Invoking Actions

Most actions are invoked using the same JSON body format. The top-level JSON key name must be inputs.

Invoke Salesforce Order Management actions with the corresponding Connect REST API resources or Apex ConnectApi methods, not the standard endpoints.

Note

The following example request shows two Chatter posts made with a single Post to Chatter action.

1POST /services/data/vXX.X/actions/standard/chatterPost
2
3{ "inputs" :
4  [
5  {
6    "subjectNameOrId" : "jsmith@salesforce.com",
7    "type" : "user",
8    "text" : "first chatter post!"
9  },
10  {
11    "subjectNameOrId" : "hsmith@salesforce.com",
12    "type" : "user",
13    "text" : "second chatter post!"
14  }
15  ]
16}

Here is the response.

1[ {
2  "actionName" : "chatterPost",
3  "errors" : null,
4  "isSuccess" : true,
5  "outputValues" : {
6    "feedItemId" : "0D5D0000000kynqKBA"
7  }
8}, {
9  "actionName" : "chatterPost",
10  "errors" : null,
11  "isSuccess" : true,
12  "outputValues" : {
13    "feedItemId" : "0D5D0000000kynrKBz"
14  }
15} ]

Standard actions return their name in actionName. The value of actionName varies for custom actions.

Action	`actionName` value
Flow	The flow name
Apex	The class’s invocable method name
Quick action	`<object name>.<quick action name>` For a global quick action, there’s no `<object name>.` prefix.
Email alert	`<object name>.<email alert name>`

Actions Developer Guide

Invoking Actions