# Run an action when app starts up

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/run-an-action-when-app-starts-up/19828>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [December 14, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/run-an-action-when-app-starts-up/19828 "2020-12-14T04:40:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![ThatGuyInArizona](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thatguyinarizona/32/12472_2.png) [@ThatGuyInArizona](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThatGuyInArizona)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/run-an-action-when-app-starts-up/19828/1 "2020-12-14T04:40:18Z")

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I would be useful to have an action run when app first starts on a users phone, similar to the startup items that windows has.

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**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/run-an-action-when-app-starts-up/19828/2 "2020-12-14T05:02:51Z")

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Super cool idea!

Would it run every time an app starts? Or just the first time? Or maybe the action can decide?

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**Author:** ![Rosewebstudio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rosewebstudio/32/12261_2.png) [@Rosewebstudio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rosewebstudio)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/run-an-action-when-app-starts-up/19828/3 "2020-12-14T06:14:04Z")

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@ThatGuyInArizona interesting, got me thinking now. 😉

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**Author:** ![PabloMFalero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pablomfalero/32/31166_2.png) [@PabloMFalero](https://community.glideapps.com/u/PabloMFalero)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/run-an-action-when-app-starts-up/19828/4 "2020-12-14T08:00:34Z")

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+1 on that. It’d be super cool

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**Author:** ![ThatGuyInArizona](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thatguyinarizona/32/12472_2.png) [@ThatGuyInArizona](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThatGuyInArizona)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/run-an-action-when-app-starts-up/19828/5 "2020-12-14T15:32:11Z")

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David- i could see it useful to select to run first time only, or each time the app is opened.

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**Author:** ![Rosewebstudio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rosewebstudio/32/12261_2.png) [@Rosewebstudio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rosewebstudio)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/run-an-action-when-app-starts-up/19828/6 "2020-12-14T16:29:32Z")

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@ThatGuyInArizona if it was ever released I would definitely want to control of when it was triggered 👍 agree with you…

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/run-an-action-when-app-starts-up/19828/7 "2020-12-14T17:23:41Z")

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Agreed—and/or action upon log in—this is combination with set column (timestamp of last login) or send email (welcome email) would be nice.