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Use records created earlier in the same workflow

Last updated: March 25, 2026

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Use records created in a workflow, later in the same workflow. For example, in a company-based workflow, you create a new contact record. Within that same workflow, you can add actions to set the marketing contact status of that contact and use the properties from it when creating a task or a note for your team. 

  1. In your HubSpot account, navigate to Automation > Workflows.
  2. Click the name of an existing workflow, or create a new workflow.
  3. Add a Create record or a Create task action to create a new record in your workflow.
  4. In the workflow editor, click the + add icon. 
  5. In the left panel, select your action. Learn more about the different workflow actions available
  6. To take action on the newly created record, you can click the [object-type] dropdown menu and select The created object. This may not be available on all actions. 

  1. To use properties from the newly created record:
    • After selecting your action, in the left panel, click on the field that you'd like to use the data with.
    • In the Action data section, click Create record
    • In the The created object section, you can select properties from your newly created record. Learn more about adding data variables in workflows
  2. Continue setting up your workflow action.
  3. At the top, click Save

 

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