How to Show Toast Message in Flow
Summary
Salesforce’s Summer '26 release introduces a standard Show Toast Message action for Screen Flows, allowing you to easily display styled toast notifications directly within flows without custom actions. You can configure the toast’s style, dismissal method, title, and optional body text. Additionally, the toast message can include clickable links formatted with curly brackets, directing users to specific records in a new tab. This new feature helps Salesforce professionals provide clear user feedback and improve flow interactivity with minimal setup.
Takeaways
- Use the Show Toast Message action to add notifications in Screen Flows without custom components.
- Configure toast style, dismissal method, title, and optional body text for clear user feedback.
- Embed clickable links in toast messages using curly brackets {} to direct users to records.
- Links open in new tabs, improving flow UX by allowing navigation without losing progress.
- This feature is available starting with the Salesforce Summer '26 release.
Screen Flows are not only about collecting information from users. They are also about guiding users through a process and giving them clear feedback along the way. Sometimes, you may want to let users know that an action was completed or simply display a message. Until now, showing a toast message from a Flow usually required an unofficial or custom Flow action. However, in the Summer '26 release , Salesforce introduced a standard Show Toast Message action for Flow. Show Toast Message Action Starting with the Summer '26 release, you can use the Show Toast Message action to display a toast message in a Screen Flow. Here is how to configure the action. 1- Add the Show Toast Message action to your Screen Flow. 2- Configure the action by setting its input values. This action includes several inputs for displaying the message. Toast Message Style: Sets the style of the toast message, including its color and icon. Available options are Success, Information, Warning, and Error.