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title: Get started with your Postman Flows API journey
approved: 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
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With Postman Flows, you can build API-first apps that automate tasks, integrate systems, and showcase your APIs to anyone in the world. You can get started with a new flow and learn by doing, or start creating with an existing flow from the Flows Template Gallery.

![The Postman Flows screen](https://assets.postman.com/postman-docs/v11/flows-screen-v11.svg)

## Use the Postman Flows editor and canvas to build your Flows

You can use the visual, low-code editor to assemble building blocks on a drag-and-drop canvas and build nearly any workflow you can imagine.

To learn more, see [Build a "Hello world" flow](/docs/postman-flows/get-started/build-your-first-flow/).

## Use the Flows Template Gallery to explore ready-to-use flows

You can use the Postman Flows Template Gallery to browse ready-to-use flows. If you find something you want to build from, you can add it to your workspace and make it your own.

Check out the [Flows Template Gallery](https://www.postman.com/templates/flows/).

## Build your first flow and say "Hello, world"

Start your Postman Flows API journey by building a "Hello, world" flow. You'll create a flow with two blocks and learn how blocks and connections work—and prepare yourself to build more complex flows in the future.

To learn more, see [Build a "Hello, world" flow](/docs/postman-flows/get-started/build-your-first-flow/).

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