Quick Action API Considerations

Before working with the Lightning Quick Action JavaScript API methods, review some considerations that might impact your implementation.

The Lightning Quick Action JavaScript APIs can only interact with quick actions that are targetable on the page. Review the following support.

Targetable: An action that displays in the highlights panel, including the dropdown action overflow
Targetable: An action that displays in the publisher, including the More overflow
Targetable: An action that’s nested in an accordion component section or tab that’s expanded by default
Not targetable: An action that’s nested in an accordion component section or tab that’s not expanded by default*

*The action becomes targetable after a user opens the accordion section or tab containing the action.

If you use the Lightning Quick Action JavaScript APIs in custom code in a Lightning app, the targeted quick actions must be visible on the page. If you target an action that isn’t visible on the page, it fails.

Tip

The Quick Action APIs work with most action types.

Action Type	Supported?	Notes
Create a Record	Yes	Supported in all Lightning apps, on any object.
Custom Visualforce	Yes	Supported in all Lightning apps, on any object. To work with these action types, use the `getCustomAction` method. Other methods aren’t supported for this action type. Note
Flow	No	Results in error.
Log a Call	Yes	Supported in all Lightning apps, on any object.
Aura Component	Yes	Supported in all Lightning apps, on any object. To work with these action types, use the `getCustomAction` method. Other methods aren’t supported for this action type. Note
Send Email	Yes	Supported in all Lightning apps, on any object.
Update a Record	Yes	Supported in all Lightning apps, on any object.

The lightning:quickActionAPI component supports utility popout. However, the getCustomAction method doesn’t work with utility popout yet. The Salesforce Classic Publisher APIs also support utility popout if you place them in a Visualforce page that’s used in the utility bar. The customActionMessage doesn’t support utility popout either.

The Quick Action APIs don’t support the following items.

Opportunity products
Knowledge articles
Crew Size field on the Service Crew object
Social quick action in the case feed publisher provided with Social Customer Service
Communities—the lightning:quickActionAPI component doesn’t work in communities

Publisher and Quick Action Developer Guide

Quick Action API Considerations