> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.spara.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.spara.com/agents/workflows/steps.md).

# Workflow Steps

**Steps** are the individual actions in a [Workflows](/agents/workflows.md). Each step executes in sequence: when one finishes, the next begins. Use **Wait** and **Time of Day** steps to control timing, and **Condition** steps to branch the logic.

<figure><img src="/files/2uJIiRtB82n39o7nUPDs" alt=""><figcaption><p>A workflow assembled from steps, with branching logic.</p></figcaption></figure>

| Step                                                       | What it does                                                                                   |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Send Email Step](/agents/workflows/steps/send-email.md)   | Sends a personalized email to the lead or their assigned rep.                                  |
| [Send Text Step](/agents/workflows/steps/send-text.md)     | Sends an SMS to the lead's phone number.                                                       |
| [Call Phone Step](/agents/workflows/steps/call-phone.md)   | Uses the Phone capability to call the lead's phone number.                                     |
| [Notify Step](/agents/workflows/steps/notify.md)           | Sends a Slack or Microsoft Teams notification to your team.                                    |
| [Wait Step](/agents/workflows/steps/wait.md)               | Pauses execution for a set duration (up to 30 days).                                           |
| [Time of Day Step](/agents/workflows/steps/time-of-day.md) | Holds leads until a specific clock time is reached.                                            |
| [Condition Step](/agents/workflows/steps/condition.md)     | Branches workflow logic based on lead data.                                                    |
| [API Step](/agents/workflows/steps/api.md)                 | Makes an HTTP request to an external system and can extract data.                              |
| [Research Step](/agents/workflows/steps/research.md)       | Researches a lead or company with an AI prompt (with web search) and extracts structured data. |

{% hint style="warning" %}
If a step cannot execute (e.g., a **Call Phone** step for a lead with no phone number), the workflow skips it and continues to the next step.
{% endhint %}


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