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description: Resume a flow interview after an engagement event. Select a standard event, such as Email Link Click or SMS Response, or use a custom engagement signal.
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# Wait Until Event Element

Resume a flow interview after an engagement event. Select a standard event, such as Email Link Click or SMS Response, or use a custom engagement signal.

### 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;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">This feature is available in <strong>Enterprise</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with Marketing Cloud <strong>Growth</strong> or <strong>Advanced</strong> Edition.</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>All Editions</strong> supported by Data 360. See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_dc_editions.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Data 360 edition availability</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

![The Wait Until Event element added to a flow and selected, so that the Event Library appears in the panel on the right.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/platform_automation/images/flow/flow_ref_elements_wait_until_event1.png)

![The Wait Until Event element configuration panel open to the Email Link Click event.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/platform_automation/images/flow/flow_ref_elements_wait_until_event2.png)

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/images/icon_note.png)

Note To accurately track a messaging engagement event's outcome, such as Email Link Click, you must add the Wait Until Event element immediately after the element that the flow pauses until the event occurs.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/images/icon_note.png)

Note For events that involve link clicks, dynamic links and links with merge fields are unsupported. As an alternative, use the Any Link option to resume after any link is clicked.

## Set Input Values

 
| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Object** | The object to monitor for engagements |
| **Flow Action to Monitor** | The flow action to monitor for engagements |
| **Content Interaction** | The kind of engagement that resumes the flow |
| **Amount of Time** | The maximum amount of time to wait. If the duration is exceeded, the flow resumes and follows a timeout path. |

#### See Also

- [Wait for Conditions Element](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_wait_for_conditions.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Resume a flow interview after specific conditions are met. Each wait configuration that you define in a flow has optional wait conditions. At run time, these conditions determine whether the flow waits for the associated resume event.")
- [Wait for Amount of Time Element](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_wait_for_amount_of_time.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Resume a flow interview after a specific amount of time.")
- [Wait Until Date Element](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_wait_until_date.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Resume a flow at a specific date and time.")