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# Activities

An activity is a discrete unit of work in the application.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_email-264-0-0-production-enus/a0b807ef-dfbb-412c-b26e-310d91f2d6df/images/icon_note.png)

Note The API can’t act upon activities, but you can specify an external key to uniquely identify the activity for future API use.

- **[Import Activity in Email Studio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_es_import_activity.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Each import activity uses information from an outside file to update a subscriber list or data extension.
- **[Report Activity](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_es_report_activity.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    A report activity defines the parameters for a report for use every time the report runs using the activity. You can also run reports outside of activities.
- **[Server-Side JavaScript Activity](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_es_server_side_javascript_activity.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use server-side JavaScript activities to host and run resources for landing pages. Server-side JavaScript allows you to customize and run these activities flexibly with Marketing Cloud Engagement.