--- schema_version: "1" id: 88b043640150a3479183e47bf1a768e7169adbef513fc985aaac441334fda26a title: ConnectApi.ActionLinkDefinitionInput collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_action_link_definition.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_action_link_definition.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 31dc4d2a57ac3595e0f69754d0ada077ab63df0ca8aeb0aa162253ad5c3285d1 description: The definition of an action link. An action link is a button on a feed element. Clicking an action link can take a user to a Web page, initiate a file download, or invoke an API call to Salesforce or to an external server. An action link includes a URL and an HTTP method, and can include a request body and header information, such as an OAuth token for authentication. Use action links to integrate Salesforce and third-party services into the feed so that users can drive productivity and accelerate innovation. --- # ConnectApi.ActionLinkDefinitionInput The definition of an action link. An action link is a button on a feed element. Clicking an action link can take a user to a Web page, initiate a file download, or invoke an API call to Salesforce or to an external server. An action link includes a URL and an HTTP method, and can include a request body and header information, such as an OAuth token for authentication. Use action links to integrate Salesforce and third-party services into the feed so that users can drive productivity and accelerate innovation. ## Usage You can use context variables in the actionUrl, headers, and requestBody properties. Use context variables to pass information about the user who executed the action link to your server-side code. Salesforce substitutes the value when the action link is executed. The available context variables are: | Context Variable | Description | | --- | --- | | {!actionLinkId} | The ID of the action link the user executed. | | {!actionLinkGroupId} | The ID of the action link group containing the action link the user executed. | | {!communityId} | The ID of the site in which the user executed the action link. The value for your internal org is the empty key "000000000000000000". | | {!communityUrl} | The URL of the site in which the user executed the action link. The value for your internal org is empty string "". | | {!orgId} | The ID of the org in which the user executed the action link. | | {!userId} | The ID of the user that executed the action link. |
Property Type Description Required or Optional Available Version
actionType ConnectApi.​ActionLinkType Defines the type of action link. Values are:
  • Api—The action link calls a synchronous API at the action URL. Salesforce sets the status to SuccessfulStatus or FailedStatus based on the HTTP status code returned by your server.
  • ApiAsync—The action link calls an asynchronous API at the action URL. The action remains in a PendingStatus state until a third party makes a request to /connect/action-links/{actionLinkId} to set the status to SuccessfulStatus or FailedStatus when the asynchronous operation is complete.
  • Download—The action link downloads a file from the action URL.
  • Ui—The action link takes the user to a web page at the action URL.

Use Ui if you need to load a page before the user performs an action, for example, to have the user provide input or view something before the action happens.

Invoking ApiAsync action links from an app requires a call to set the status. However, there isn’t currently a way to set the status of an action link using Apex. To set the status, use Connect REST API. See the Action Link resource in the Connect REST API Developer Guidefor more information. 		Required

Can be defined in an action link template.

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actionUrl String The action link URL. For example, a Ui action link URL is a Web page. A Download action link URL is a link to the file to download. Ui and Download action link URLs are provided to clients. An Api or ApiAsync action link URL is a REST resource. Api and ApiAsync action link URLs aren’t provided to clients. Links to Salesforce can be relative. All other links must be absolute and start with https://. Tip: To avoid issues due to upgrades or changing functionality in your API, we recommend using a versioned API for actionUrl, for example, https://www.example.com/​api/v1/exampleResource. If your API isn’t versioned, you can use the expirationDate property of the ConnectApi.ActionLinkGroup​DefinitionInput class to avoid issues due to upgrades or changing functionality in your API. Required

Can be defined in an action link template.

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excludedUserId String ID of a single user to exclude from performing the action. If you specify an excludedUserId, you can’t specify a userId. Optional

Can be defined in an action link template using the User Visibility and Custom User Alias fields.

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groupDefault Boolean true if this action is the default action link in the action link group; false otherwise. There can be only one default action link per action link group. The default action link gets distinct styling in the Salesforce UI. Optional

Can be defined in an action link template.

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headers List<ConnectApi.​RequestHeader​Input> The request headers for the Api and ApiAsync action link types.

See Action Links Overview, Authentication, and Security.

 Optional

Can be defined in an action link template.

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labelKey String Key for the set of labels to show in the user interface. A set includes labels for these states: NewStatus, PendingStatus, SuccessStatus, FailedStatus. For example, if you use the Approve key, you get these labels: Approve, Pending, Approved, Failed.

For a complete list of keys and labels, see Action Links Labels.

If none of the predefined labels work for your action link, use a custom label. To use a custom label, create an action link template. See Create Action Link Templates.

 Required

Can be defined in an action link template.

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method ConnectApi.​HttpRequest​Method One of these HTTP methods:
  • HttpDelete—Returns HTTP 204 on success. Response body or output class is empty.
  • HttpGet—Returns HTTP 200 on success.
  • HttpHead—Returns HTTP 200 on success. Response body or output class is empty.
  • HttpPatch—Returns HTTP 200 on success or HTTP 204 if the response body or output class is empty.
  • HttpPost—Returns HTTP 201 on success or HTTP 204 if the response body or output class is empty. Exceptions are the batch posting resources and methods, which return HTTP 200 on success.
  • HttpPut—Return HTTP 200 on success or HTTP 204 if the response body or output class is empty.
Required

Can be defined in an action link template.

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requestBody String The request body for Api action links. Escape quotation mark characters in the requestBody value. Optional

Can be defined in an action link template.

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requires​Confirmation Boolean true to require the user to confirm the action; false otherwise. Required

Can be defined in an action link template.

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userId String The ID of the user who can execute the action. If not specified or null, any user can execute the action. If you specify a userId, you can’t specify an excludedUserId. Optional

Can be defined in an action link template using the User Visibility and Custom User Alias fields.

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#### See Also - [ConnectApi.ActionLinkGroupDefinitionInput](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_action_link_group_definition.htm "The definition of an action link group. All action links must belong to a group. Action links in a group are mutually exclusive and share some properties. Define standalone actions in their own action group.")