Running your automations on the desktop or in the cloud
There are four ways to run an automation: from the dashboard, the builder, scheduled, and triggered via a webhook from apps such as Zapier or Make.
When you are ready to run your automation, you will have the choice of using either a desktop or cloud platform.
# Run an automation from the dashboard
Click the "Run" button next to the axiom.ai's row on the dashboard.
# Run an automation from the builder
Click the "Run" button in the builder when creating or editing an automation.
After clicking the "Run" button, choose if you would like to "Run in cloud" or "Run w/ desktop app".
If an automation is running, the button will turn red and show a "Stop" button with an icon. Clicking it stops the bot.
Once your automation starts running, you will see a window open up and you can watch the bot complete your steps. When running via the cloud, you can see on the left sidebar which step your bot is currently on and how long each of the steps has taken so far to complete.
If the bot hits an error, it will show you a message to help you debug what's wrong.
# Concurrency, running multiple automations at once
To learn about running multiple bots at once click concurrency.
# Run a bot via scheduling
To schedule bot runs, please see Scheduling Automations.
# Run your bot from Zapier, Make, or via a webhook
To trigger runs from webhooks, take a look at these links for Zapier and Make.
# View currently running bots
Currently running bots can be viewed by clicking the "play" icon in the sidebar. Any currently running bots will be shown, along with the last 3 completed runs.
You can watch bot runs in progress (if they are running in cloud) or stop a run from this overlay.