FlowRunner

FlowRunner for Webflow: Automate Anything, Without Writing a Line of Code

Supercharge your Webflow projects with FlowRunner, the visual automation engine from Backendless. With this powerful extension, you can build advanced, no-code workflows that interact directly with Webflow’s CMS, forms, and site publishing tools.

Whether you're building dynamic marketing sites, client portals, or full-blown apps on top of Webflow, FlowRunner gives you the control and flexibility to automate complex logic - triggered by anything you define.

🔧 Available Webflow Actions

FlowRunner’s Webflow integration includes a wide range of powerful actions. These can be combined with logic, conditions, external APIs, databases, notifications, and more—directly in the FlowRunner visual interface.

🧱 CMS (Collections & Items)

• Create Collection: Dynamically create new CMS Collections.
• Create Collection Field: Add custom fields to an existing Collection.
• Create Collection Item: Add content to a Collection programmatically.
• Update Collection Field: Modify existing fields in your CMS schema.
• Update Collection Item: Update item data in real time.
• Delete Collection: Remove an entire CMS Collection.
• Delete Collection Field: Remove fields from a Collection schema.
• Delete Collection Item: Remove specific items from any Collection.
• Get Collection Items: Retrieve CMS content for conditional logic or external use.
• Get Collection Schema Info: Pull schema details dynamically for deeper integrations.

📩 Form Submissions

• Get Form Submissions: Retrieve submissions for use in workflows, emails, or analytics.
• Delete Form Submission: Programmatically clean up form entries after processing.

🌐 Site Management

• Get Site Details: Access your site’s metadata, including site ID and name.
• Get Site Domains: Retrieve domain information tied to your Webflow site.
• Publish Site: Automatically publish your site as part of a FlowRunner workflow (e.g., after CMS updates or external triggers).

📊 Schema Customization

• Create Field Definition: Define new field types for CMS Collections to support dynamic data models.

⚙️ Use Case Examples

• Automate lead follow-ups: Capture Webflow form submissions and automatically send custom emails, log data in a database, or notify your team via Slack or SMS.
• Dynamic content workflows: Update CMS items when data changes in Airtable, Google Sheets, or your own backend.
• Client portals: Build gated user experiences that respond to CMS item changes or user inputs from Webflow forms.
• Custom site deployment flows: Chain external triggers (like Zapier webhooks or Backendless events) to update CMS content and auto-publish your site.
• Advanced form handling: Clean up or route submissions, segment leads, or kick off onboarding automations using logic-based branching.

🧠 Why FlowRunner?

FlowRunner is designed to empower creators, marketers, and developers alike. With its drag-and-drop logic builder, you can:

• Define triggers and actions visually.
• Integrate with 3rd-party APIs.
• Store and retrieve data from Backendless or external databases.
• Handle conditional logic, loops, parallel execution, and error handling—all without writing code.

And now with native Webflow integration, your creative workflow doesn’t stop at design—it extends into the entire customer experience.

🚀 Get Started

After installing the FlowRunner for Webflow extension:

1. Connect your Webflow account with OAuth.
2. Add Webflow actions to any FlowRunner automation.
3. Trigger your flows from Webflow forms, external events, Backendless timers, or user-defined logic.
4. Deploy powerful automations that evolve as your site grows.

🔒 Secure and Scalable

FlowRunner leverages Backendless infrastructure, giving you full control over:

• API credentials (securely stored).
• Execution limits and throttling.
• Conditional access and user-based logic.
• Audit trails and debugging tools.

Whether you're a solo creator or a full agency, your workflows are built to scale.

🌍 Beyond Webflow

Combine Webflow actions with other FlowRunner extensions like:

• OpenAI / GPT for content generation or summarization
• Twilio for SMS alerts
• Google Sheets for reporting
• Email actions for transactional messaging
• Backendless Database and Authentication for app logic

You can even publish your own custom FlowRunner extensions.

FlowRunner is more than just a Webflow integration - it’s a full automation layer for the modern enterprises.

If you can imagine it, you can build it. No code. No limits. Would you like a shorter version for the Webflow landing page or promo materials?