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description: A platform action group instance with state appropriate for the context user.
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# ConnectApi.PlatformActionGroup

A platform action group instance with state appropriate for the context user.

Action link groups are one type of platform action group and are therefore represented as ConnectApi.PlatformActionGroup output classes.

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                <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d1140515e39">Property Name</th>

                <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d1140515e42">Type</th>

                <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d1140515e45">Description</th>

                <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d1140515e48">Available Version</th>

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            </thead>

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              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e39" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">category</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e42" data-title="Type"><a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/connectAPI_enums.htm#PlatformActionGroupCategory"><samp class="codeph apex_code" id="PlatformActionGroupCategory">ConnectApi.​PlatformAction​GroupCategory</samp></a></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e45" data-title="Description">Indicates the priority and relative locations of platform actions. Values
                  are:<ul class="ul bulletList">
                    <li class="li">
                      <samp class="codeph nolang">Primary</samp>—The action link group is displayed in the body of the feed element.
                    </li>
                    <li class="li">
                      <samp class="codeph nolang">Overflow</samp>—The action link group is displayed in the overflow menu of the feed element.
                    </li>
                  </ul>
                </td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e48" data-title="Available Version">33.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e39" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">id</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e42" data-title="Type">String</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e45" data-title="Description">
                  <span class="ph" id="id"><a name="id"><!-- --></a>The 18-character ID or an opaque string ID of the platform action
                    group.</span>
                  <p class="p">If the <samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.PlatformAction</samp>
                    <samp class="codeph nolang">type</samp> is <samp class="codeph nolang">QuickAction</samp> and the <samp class="codeph nolang">subtype</samp> is
                    <samp class="codeph nolang">Create</samp>, this value is <samp class="codeph nolang">null</samp>.
                  </p>
                </td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e48" data-title="Available Version">33.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e39" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">modifiedDate</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e42" data-title="Type">Datetime</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e45" data-title="Description"><span class="ph" id="modifiedDate"><a name="modifiedDate"><!-- --></a>ISO 8601 date string, for example,
                    2014-02-25T18:24:31.000Z.</span></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e48" data-title="Available Version">33.0</td>

              </tr>

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                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e39" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">platform​Actions</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e42" data-title="Type">
                  <a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_methods_system_list.htm#apex_methods_system_list" title="Contains methods for the List collection type.">List</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_output_platform_action.htm#apex_connectapi_output_platform_action" title="A platform action instance with state information for the context user."><samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.​PlatformAction</samp></a>&gt;
                </td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e45" data-title="Description">
                  <span class="ph" id="platformActions"><a name="platformActions"><!-- --></a>The platform action instances for this group.</span>
                  <p class="p" id="actionLinkDisplayOrder"><a name="actionLinkDisplayOrder"><!-- --></a>Within an action link group, action links are
                    displayed in the order listed in the <samp class="codeph nolang">actionLinks</samp> property of the <samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.ActionLinkGroup​DefinitionInput</samp> class. Within a feed
                    item, action link groups are displayed in the order specified in the <samp class="codeph nolang">actionLinkGroupIds</samp> property of the <samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.AssociatedActions​CapabilityInput</samp> class.</p>
                </td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e48" data-title="Available Version">33.0</td>

              </tr>

              <tr>
                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e39" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">url</samp></td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e42" data-title="Type">String</td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e45" data-title="Description">
                  <span class="ph" id="url"><a name="url"><!-- --></a>The URL for this platform action group.</span>
                  <p class="p">If the <samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.PlatformAction</samp>
                    <samp class="codeph nolang">type</samp> is <samp class="codeph nolang">QuickAction</samp> and the <samp class="codeph nolang">subtype</samp> is
                    <samp class="codeph nolang">Create</samp>, this value is <samp class="codeph nolang">null</samp>.
                  </p>
                </td>

                <td class="entry" headers="d1140515e48" data-title="Available Version">33.0</td>

              </tr>

            </tbody>

          </table>

#### See Also

- [ConnectApi.AbstractRecommendation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_output_abstract_recommendation.htm "A Chatter, custom, or static recommendation.")
- [ConnectApi.AssociatedActionsCapability](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_output_associated_actions_capability.htm "If a feed element has this capability, it has platform actions associated with it.")