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description: A custom recommendation definition.
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# ConnectApi.RecommendationDefinitionInput

A custom recommendation definition.

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          <thead class="thead sorted" align="left">
            <tr>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d715334e27">Property</th>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d715334e29">Type</th>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d715334e31">Description</th>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d715334e33">Required or Optional</th>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d715334e35">Available Version</th>
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              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e27 d715334e35" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">actionUrl</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e31" data-title="Description">URL for acting on the custom recommendation, for example, the URL to join a group.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e33" data-title="Required or Optional">Required to create a recommendation definition<p class="p">Optional to update a recommendation
                  definition</p>
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e27 d715334e35" data-title="Property">35.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e27 d715334e35" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">actionUrlName</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e31" data-title="Description">Text label for the action URL in the user interface, for example, “Launch.”</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e33" data-title="Required or Optional">Required to create a recommendation definition<p class="p">Optional to update a recommendation
                  definition</p>
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e27 d715334e35" data-title="Property">35.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e27 d715334e35" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">explanation</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e31" data-title="Description">Explanation, or body, of the custom recommendation.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e33" data-title="Required or Optional">Required to create a recommendation definition<p class="p">Optional to update a recommendation
                  definition</p>
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e27 d715334e35" data-title="Property">35.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e27 d715334e35" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">name</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e31" data-title="Description">Name of the custom recommendation definition. The name is displayed in Setup.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e33" data-title="Required or Optional">Required to create a recommendation definition<p class="p">Optional to update a recommendation
                  definition</p>
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e27 d715334e35" data-title="Property">35.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e27 d715334e35" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">title</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e29" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e31" data-title="Description">Title of the custom recommendation definition.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e33" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d715334e27 d715334e35" data-title="Property">35.0</td>
            </tr>
          </tbody>
        </table>

#### See Also

- [createRecommendationDefinition(communityId, recommendationDefinition)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_ConnectAPI_Recommendations_static_methods.htm#apex_ConnectAPI_Recommendations_createRecommendationDefinition_2 "Create a custom recommendation definition.")