# Concepts

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Triggers</strong></td><td>Events inside Bird and in connected integrations can be used to run flow.</td><td></td><td><a href="concepts/triggers">triggers</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Actions</strong></td><td>Once a flow is running, it can perform actions inside Bird or connected integrations.</td><td></td><td><a href="concepts/actions">actions</a></td></tr></tbody></table>