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title: Initiating flow policies
description: The /start endpoint initiates the flow (or flows) that are included in the flow policy specified by your DaVinci flow policy ID in the request URL. However, before you can initiate a flow policy, you must complete the following tasks:
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# Initiating flow policies

The `/start` endpoint initiates the flow (or flows) that are included in the flow policy specified by your DaVinci flow policy ID in the request URL. However, before you can initiate a flow policy, you must complete the following tasks:

1. Create a DaVinci application.

2. Create a flow.

3. Create a flow policy on the DaVinci application that specifies the flow you created in Step 2.

For more information, refer to [Creating an application](https://docs.pingidentity.com/davinci/applications/davinci_creating_an_application.html), [How to create a flow](https://docs.pingidentity.com/davinci/flows/davinci_how_to_create_a_flow.html), and [Configuring a flow policy](https://docs.pingidentity.com/davinci/applications/davinci_configuring_a_flow_policy.html).

The `/start` API initiates a flow policy associated with an application, depending on the policy ID passed in with the request.