# Create an alias of a flow in Amazon Bedrock
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To invoke a flow, you must first create an alias that points to a version of the flow. To learn how to create an alias, choose the tab for your preferred method, and then follow the steps:

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#### [ Console ]

**To create an alias for your Amazon Bedrock Flows**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console with an IAM identity that has permissions to use the Amazon Bedrock console. Then, open the Amazon Bedrock console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/bedrock](https://console.aws.amazon.com/bedrock).

1. Select **Amazon Bedrock Flows** from the left navigation pane. Then, choose a flow in the **Flows** section.

1. In the **Aliases** section, choose **Create alias**.

1. Enter a unique name for the alias and provide an optional description.

1. Choose one of the following options:
   + To create a new version, choose **Create a new version and to associate it to this alias**.
   + To use an existing version, choose **Use an existing version to associate this alias**. From the dropdown menu, choose the version that you want to associate the alias to.

1. Select **Create alias**. A success banner appears at the top.

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#### [ API ]

To create an alias to point to a version of your flow, send a [CreateFlowAlias](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/APIReference/API_agent_CreateFlowAlias.html) request with an [Agents for Amazon Bedrock build-time endpoint](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/bedrock.html#bra-bt).

The following fields are required:


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| Field | Basic description | 
| --- | --- | 
| flowIdentifier | The ARN or ID of the flow for which to create an alias. | 
| name | A name for the alias. | 
| routingConfiguration | Specify the version to map the alias to in the flowVersion field. | 

The following fields are optional:


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| Field | Use-case | 
| --- | --- | 
| description | To provide a description for the alias. | 
| clientToken | To prevent reduplication of the request. | 

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Creation of an alias produces a resource with an identifier and an Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that you can specify when you invoke a flow from your application. To learn how to invoke a flow, see [Test a flow in Amazon Bedrock](flows-test.md).