Runs

It runs on its own. Every run on the record.

A workflow starts on a schedule, on an app event, from your code or from another workflow. Lodol runs each step, stops for a person when you ask, and traces every run.

Free plan, no credit card. Runs are counted per run, not per step.

  1. Start
  2. Gmail

    When a new email arrives in Gmail.

  3. Anthropic2.1s

    Read it and draft a reply.

  4. Gmail0.6s

    Save the draft for review.

A real template: Smart email draft generator.
What starts a run

It starts itself

Every workflow has one way in, and nobody has to be there for it. Pick one.

Welcome next week's new starters
  1. Start
  2. Schedule by Lodol

    Run weekly on Monday at 07:00.

  3. Google Sheets0.9s

    Find who starts this week.

  4. Gmail1.2s

    Email each of them a welcome.

  5. Slack0.5s

    Introduce them in the team channel.

When it needs a person

It stops and asks. Then it carries on.

Put a person wherever a decision matters, and let the workflow decide the rest in plain words.

Start
Gmail

When a new email arrives in Gmail.

New email from sarah@northwind.co

Anthropic

Read it and draft a reply.

Drafted a reply

Control Flow by Lodol

If the customer sounds angry

Yes above 70%, No below 30%, Not sure in between.

Not sure — 64% likely

Yes
Approvals

Ask before sending the reply.

Gmail

Send the reply.

No
Gmail

Send the reply.

Not sure
Slack

Post it in #support for a person.

Posted in #support

Conditions in plain words

Write an if/else the way you'd say it, and set how sure it must be. Anything less sure takes its own branch, not a guess.

This email reads 64% likely. Drag Yes below that, and the run stops to ask instead.

A person signs off

A Request approval step pauses the run until someone approves, rejects or answers in writing, even from outside your workspace. Then it carries on.

When something goes wrong

You hear first, and you can see why

A failed run emails you, its trace shows the step that stopped it, and once it's fixed it runs again.

  1. 9:02 AM

    A step fails

    Someone archived the Slack channel. The run stops at that step and says why.

  2. 9:02 AM

    You hear first

    A failed run emails you by default, with the error and a link to the run.

  3. 9:14 AM

    It's fixed

    Change the step yourself, or ask your AI to. Either way it's a new version.

  4. 9:15 AM

    It runs again

    The next run goes through, and both are on the record.

On every plan

How much each plan runs

Pay per run, not per step, with unlimited seats on every plan.

Runs by plan
CapabilityFreeBuilderProEnterprise
Workflow runsA run is one pass of a workflow, however many steps it takes, whether you start it or a schedule, a trigger, an app or the API does. On Builder and Pro you choose how many runs you need each month. Runs reset on the 1st of every month (UTC); if they run out, new runs pause until then unless you choose more or turn on extra runs.100 / month2,500–⁠50,000 / month10,000–⁠250,000 / monthCustom
Workflows running at onceHow many runs can be going at the same time. Any more wait their turn and start as soon as one finishes. Workflows that are on but waiting for their trigger don't count.31040Custom
Time-based and action-based triggersStart workflows on a schedule or when events occur in connected apps.
Approval stepsPause a run until a person approves it, or answers a question in writing, and carry on with their answer. Approvers get reminders, an unanswered request can pass to someone else, and you can stop people approving their own runs.
Step-by-step run historyEvery run is traced step by step, with timings, so you can see what each step did, when, and how long it took. Finished runs are kept this long, then deleted for good. On Builder and Pro you can choose a shorter time.30 days18 months18 monthsCustom
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Questions about runs

You get an email and a notice in Lodol. The run shows every step, with timings, and the one that stopped it. Your AI can read it and fix the workflow, and on paid plans any change can be rolled back.

Yes. A Request approval step pauses the run until someone approves, rejects or answers in writing, then carries on with their answer. They're emailed a link, even from outside your workspace.

Free keeps finished runs for 30 days, Builder and Pro for 18 months, and Enterprise as long as we agree. Builder and Pro can choose a shorter time.

One pass of a workflow, however many steps it takes. Free includes 100 runs a month; Builder starts at 2,500 runs for $18 a month, and you choose how many you need.

Ask your AI for your first automation.

Connect it in one step. Your AI builds the workflow, and Lodol runs it and tells you if anything breaks.

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