How to Backup PWA Flows to a Podio App

Backing up your PWA (GlobiFlow) flows regularly is a smart way to prevent data loss and keep version history. In this guide, you'll learn how to automatically back up all your flows into a Podio app using a custom ProcFu script.

What You Need

• A Podio app created specifically for storing flow backups
• Your app’s ID
• A text field in your app for storing the flow ID (used for checking duplicates)
• Access to the ProcFu script editor and scheduler

ProcFu Functions Used

• pwa_flows_list() – Retrieves a list of all flows from your PWA/GlobiFlow account.
• pwa_flow_get(flow_id) – Gets detailed information for a specific flow by ID.
• podio_app_search(app_id, field_id, value, operator, limit, offset) – Searches your Podio app for existing items with a matching flow ID.
• podio_item_fields_update(item_id, fields_json) – Updates an existing Podio item with new data.
• podio_item_create(app_id, fields_json) – Creates a new item in your Podio app with the provided data.
• account_logger_log("message") – Writes a log message for debugging or tracking.

Step 1: Create a Podio App

Create a Podio app with the following fields:

• flow-id (Text)
• app-id (Text)
• flow-name (Text)
• description (Text)
• trigger-type (Text)
• version (Text)
• flow-data (Text / Category / Long text depending on preference)

Note the App ID and the field ID of the flow-id field — you’ll use them in the script.

Step 2: The Script

Here is the ProcFu script you’ll use to back up your flows:

$app_id = "29860573";
$flow_id_field_id = "266749145";

$flow_list = pwa_flows_list();
foreach ($flow_list as $flow) {
	$flow_id = $flow["pkFlows"];	
    $flow = pwa_flow_get($flow_id);
    $fields = [
        "flow-id" => json_encode($flow_id),
        "app-id" => json_encode($flow["flow"]["podioAppId"]),
        "flow-name" => json_encode($flow["flow"]["flowName"]),
        "description" => json_encode($flow["flow"]["description"]),
        "trigger-type" => json_encode($flow["flow"]["triggerType"]),
        "version" => json_encode($flow["flow"]["version"]),
        "flow-data" => json_encode($flow)
    ];
    $exists = podio_app_search($app_id,$flow_id_field_id,$flow_id,"E",1,1);
    if($exists[0]){
        podio_item_fields_update($exists[0]["item_id"],json_encode($fields),0,0);
    } else {
        podio_item_create($app_id,json_encode($fields),0,0);
    }           
}
account_logger_log("Flow Backup Complete");

Step 3: Automate with ProcFu Scheduler

To keep your backups up to date, schedule the script to run automatically:

1. Go to ProcFu Account
2. Navigate to Scheduled Tasks
3. Click Add Job
4. Set the following:

• Run on: Every Day
• Time: 00:00
• Name: PWA Flows Backup Scheduler
• Type: Run ProcScript Script
• Script Name: backup_flows (or whatever you named the script)

Click Save to activate the daily backup job.

You're Done!

Your flows will now be backed up daily into your Podio app - safely and automatically.