Actions

Actions are the building blocks of workflows that perform specific operations. Connect multiple actions to build complex automated processes.

Action Types

HTTP Action

Make requests to external APIs:

Type: HTTP
Method: POST
URL: https://api.example.com/endpoint
Headers:
  Authorization: Bearer {{secrets.api_key}}
  Content-Type: application/json
Body: |
  {
    "order_id": "{{trigger.entity.id}}",
    "status": "confirmed"
  }
Timeout: 30000

Properties:

Use cases:

• Send data to external systems
• Call third-party APIs
• Webhook notifications

Email Action

Send email notifications:

Type: Email
To: [email protected]
Subject: Order {{order.number}} Confirmed
Body: |
  Dear Customer,

  Your order has been confirmed.

  Order Number: {{order.number}}
  Total: {{order.total}}

Properties:

Use cases:

• Order confirmations
• Alert notifications
• Status updates

Database Action

Execute SQL operations:

Type: Database
Operation: select
Query: SELECT * FROM products WHERE id = {{input.product_id}}

Operations:

Use cases:

• Query data for processing
• Update records based on events
• Data synchronization

Transform Action

Transform and map data:

Type: Transform
Expression: |
  {
    "customer_name": {{order.customer.name}},
    "items": {{order.items}},
    "total": {{order.total}}
  }

Use cases:

• Reshape data between steps
• Extract specific fields
• Prepare data for external systems

Log Action

Log information for debugging:

Type: Log
Level: info
Message: Processing order {{order.number}}

Log levels:

Use cases:

• Debugging workflows
• Audit logging
• Progress tracking

Delay Action

Pause workflow execution:

Type: Delay
Duration: 5000

Properties:

Use cases:

• Rate limiting API calls
• Waiting for external processes
• Timed sequences

Connecting Actions

Sequential Execution

Actions execute in order when connected:

Trigger → Action 1 → Action 2 → Action 3

Branching

Use conditions to create branches:

Trigger → Condition
           ├── True → Action A
           └── False → Action B

Using Variables

Template Syntax

Access data using double braces:

{{variable.path.to.value}}

Data Sources

Examples

Email body: "Order {{trigger.entity.order_number}} created"
HTTP body: {"id": "{{steps.query.output.id}}"}
URL: "https://api.example.com/orders/{{trigger.entity.id}}"

Error Handling

Action Failures

When an action fails:

• Error is logged
• Workflow may stop or continue (configurable)
• Execution marked as failed

Best Practices

• Add log actions for debugging
• Use timeouts for HTTP actions
• Validate data before processing
• Handle edge cases with conditions