---
title: "Create Action"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/actions"
tags: ["actions"]
---

# Create Action

`POST /api/v1/actions`

Creates an action.

Args:
    action: Action to create.

Raises:
    ValueError: If the action handler for flavor/type is not valid.

Returns:
    The created action.

## Request body

- ActionRequest — Model for creating a new action.
  - `user` string, uuid, required
  - `workspace` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `flavor` string, required
  - `plugin_subtype` 'webhook' | 'pipeline_run', required — All possible types of Plugins.
  - `configuration` object, required
  - `service_account_id` string, uuid, required
  - `auth_window` integer, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ActionResponse — Response model for actions.
  - `body` ActionResponseBody — Response body for actions.
    - `created` string, date-time, required
    - `updated` string, date-time, required
    - `user` UserResponse — Response model for user and service accounts. This returns the activation_token that is required for the user-invitation-flow of the frontend. The email is returned optionally as well for use by the analytics on the client-side.
      - `body` UserResponseBody — Response body for users.
        - `created` string, date-time, required
        - `updated` string, date-time, required
        - `active` boolean
        - `activation_token` string, nullable
        - `full_name` string
        - `email_opted_in` boolean, nullable — `null` if not answered, `true` if agreed, `false` if skipped.
        - `is_service_account` boolean, required
        - `is_admin` boolean, required
      - `metadata` UserResponseMetadata — Response metadata for users.
        - `email` string, nullable
        - `external_user_id` string, uuid, nullable
        - `user_metadata` object
      - `resources` UserResponseResources — Class for all resource models associated with the user entity.
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `permission_denied` boolean
      - `name` string, required
    - `flavor` string, required
    - `plugin_subtype` 'webhook' | 'pipeline_run', required — All possible types of Plugins.
  - `metadata` ActionResponseMetadata — Response metadata for actions.
    - `workspace` WorkspaceResponse, required — Response model for workspaces.
      - `body` WorkspaceResponseBody — Response body for workspaces.
        - `created` string, date-time, required
        - `updated` string, date-time, required
      - `metadata` WorkspaceResponseMetadata — Response metadata for workspaces.
        - `description` string
      - `resources` WorkspaceResponseResources — Class for all resource models associated with the workspace entity.
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `permission_denied` boolean
      - `name` string, required
    - `description` string
    - `configuration` object, required
    - `auth_window` integer, required
  - `resources` ActionResponseResources — Class for all resource models associated with the action entity.
    - `service_account` UserResponse, required — Response model for user and service accounts. This returns the activation_token that is required for the user-invitation-flow of the frontend. The email is returned optionally as well for use by the analytics on the client-side.
      - `body` UserResponseBody — Response body for users.
        - `created` string, date-time, required
        - `updated` string, date-time, required
        - `active` boolean
        - `activation_token` string, nullable
        - `full_name` string
        - `email_opted_in` boolean, nullable — `null` if not answered, `true` if agreed, `false` if skipped.
        - `is_service_account` boolean, required
        - `is_admin` boolean, required
      - `metadata` UserResponseMetadata — Response metadata for users.
        - `email` string, nullable
        - `external_user_id` string, uuid, nullable
        - `user_metadata` object
      - `resources` UserResponseResources — Class for all resource models associated with the user entity.
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `permission_denied` boolean
      - `name` string, required
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `permission_denied` boolean
  - `name` string, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `409` — Conflict
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity

---

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