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**To create a flow**
The following ``create-flow-template`` example creates a flow (workflow). The value of ``MyFlowDefinition`` is the GraphQL that models the flow. ::
aws iotthingsgraph create-flow-template \
--definition language=GRAPHQL,text="MyFlowDefinition"
Output::
{
"summary": {
"createdAt": 1559248067.545,
"id": "urn:tdm:us-west-2/123456789012/default:Workflow:MyFlow",
"revisionNumber": 1
}
}
For more information, see `Working with Flows <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/thingsgraph/latest/ug/iot-tg-workflows.html>`__ in the *AWS IoT Things Graph User Guide*.