# Workflow based on contact creation

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-based-on-contact-creation/59326>\
**Category:** Lists, Lead Scoring & Workflows\
**Tags:** workaround, workflows, contacts\
**Created:** [June 19, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-based-on-contact-creation/59326 "2022-06-19T17:58:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Lauk](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/sebastian_lauk/32/61485_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Lauk](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Sebastian_Lauk)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-based-on-contact-creation/59326/1 "2022-06-19T17:58:32Z")

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I have already looked if I can find the solution here in the forum, unfortunately without success. Actually the usecase is trivial, I think.

I want a workflow to be triggered exactly when a contact is newly created. Specifically, it’s about the lead lifecycle stage and lead status classification.

I can find filters with “creation date” etc. but none in the direction of “contact was newly created”.

Is there a workaround or am I just blind and can’t find the function?

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-based-on-contact-creation/59326/2 "2022-06-20T04:27:25Z")

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Hi [@Sebastian\_Lauk](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/399745),

You can enroll contacts in your workflow based on “_Create date_ is known”. (When you enable the workflow, only enroll contacts who meet the criteria from that point on, otherwise all contacts will be enrolled.)

The _Create date_ becomes known upon creation. This corresponds to the ‘contact was newly created’ you’re looking for.

Hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Lauk](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/sebastian_lauk/32/61485_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Lauk](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Sebastian_Lauk)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-based-on-contact-creation/59326/3 "2022-06-20T04:29:47Z")

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Hi @karstenkoehler

sometimes the answer is so simple and yet you can’t figure it out yourself. Thank you!  
Sebastian

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**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Lauk](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/sebastian_lauk/32/61485_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Lauk](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Sebastian_Lauk)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 7:27am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-based-on-contact-creation/59326/4 "2022-06-20T07:27:29Z")

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Hi @karstenkoehler

I still have one question. If the enrollment trigger looks like this:

- has filled out Any form submission on Any page  
AND
- Create date is known

let’s say a contact fills out a form for the second time, then the workflow would still trigger, right?

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-based-on-contact-creation/59326/5 "2022-06-20T07:30:27Z")

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Hi [@Sebastian\_Lauk](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/399745),

If re-enrollment for the form submission is still enabled, yes. The requiremenet for a contact to re-enroll would be that the create date is still known – which it is.

In any case, I’d always recommend testing this (which in this case is easy by submitting a form with a fresh email address twice).

Best regards!