---
title: "Adding and deleting steps in a flow"
slug: "adding-and-deleting-steps"
description: "Learn how to add, delete, and insert steps in Userflow’s Flow Builder with quick and drag-and-drop methods for seamless flow management."
tags: ["Flow Builder", "Steps"]
updated: 2026-11-09T16:31:51Z
published: 2026-11-09T16:31:51Z
canonical: "help.userflow.com/adding-and-deleting-steps"
---

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# Adding and deleting steps in a flow

In the Flow builder you can add a step to the end of a flow, insert a step between two existing steps, or delete a step you no longer need. This page shows how to do each.

## How do I add a step to a flow?

1. Click **Add step** at the end of the flow. ![The Add step button at the end of a flow in the Flow builder](https://cdn.us.document360.io/9697557a-eb5d-476f-9b09-062b0f7bdcbd/Images/Documentation/image(293).png)
2. Choose the step type and fill in the step. To reuse a step you saved, pick it from **Templates** instead. See [Step templates](/userflow/docs/step-templates).

To put the new step between two existing steps instead of at the end, use one of the methods in the next section, "How do I insert a step between two existing steps?"

## How do I insert a step between two existing steps?

The Flow builder gives you two ways to add a step between two existing steps. Both end in the same place, so use whichever you prefer.

### Insert a step from the step's action

1. **Select the earlier step:** click the step that should come before your new step.
2. **Open its action:** click the step's current **Go to step** action button.
3. **Add the new step:** select **Add new step**. The new step appears right after the earlier step, and the earlier step now links to it.
4. **Reconnect the flow:** add a button to the new step and connect it to the step that used to come next.

### Insert a step by dragging it into place

1. **Create the step:** click **Add Step** in the far-right panel of the Flow builder. You may need to scroll sideways to find it.
2. **Place it:** drag the new step to where it belongs between your existing steps.
3. **Point the earlier step at it:** click the link port (the connection point) on the earlier step, then click your new step.
4. **Reconnect the flow:** add a button to the new step and link it to the step that used to come next.

If a step ends up with nothing leading to it, the builder marks it as disconnected. See [Disconnected steps](/userflow/docs/disconnected-steps).

## How do I delete a step?

1. Click the **gear** icon on the step you want to delete. ![The gear icon on a flow step, which opens the step settings and the Delete step option](https://cdn.us.document360.io/9697557a-eb5d-476f-9b09-062b0f7bdcbd/Images/Documentation/image(294).png)
2. Click **Delete step**.

After deleting a step, check that the step before it still leads somewhere, so users don't get stuck.

## Related articles

- [Flow builder basics](/userflow/docs/flow-builder-basics)
- [Step templates](/userflow/docs/step-templates)
- [Hidden steps](/userflow/docs/hidden-steps)
- [Disconnected steps](/userflow/docs/disconnected-steps)

## Related

- [Flow builder basics](/flow-builder-basics.md)