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description: Lightning web component (LWC) actions are custom quick actions that invoke a Lightning web component. They support JavaScript and provide a secure way to build client-side functionality. LWC actions are supported only on record pages in Lightning Experience.
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# Lightning Web Component Actions

Lightning web component (LWC) actions are custom quick actions that invoke a Lightning web component. They support JavaScript and provide a secure way to build client-side functionality. LWC actions are supported only on record pages in Lightning Experience.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, <strong>Contact Manager</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

You can add LWC actions to a record’s page layout using Dynamic Actions in the Lightning App Builder. If you have LWC actions in your org, you can find them in the Lightning Actions category in the page layout editor’s palette.

For a component to work as an LWC action, it must be configured for that purpose and implement either the `Action` or `ScreenAction` target. For more information, see [Configure a Component for Quick Actions](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/documentation/en/lwc/lwc.use_config_for_quick_actions) in the Lightning Web Components Developer Guide.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_note.png)

Note Lightning Web Component actions don't work on external objects because those objects are built on the Aura framework.

- **[Create a Lightning Web Component Action](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.lightning_web_component_actions_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Creating a Lightning web component (LWC) action is similar to creating a regular quick action, and you do it in the same place in Setup for most supported objects. All you need is an LWC in your org for the quick action to trigger.

#### See Also

- [Lightning Web Components Developer Guide](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/documentation/en/lwc)
- [Actions in Lightning Experience](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.actions_in_lex.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "In Lightning Experience, actions appear in the Global Actions menu in the header, on related lists, and on list view items. Actions also appear on a record page, in one of several places depending on the action’s type.")
- [Quick Action Considerations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.actions_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Keep these considerations in mind when working with quick actions.")