Browser Startup

Run a workflow automatically each time you open your browser.

What it does

When the browser starts, the AWFlow extension opens its app tab (if it is not open yet) and runs every activated workflow that has a Browser Startup trigger. Only the branch after this trigger runs.

It fires on browser startup only. Installing or updating the extension does not run it, and neither does opening a new window while the browser is already running.

When to use it

• Open the tabs you need every morning with Tab Control.
• Check a status page or an API once per browser session and notify yourself.
• Reset values you keep in Data Store at the start of each session.

For a fixed time of day, use Schedule instead.

Inputs and settings

This node has no settings.

Outputs

• Output

Each output item has these fields:

Field	Type	What it holds
triggerType	Always "browserStartup"
triggeredAt	Text
reason	Text
startedAt	Any

Shape of an output item

{
  "triggerType": "browserStartup",
  "triggeredAt": "…",
  "reason": "…",
  "startedAt": null
}

reason is startup. triggeredAt and startedAt are the date and time of the run. When you test the trigger yourself in the designer, startedAt is empty.

Dependencies and credentials

None. This node needs no connection and has no slots for other nodes.

Example workflow

Open your work tabs when the browser starts:

1. Add Browser Startup.
2. Add Tab Control with Operation set to Open and URL https://mail.google.com/.
3. Add a second Tab Control with Operation Open, URL https://calendar.google.com/ and Open Focused turned off.
4. Activate the workflow, then restart the browser.

Common issues

• Nothing runs when the browser opens. The workflow must be activated. Also check that the browser really restarted: some browsers keep running in the background after you close the last window, so reopening a window is not a startup.
• It does not run right after installing the extension. That is expected. The trigger only fires on the next browser startup.
• It does not run in the web app. This node runs in the browser extension; install it and activate the workflow there.

Related nodes

• Schedule: run at set times instead.
• When Started: run the same steps by hand.
• Tab Control: open, focus or group tabs.