> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.autoplay.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Told — How to setup

> Trigger a Told tour from the Autoplay event stream.

<Note>
  Autoplay streams structured UI actions from your users' browser sessions in real time. This tutorial wires that stream to Told so that when the right moment arrives — a user stuck on a page, a first-time feature visit, a repeated error — your backend detects it and fires the correct Told tour immediately.
  This tutorial builds on [How to trigger a User Tour](/recipes/user-tour/overview). Complete that guide first — it covers the proxy route, EventSource connection, and payload structure. This page covers only what is specific to Told.
</Note>

## 1. Install Told

Add the snippet to your app and initialize it with your account token from **Settings → Installation**.

```html theme={null}
<script>
  (function(d,t){
    var g=d.createElement(t),s=d.getElementsByTagName(t)[0];
    g.async=true;
    g.src='https://cdn.told.io/sdk.js';
    s.parentNode.insertBefore(g,s);
    g.onload=function(){
      window.told.init('YOUR_ACCOUNT_TOKEN');
    };
  }(document,'script'));
</script>
```

## 2. Identify the user

Call this once the user is authenticated. Use the same `userId` you send to PostHog so Autoplay can match sessions correctly.

```javascript theme={null}
told.identify(userId, {
  name: user.displayName,
  email: user.email,
  created_at: user.createdAt, // ISO 8601
});
```

## 3. Create a tour in Told

1. In the Told dashboard go to **Tours → New Tour** and build your tour.
2. Use the visual builder to add steps — tooltips, modals, or hotspots — and attach each step to an element on your page.
3. Set any targeting rules you need (page URL, user segment, etc.), then publish the tour.
4. Note the **Tour ID** shown in the URL bar when editing the tour (`/tours/<tour_id>/edit`).

## 4. Trigger the tour

In your `onmessage` handler from [Step 4 of the base guide](/recipes/user-tour/overview#4-understanding-the-payload), add the Told trigger call:

```javascript theme={null}
events.onmessage = (event) => {
  const payload = JSON.parse(event.data);

  if (payload.type !== "usertour_trigger") return;

  const mySessionId = posthog?.get_session_id?.() ?? null;
  if (!mySessionId || payload.session_id !== mySessionId) return;

  told.startTour(payload.flow_id);
};
```

The `flow_id` in the payload maps to the **Tour ID** of your Told tour, visible in the URL when editing the tour in the Told dashboard.