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title: Start a Flow from a Quick Action
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description: With this feature, users can run a screen flow with the click of a button on a Lightning record page. Create a quick action on an object and configure it to run an active screen flow. Then, add the quick action button to the Lightning record page layout.
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# Start a Flow from a Quick Action

With this feature, users can run a screen flow with the click of a button on a Lightning record page. Create a quick action on an object and configure it to run an active screen flow. Then, add the quick action button to the Lightning record page layout.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_supported_editions.htm&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">View supported editions.</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d147216e58">User Permissions
              Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d147216e58 ">To create quick actions:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d147216e58 ">Customize Application</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d147216e58 ">To create flows:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d147216e58 ">Manage Flows</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d147216e58 ">&nbsp;</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d147216e58 ">&nbsp;</td>

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For instructions on how to complete this task, see [Run a Flow from a Quick Action on a Record Page](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_distribute_internal_action.htm&type=5&language=en_US)