Flow Launch Quickstart Guide

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Before You Begin

This guide assumes you have already contacted our representative and enabled the Flows add-on. If you haven’t done so, please contact us to get started.

1. Connect a Payment Provider (One-Time Setup)

• Integrate Stripe or Paddle in App settings → Web → Payment providers.
• Refer to our Web Payments guide for detailed instructions and a comparison between these providers.

2. Set Up Email Domain (One-Time Setup)

To enable Apphud to send emails from your domain:

• Add your Email domain and the required DNS records as outlined in our Configure Email Domain guide.

3. Configure Attribution and Analytics (One-Time Setup)

Attribution allows you to track campaign performance and enable deferred deep linking:

• Create deep link in your Mobile Measurement Partner dashboard to attribute web subsribers to app users. Follow the Configure Flow Attribution guide for details.
• Configure product analytics for your Flow (match User IDs)

4. Create a New Flow

Before building your flow using the Builder Kit:

• Obtain an API key by following the Create New Flow guide.

5. Configure Web Products

Set up the essential components for your flow in the Products Hub:

• Web products
• Paywalls
• Placements

For step-by-step instructions, refer to our Configure Web Products guide.

6. Build the Flow

• Get Flows Builder Kit to design and build the flow.
• Refer to the documentation within the Framer project for guidance on creating your flow.

7. Configure the App

Enable your app to attribute installations from web users:

• Choose one of the following methods: Deferred Deeplinking or Restoring by Email. Refer to the Configure the App for Apphud Flow guide for details.

8. Test the Flow

Ensure everything works as expected before going live:

• Thoroughly test and debug your flow.
• Follow the steps in our Flow Testing & Troubleshooting guide.

9. Switch to Production

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Easy switch to Production

Follow this guide on how to set up sandbox and production environments on the same flow.

Once testing is complete:

• Change the Web SDK initialization parameter from debug: true to debug: false.
• Update placement's paywall with production products.

Your Flow is Now Live! 🎉

Congratulations! Your flow is now ready for production. Start leveraging the power of Web-to-web to drive user acquisition and engagement.