---
title: Add an annotation to a flow history entry
description: Add a text description to a flow history entry. Summarize the purpose or contents of a particular flow history entry.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/add-annotation-to-flow-history-entry.html
release: australia
product: Workflow Studio
classification: workflow-studio
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Flow history, Build flows, Flows, subflows, and actions, Workflow Studio, Build workflows]
---

# Add an annotation to a flow history entry

Add a text description to a flow history entry. Summarize the purpose or contents of a particular flow history entry.

## Before you begin

Role required: flow\_designer or admin

## About this task

Annotations are only visible from the sidebar History view.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Process Automation** > **Workflow Studio**.

2.  On the homepage, select **Flows**.

3.  Open the flow whose flow history entries you want to annotate.

4.  Select **Edit flow**.

5.  From the sidebar view, select the **History** icon.

6.  From the list of flow history entries, select the entry that you want to annotate.

7.  From More actions menu, select **Add annotation**.

    \[Omitted image "flow-history-add-annotation-01.png"\] Alt text: Add annotation menu item

8.  In the text box, enter the text of the annotation.

    \[Omitted image "flow-history-add-annotation-02.png"\] Alt text: Sample annotation reading Send Email when Incident Closed or Resolved

9.  Press Enter to save the annotation.

    \[Omitted image "flow-history-add-annotation-03.png"\] Alt text: Flow history entry with annotation


## What to do next

You can change the annotation using the **Modify annotation** option.

**Parent Topic:**[Flow history](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/flow-history.md)