What Are Flows?
A flow defines the step-by-step journey a user takes during a specific interaction with your application, signing in, creating an account, or resetting a password. ThunderID executes the assigned flow whenever a user initiates that action.
ThunderID supports four flow types:
| Type | Purpose | Assigned To |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | Controls how users sign in, including Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and social login | Application → Authentication Flow |
| Registration | Controls how new users create accounts and provide profile data | Application → Registration Flow (toggle must be enabled) |
| Recovery | Controls how users regain access to their account, such as resetting a forgotten password | Application → Recovery Flow (toggle must be enabled) |
| User Onboarding | Controls how admins create and onboard new users, directly or via an invite link | System-level |
Each flow is a named, versioned definition. One flow can be assigned to multiple applications. Every time you save a flow, ThunderID creates a new version. The version number appears in the Version column on the Flows list page; previous versions are preserved and can be restored via API. See Flow Versioning API Reference.
Next Steps
- Understand the fundamentals: Learn about executors, steps, flow builder, and conditions in Flow Concepts.
- Start building: Follow a step-by-step walkthrough in Build a Flow.
