> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Collect - Gather Additional Information

> Collect additional information mid-flow when more data is needed

The Collect component gathers additional information from users during flow execution, when
more data is needed to continue processing.

## Difference from Intake

<Info>
  **Intake** is the trigger that starts a flow. **Collect** gathers additional information partway through an already-running flow.
</Info>

## Configuration

* **Fields group** — build the form with **Add group** and **Create manual field**
* **Add attachments field** — toggle; any uploaded documents get attached to this flow task
* **Assign to...** — who fills out the form. Choose an assignment strategy (e.g. **Round Robin**) and use **Add Users** to build the pool of people it assigns from
* **Notify assignee in...** — where the recipient gets the form link: **Email**, **Slack**, or **Teams**
* **Recipients / Subject / Message** — for the notification

<Tip>
  To make a Collect step conditional (only ask for more information in specific cases), put a [Condition](/features/flows/condition) step before it rather than looking for a setting on the Collect step itself.
</Tip>

## Related Components

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Intake" icon="inbox-in" href="/features/flows/intake">
    Initial data collection to start the flow
  </Card>

  <Card title="Agent" icon="robot" href="/features/flows/agent-step">
    AI analysis that may surface a need to collect more
  </Card>

  <Card title="Approval" icon="stamp" href="/features/flows/approval">
    Request approvals instead of information
  </Card>

  <Card title="Assign Strategy" icon="users" href="/features/flows/assign-strategy">
    How assignment pools like Round Robin work
  </Card>
</CardGroup>