# Developer-first workflow automation  Automate complex, human-in-the-loop workflows

Don’t trust your important processes to spreadsheets, email, or one-off scripts. Automate them end-to-end with flexible code-based logic, and easy data and human interactions.

## Build customized workflows in minutes

Appsmith workflows bring together the flexibility of code-based logic with the simplicity of node-based data source connections — allowing developers to quickly automate triggered or scheduled processes.

Streamlined business logic

### Write workflows in code

Visual drag-and-drop automation builders are designed for non-technical users, and struggle to handle complex workflows. For developers, there’s a better solution: code. Appsmith workflows allow you to write workflow logic using the full flexibility of JavaScript.

Database, SaaS, email, and API integrations

### Seamlessly connect to any data source

Backend servers like AWS Lambda and Node support code-based business logic, but are difficult to connect to external services. Appsmith makes it easy with 24+ built-in integrations to databases and SaaS platforms, plus any REST or GraphQL API.

Approvals and maker-checker steps

### Put humans in the loop

Easily orchestrate approval flows, trigger notifications via email or Slack, and create resolution experiences that leverage Appsmith’s low-code UI development. Build rich dashboards that integrate all of the information approvers need to complete tasks.

## Professional workflow development       with enterprise-grade security and control

## Schedule execution

Easily setup scheduled or cron jobs. Run regular administrative tasks or reports without manually managing scripts.

## Secure access

Assign tasks approvals to specific users or groups, and enforce granular access controls across workflows and apps.

## Self-host

Run Appsmith Workflows in your own infrastructure for complete control, and secure access to sensitive internal data sources.

## What can you build with Appsmith workflows?

### [Simplify Data Deletion Requests for GDPR Compliance](/content/blog/automating-gdpr-data-deletion-requests-with-appsmith-workflows/index.html)

### [Automate Customer Feedback Analysis](/content/blog/automate-customer-feedback-analysis/index.html)

### [Streamline Procurement Approvals with Low-Code Workflow Automation](/content/blog/procurement-approvals-low-code-automation/index.html)

### Start building with workflow automation designed for developers

Try out workflows with a free trial of Appsmith Business.