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# Flow Screen Components vs. Flow Action Components

You can make your Aura component available in flow screens or as a flow action. When choosing between the flow interfaces, consider what purpose the component serves in the flow.

|For this use case...|Create a...|
|--------------------|-----------|
|Provide UI for the user to interact with|Flow screen component|
|Update the screen in real time|Flow screen component|
|Prevent the flow from continuing until the component is done|Flow action component|
|Make direct data queries to on-premise or private cloud data|Flow action component|

**See Also**  


-   [*Component Library*: lightning:availableForFlowScreens Interface](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/bundle/lightning:availableForFlowScreens/documentation)

-   [*Component Library*: lightning:availableForFlowActions Interface](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/bundle/lightning:availableForFlowActions/documentation)