Get Global Actions

Get the actions in the Global Actions menu.

Resource

1/ui-api/actions/global

Available version

41.0

HTTP methods

GET

Example

As an example, let’s say we have a New Opportunity global action, among other actions. To get information about global actions, make this request:

1GET /services/data/v41.0/ui-api/actions/global

The request returns a list of global actions, including New Opportunity, and the URLs of the request and subrequests.

1{
2  "actions" : {
3    "001R0000003IDlwIAG" : {
4        "actionListContext" : "Global",
5        "actionTarget" : "/services/data/v41.0/quickActions/NewOpportunity/describe",
6        "actionTargetType" : "Describe",
7        "apiName" : "NewOpportunity",
8        "externalId" : "00DR00000008n7M:Global::Global:Phone:09DR00000000Snl",
9        "iconUrl" : "https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/img/icon/t4v35/action/new_opportunity_120.png",
10        "id" : "0JVR00000000030OAA",
11        "isMassAction" : "false",
12        "label" : "New Opportunity",
13        "primaryColor" : "FCB95B",
14        "relatedListRecordId" : null,
15        "relatedSourceObject" : null,
16        "section" : "Page",
17        "sourceObject" : "Global",
18        "subtype" : "Create",
19        "targetObject" : "Opportunity",
20        "targetUrl" : null,
21        "type" : "QuickAction"
22      }
23
24... Additional actions removed for brevity ...
25
26],
27      "links" : [ ],
28      "url" : "/services/data/v41.0/ui-api/actions/global"
29    }
30  },
31  "url" : "/services/data/v41.0/ui-api/actions/global"
32}

Request parameters for GET

Parameter Name	Type	Description	Required or Optional	Available Version
`actionTypes`	String[]	The action type. One of these values: `CustomButton`—A button that opens a URL or Visualforce page or executes JavaScript. `ProductivityAction`—A pre-defined Salesforce action, attached to a limited set of objects. `QuickAction`—A global or object-specific action. `StandardButton`—A pre-defined Salesforce button, such as New, Edit, and Delete.	Optional	41.0
`formFactor`	String	The layout display size. One of these values: `Large`—(Default) Use this value to get a layout for desktop display size. `Medium`—Use this value to get a layout for tablet display size. `Small`—Use this value to get a layout for phone display size.	Optional	41.0
`sections`	String[]	The section of the user interface that the action resides in. One of these values: `ActivityComposer` `CollaborateComposer` `Page` `SingleActionLinks`	Optional	41.0

Response body for GET

ActionRepresentation

User Interface API Developer Guide

Get Global Actions