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# selectAction

Allows custom components to select and focus on a quick action on a record page.

## Arguments

|Name|Type|Description|
|----|----|-----------|
|actionName|string|The name of the quick action that you want to access.|

The actionName parameter starts with the Salesforce object, followed by the quick action name. For example:

```nolang
actionName: "Case.UpdateCase"
```

## Response

Returns a Promise. Success resolves to a response object. The Promise is rejected on error response.

```nolang
success: boolean,
unavailableAction: boolean,
targetableFields: [{
    fieldName: "Status",
    type: "PickList"
}],
actionName: string,
errors: []
```