# How to use data triggers **URL:** \ **Category:** Automation flows\ **Tags:** designer, automation-flows, data-triggers\ **Created:** [December 31, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.triggre.com/t/how-to-use-data-triggers/761 "2019-12-31T23:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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**Data triggers** are a very powerful concept. If you want a flow to start when something happens to your data, use a **Data trigger**. There are three different types of **Data triggers** : **Add, Update and Delete triggers**. They start processes when data is added, updated or deleted respectively. It is important to note that it doesn’t matter what causes the data change. Whether it is a **User flow** or **Automation flow** , or even an Excel import, the flow will be started. To add a **Data trigger** to an **Automation flow** , do the following: 1. Create a new **Automation flow**. 2. Add a **Trigger** by clicking the **Add button**. 3. Select **Data trigger** and the type of **Data trigger**. 4. Choose the **Data item** you want to trigger, e.g. _Project_. 5. If you chose **Add** or **Update** , choose which **Properties** trigger the flow. 6. If you have multiple **Automation flows** with the same data trigger, choose the order in which they should be performed. Your **Automation flow** will now start whenever a **Data item** is changed. It will be started separately for each **Data item**. Please take into account that this means that large imports for example, may take a while to fully be processed. > Tip: Since **Automation flows** are executed on the background, they will not cause the user having to wait for them to finish.