Logic · Step
Wait for a reaction
Pause until someone reacts to a message, for up to 10 minutes, then carry on with which emoji and who.
wait.reaction
In a flow
“When a button is clicked, wait for a reaction.”
Send message: Are you sure? → React ✅ ❌ → Wait for a reaction → If Emoji is ✅ → ...
What it does
Pause until someone reacts to a message, for up to 10 minutes, then carry on with which emoji and who. It's a step: it runs when the white wire reaches it, then the flow carries on from its Then pin. It gives 3 values later steps can use. Find it under Logic in the palette.
When to use it
Ask for a quick yes or no with ✅ and ❌ and carry on with the answer, in the same flow, within 10 minutes.
When not to
For longer waits, or typed answers from one member, Ask is sturdier: it survives a restart.
Typical wiring
Sockets: settings you can wire
- Wait up to (seconds) Number
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How long to wait, at most 600.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in a number. e.g. 42
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, it uses 60.
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- Message Message
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The message to watch, like Sent message. Empty is the one that started the flow.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in a message. e.g. a link to the message
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, the step runs without it.
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- Emojis Text
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The emojis that count, with commas between, like ✅, ❌. Empty takes any.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in text. e.g. Hello there
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, the step runs without it.
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Values it gives
- Got one Yes / no
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True when it came in time; false when the time ran out. e.g. true
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Emoji Text
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The emoji they reacted with. e.g. ✅
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- From Member
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Who reacted or wrote. e.g. @Sam
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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