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Action

An Action is an operation that can be performed against a third-party API; either a read or a write. A Zap is composed of a read, followed by one or more writes.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string The ID to refer to this action (unstable, may change when referenced app changes)
key string The developer provided identifier for this Action (stable)
app object Apps
type object The type of this object * `action` - action
action_type object The type of this Action * `READ` - READ * `READ_BULK` - READ_BULK * `WRITE` - WRITE * `SEARCH` - SEARCH * `SEARCH_OR_WRITE` - SEARCH_OR_WRITE * `SEARCH_AND_WRITE` - SEARCH_AND_WRITE * `FILTER` - FILTE
is_instant boolean Will be set to `true` if this Action triggers instantly. May only be `true` when `type` is `READ`.
title string The title of this Action.
description string A longer description of this Action, usually describing what it does in more detail.
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JSON Schema

partner-api-action-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "Action",
  "description": "An Action is an operation that can be performed against a third-party API; either a read or a write. A Zap is composed of a read, followed by one or more writes.",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/zapier/refs/heads/main/json-schema/partner-api-action-schema.json",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The ID to refer to this action (unstable, may change when referenced app changes)",
      "example": "500123"
    },
    "key": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The developer provided identifier for this Action (stable)",
      "example": "example-value"
    },
    "app": {
      "description": "Apps",
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Apps"
        },
        {
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "example": "example-value"
    },
    "type": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ActionTypeEnum"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The type of this object\n\n* `action` - action",
      "example": "standard"
    },
    "action_type": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ActionTypeEnum"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The type of this Action\n\n* `READ` - READ\n* `READ_BULK` - READ_BULK\n* `WRITE` - WRITE\n* `SEARCH` - SEARCH\n* `SEARCH_OR_WRITE` - SEARCH_OR_WRITE\n* `SEARCH_AND_WRITE` - SEARCH_AND_WRITE\n* `FILTER` - FILTER",
      "example": "standard"
    },
    "is_instant": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Will be set to `true` if this Action triggers instantly. May only be `true` when `type` is `READ`.",
      "example": true
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The title of this Action.",
      "example": "Example Name"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A longer description of this Action, usually describing what it does in more detail.",
      "example": "Example description for this resource."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "action_type",
    "app",
    "description",
    "id",
    "is_instant",
    "key",
    "title",
    "type"
  ]
}

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