# Possible to selectively (test) run a single flow or a single job?

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/possible-to-selectively-test-run-a-single-flow-or-a-single-job/50875>\
**Category:** Build Environment\
**Tags:** config, workflow, circle-yml\
**Created:** [April 29, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/possible-to-selectively-test-run-a-single-flow-or-a-single-job/50875 "2024-04-29T07:19:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![hokiau-smoooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@hokiau-smoooth](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/hokiau-smoooth)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/possible-to-selectively-test-run-a-single-flow-or-a-single-job/50875/1 "2024-04-29T07:19:23Z")

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I was trying to compose a flow but some of the jobs in the flow took really long. it became very difficult to test the config, as I had to wait for the slow jobs to get done before I could see the results of the later jobs. I was wondering if it was possible to selectively run a specific job. Or can I define a flow with just one job that I’m trying to debug and just run that flow?

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**Author:** ![sebastian-lerner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/sebastian-lerner/32/27833_2.png) [@sebastian-lerner](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/sebastian-lerner)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/possible-to-selectively-test-run-a-single-flow-or-a-single-job/50875/2 "2024-04-29T15:17:57Z")

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[Introducing the ability to test run config.yml changes from VS Code (Open Preview)](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/introducing-the-ability-to-test-run-config-yml-changes-from-vs-code-open-preview/50394) this might help. Let me know what you think