--- schema_version: "1" id: f55de2dfe78e6dc20d23ba754686d663b496addfe7078bdfea7a8a194780764e title: InvocableActionExtension collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/api_meta/meta_invocableactionextension.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_invocableactionextension.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: e3fa20fbc978ba9c43321c75baa63535b021cc5fa164b332baadf5d11f4b7d32 description: Represents the configuration that defines how an action's inputs are presented in a user interface. --- # InvocableActionExtension Represents the configuration that defines how an action's inputs are presented in a user interface. ## Parent Type This type extends the [Metadata](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/metadata.htm "The base class for all metadata types. You can’t edit this object. A component is an instance of a metadata type.") metadata type and inherits its fullName field. ## File Suffix and Directory Location InvocableActionExtension components have the suffix .invocableactionextension and are stored in the invocableactionextensions folder. ## Version InvocableActionExtension components are available in API version 65.0 and later. ## Fields | Field Name | Description | | --- | --- | | targets | Field Type [InvocableActionExtensionTarget\[\]](#InvocableActionExtensionTarget) Description The target of this invocable action extension. | ## InvocableActionExtensionTarget Represents an extension that can contain attributes for an action's definition, parameters, and types. Use InvocableActionExtensionTarget as the parent element for a given target, such as an ActionParameter. Each assigned attribute is a child of this element. | Field Name | Description | | --- | --- | | attributes | Field Type [InvocableActionExtensionTargetAttribute\[\]](#InvocableActionExtensionTargetAttribute) Description The list of attributes. | | targetName | Field Type string Description Required. The name of the target for the attributes. | | targetType | Field Type InvocableActionExtTargetType (enumeration of type string) Description Required. Specifies the type of component within the invocable action. Values are: - ActionDefinition—Targets the action class. - ActionParameter—Targets the specific input/output parameters. - TypeDefinition—Targets the custom Apex types used by the action. - TypeProperty—Targets the individual properties within those custom types. | ## InvocableActionExtensionTargetAttribute Represents the individual configuration attributes within an extension target. Use InvocableActionExtensionTargetAttribute as the child element of [InvocableActionExtensionTarget](#InvocableActionExtensionTarget) to define specific behaviors, dependencies, and properties. Each attribute consists of a key-value pair with an associated data type. This configuration determines how the target action parameter, type property, or action definition behaves. | Field Name | Description | | --- | --- | | dataType | Field Type InvocableActionExtAttributeDataType (enumeration of type string) Description Required. The data type of the value stored in the value field. Values are: - Boolean - Date - Double - Integer - Long - String | | key | Field Type string Description Required. The key field that specifies which standard attribute to provide a value for, or provides a custom key. The available standard keys are: - CpeName—Assigns a Lightning web component as a partial custom property editor for a primary input parameter in the action's property panel in Flow Builder. - ConfiguredBy—Links an input parameter to be controlled by another parameter's custom property editor in the action's property panel in Flow Builder. - ControllingField—Controls the visibility of an input parameter based on another input parameter's existence in the action's property panel in Flow Builder. - CustomHeaderLwcName—Adds a custom header at the top of the action's property panel in Flow Builder. - GroupName—Organizes input parameters into collapsible sections in the action's property panel in Flow Builder. - Order—Controls the vertical display sequence of input parameters in the action's property panel in Flow Builder. - ProvidedValueList—Defines picklist values for an input parameter in the action's property panel in Flow Builder. For a custom key, enter any value that contains letters, numbers, or single underscores, starts with a letter, and ends with \_\_c. This field is available in API version 67.0 and later. | | value | Field Type string Description Required. The value of the associated key. An Invocable Action Extension can have multiple attributes, each with its own value. | ## Declarative Metadata Sample Definition The following example shows an InvocableActionExtension component definition. ActionParameter Example.Request.inputOne Order Integer 1 Group String Group A ActionParameter Example.Request.inputTwo Order Integer 2 Group String Group A ActionParameter Example.Request.inputThree Order Integer 3 Group String Group B The following example shows how to define static picklist values for an input parameter. ActionParameter Example.Request.inputOne ProvidedValueList String option1|Option 1, option2|Option 2, option3|Option 3 The following example shows how to reference a dynamic picklist class for an input parameter. ActionParameter Example.Request.inputOne ProvidedValueList String apex://MyDynamicPicklistClass The following example shows how to assign a partial custom property editor to a primary parameter and link a related parameter. ActionParameter Example.Request.inputOne CpeName String c:myCustomEditor ActionParameter Example.Request.inputTwo ConfiguredBy String inputOne The following example shows how to add a custom header to an action. ActionDefinition Example CustomHeaderLwcName String c:myCustomHeader The following example shows a package.xml file that references the previous definition. Example InvocableActionExtension 65.0 ## Wildcard Support in the Manifest File This metadata type supports the wildcard character \* (asterisk) in the package.xml manifest file. For information about using the manifest file, see [Deploying and Retrieving Metadata with the Zip File](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/file_based_zip_file.htm "The deploy() and retrieve() calls are used to deploy and retrieve a .zip file. Within the .zip file is a project manifest (package.xml) that lists what to retrieve or deploy, and one or more XML components that are organized into folders.").