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# Let Flows Execute Local Browser Actions

With local actions, you can perform actions in the browser rather than going through the Salesforce server.

### Required Editions

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Either install a local action from an external library, such as [Unofficial SF](https://unofficialsf.com/flow-actions/), or have a developer [build one for you](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.lightning.meta/lightning/components_config_for_flow_actions.htm). For example, with local actions, a flow can:

- Open a related article in another window or tab.
- When the flow creates a record, open the record in another browser tab.
- When the flow finishes, close the browser or console tab.
- Get data from a database behind your firewall.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/images/icon_note.png)

Note To add local actions to a flow, make sure that:

- The flow’s type is [Screen Flow](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_concepts_type.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A flow's type determines which elements and resources you can add and how you can distribute the flow. For example, you embed a screen flow on a page to gather information from visitors; or you distribute an autolaunched flow by using a custom button that users click to run the flow in the background. Similarly, you can add a Custom Error element only in a record-triggered flow, whereas you can add a Choice resource type only in a screen flow.").
- Users can run the flow only in [Lightning runtime](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_distribute_runtime.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Depending on how a flow is distributed, users see either the Classic runtime or Lightning runtime UI when they run the flow. Like its name suggests, Lightning runtime looks and feels like Lightning Experience."). For example, don’t distribute the flow using a Visualforce component.

To add a local action to a flow:

1. Add an Action element to the canvas.
2. In the Action field, search for and select the local action.
3. To pass data between the flow and the local action, set the action’s inputs and store its outputs.

#### See Also

- [Connecting with External Systems and Data](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_build_data_integrate.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "With a Get Records element, you can easily look up your Salesforce data in a flow. But what if you need data that lives outside of Salesforce? Connect your flow to external systems using built-in Salesforce features such as MuleSoft for Flow: Integration connectors, HTTP callout actions, API Catalog, or by using MuleSoft RPA processes as external services. To extract data from documents, use MuleSoft for Flow: IDP")
- [_Lightning Aura Components Developer Guide_: Create Flow Local Actions Using Aura Components](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.lightning.meta/lightning/components_config_for_flow_actions.htm)
- [Extend Flows with Lightning Components](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_build_extend_lc.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To build a richer flow screen, add Aura components or Lightning web components to your flow. To perform an action without going through the server, add Aura components to your flow.")
- [Add and Edit Elements](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_build_elements.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use elements to define actions that the flow can run. When they’re on the canvas, connect them to create the order in which they run.")