How to Instantly Count Your Salesforce Records with Flow!

In this flow tutorial, we'll go over how to count records inside a flow. We happen to use a screen flow here, but this process will work with all flow types! All you need is a record collection and a number variable!
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[@tsenkoalexiev9701]

You don't need a loop for this. You can:
- create a variable of type number, for example "collection_size", default value 0;
- assignment element, using the variable "collection_size" on the left, operator "Equals Count" and the Get element name on the right;
- use the variable name on the screen;
Loop is not needed in this scenario and if you have a lot of records it will take time to go over each and every record :)

[@colbya9432]

I really like your channel and have been an admin for 6 years. You should know that you can get a sum now with the assign element and you dont need to loop through all the records anymore!

[@nickfrates]

That's so cool I didn't even realize! Thanks :D

[@kylebringhurst4563]

I just saw this comment. How would you go about doing that?? That's awesome

[@madooks404]

NumberVariable EQUALS COUNT CollectionVariable. Done!

[@kylebringhurst4563]

How would you go about taking a certain action when the count hits x number in a specific timeframe (ie 3 cases created on an account in the last 180 days)?

[@jamesbell608]

Using the Today () variable doesn't work on the new version of Flow.