# Create a new care flow
URL: https://docs.awellhealth.com/docs/design-care-flows/create-a-new-care-flow

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.awellhealth.com/llms.txt).





A new care flow marks the start of a new care process with a purpose and a measurable goal. This page
covers creating the empty flow; the pages after it cover adding tracks and steps.

## Create it [#create-it]

1. Go to the **Care flow overview** page.
2. Click **Create care flow** on the right.
3. Enter a name.
4. Confirm with **Create care flow**.

<img alt="The Create a new care flow dialog, asking only for a name" src="__img0" />

Studio opens the **Build** page of the new flow, with a **Default track** ready. Add a step to the
canvas, or open the step library to reuse one.

A care flow can be renamed later under **Settings → General**, and renaming changes nothing else.

## The care flow ID never changes [#the-care-flow-id-never-changes]

Awell generates a **care flow ID** when the flow is created, and it stays fixed for the life of the
flow. It's visible in the URL:

```
https://studio.awellhealth.com/pathways/BU4s2ZvZMKCe
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^
```

That ID is how engineers, the API and the data warehouse all refer to this care flow. When two flows
have similar names, the ID identifies them unambiguously.

## Next steps [#next-steps]

**Next:** [Organize a care flow with tracks](/docs/design-care-flows/organize-your-care-flow-with-tracks).
Before adding steps, decide the phases they belong to.

For a flow close to an existing one, [duplicate it](/docs/design-care-flows/duplicate-a-care-flow)
rather than starting from scratch.