com/community/servicenow-ai-platform-forum/flow-triggered-from-another-flows-...

  var inputs = {};
        inputs['table_name'] = '<your_Table_Name>';
        inputs['current'] = current; // GlideRecord of table: incident
       sn_fd.FlowAPI.startFlow('global.[internal name of flow]', inputs);
        // Execute Synchronously: Run in foreground.
        sn_fd.FlowAPI.executeFlow('global.[internal name of flow]', inputs);

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@Alon Grod 

the information you are looking for is easily available in docs or developer site

what did you try and where are you stuck?

Docs link below

FlowAPI - Scoped, Global 

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[yashkamde]

Hello @Alon Grod ,

To trigger a Flow using script, you must use a server-side script utilizing the built-in sn_fd.FlowAPI or sn_fd.Flow...

so rather than writing a script manually generate itself from your code :

Script will something like this :

(function() {
	
	try {
		var inputs = {
                   'current': current, 
                   'table_name': current.getTableName()
                };

		// Start Asynchronously: Uncomment to run in background.
		// sn_fd.FlowAPI.getRunner().flow('global.<flowname>').inBackground().withInputs(inputs).run();
				
		// Execute Synchronously: Run in foreground.
		sn_fd.FlowAPI.getRunner().flow('global.<flowname>').inForeground().withInputs(inputs).run();
		
	} catch (ex) {
		var message = ex.getMessage();
		gs.error(message);
	}
	
})();

Then Use that block of code in your UI Action Script..

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