# What is an automation line

Automation line is a user interface object that lives inside the automation editor and gives the main automation its functionality.

automation line is the instruction that tells the main automation what to do and when.

when running the automation, all the automation lines run one after the other from top to bottom, there are some interactions between the automation lines, for example some automation lines can contain other automation lines inside of them to preform different kinds of actions with multiple automation lines, Some automation lines can work without any interactions at all.

Every automation line has a Type, the different types give different functionalities and properties.\


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