Merge branches in Workflows

Make your workflows shorter and easier to maintain by combining two or more branches into a single path. This is handy when you want to do different things based on a condition (Yes/No, A/B, etc.) and then continue with the same follow-up steps.

When to use it

• You need different actions for each outcome of a condition, but the next steps are identical for all outcomes.
• You want to avoid duplicating the same actions in multiple branches.
• You want updates to shared steps (e.g., notifications, task creation) to be made in one place.
  
   

Before: each branch repeats the same actions.

After: branches merge, and the shared actions exist once.

How to merge branches

1. Drag to connect
   
    
   • From the last action of the second branch, drag a new connection to the action where you want all branches to continue together.
   • While dragging, targets that can’t be connected will appear disabled.
     
      
2. Release to create the merge
   
    
   • The canvas may automatically re-arrange to keep the diagram readable.
   • Repeat for any other branch that should join the same path.
     
      

How to remove a merged connection

1. Hover over the connection line.
2. Click the remove (trash) icon.
3. The connector is deleted; your branches become separate again.
   
    

Rules & limits

• No merging into a trigger. You can only merge into actions that come after the trigger.
• No loops. If a connection would create a circular path, it isn’t allowed.
• Magic Variables in merged steps: In the steps after a merge, you can’t use Magic Variables that exist only inside one branch. We don’t know which branch will run, so those values may not exist. Use variables available before the branch or retrieve the needed data again.