Invoke an action

You can invoke one the following types of actions using the API:

1. Data: set the value of a column
2. Grouped: execute a sequence of actions.
   All actions invoked in the Grouped sequence must be either Data: set the value of a column or Grouped: execute a sequence of actions.

URL

Use a URL in the following form to invoke the API:

POST https://api.appsheet.com/api/v2/apps/{appId}/tables/{tableName}/Action

Where:

• {appId} specifies the GUID of the AppSheet application.
• {tableName} specifies the name of the table.

Request body

The HTTP request body contains:

• The action name.
• Optional properties such as Locale, Location, and Timezone.
• One or more Rows elements specifying the key field values of the rows to which the action is to be applied.

The Locale is used when validating Date, Time, DateTime, Decimal, Percent, and Price data values. For example, when Locale is en-US, date values must be entered in MM/DD/YYYY format. When Locale is en-GB, date values must be entered in DD/MM/YYYY format.

When you wish to invoke an action on two or more rows, it is more efficient to invoke the action on all of the rows in a single API call than to invoke the action on each row in a separate API call. 

See Use templates in an automation for more on creating webhook body templates.

The following provides an example of the request body.

{
"Action": "IncrementCountAction",
"Properties": {
   "Locale": "en-US",
   "Location": "47.623098, -122.330184",
   "Timezone": "Pacific Standard Time",
   "UserSettings": {
      "Option 1": "value1",
      "Option 2": "value2"
   }
},
"Rows": [
{
"FirstName": "Jan",
"LastName": "Jones"
},
{
"FirstName": "Ian",
"LastName": "Ivans",
}
]

Response body

The API returns the updated rows in the HTTP response body.

{
  "Rows": [
{
"_RowNumber": 10,
"FirstName": "Jan",
"LastName": "Jones",
"Age": 33,
"Department": "Accounting",
"Street": "110 Beach Blvd",
"City": "Newport Beach",
"State": "CA",
"Zip": 92661,
"Home Phone": 4257868765,
"Fax": 4253214432,
"Date Hired": "10/31/2014",
"Arrived": "8:15:25",
"Departed": "18:30:33",
"Last Review": "08/31/2017 23:59:59",
"Rating": 0.9950,
"Salary": 3333.45,
"Image": "http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/36300000/Emilia-Clarke-image-emilia-clarke-36399128-460-276.jpg"
},
{
"_RowNumber": 11,
"FirstName": "Ian",
"LastName": "Ivans",
"Age": 22,
"Department": "Payroll",
"Street": "118 E Oceanfront",
"City": "Newport Beach",
"State": "CA",
"Zip": 92661,
"Home Phone": 4257868148,
"Fax": 4253217798,
"Date Hired": "09/30/2014",
"Arrived": "7:40:25",
"Departed": "19:22:33",
"Last Review": "09/30/2017 23:59:59",
"Rating": 0.9750,
"Salary": 4444.45,
"Image": "http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/16300000/Christopher-Walken-3-christopher-walken-16367376-720-480.jpg"
}
]
}

Response HTTP status codes

The API returns the following HTTP status codes. 

• 200 Success
• 400 Bad Request
  • The Application Access Key is missing.
  • The AppId is missing.
  • The POST body contains invalid data.
• 403 Forbidden
  • The Web API is not enabled for this application.
  • The Application Access Key is invalid.
• 404 Not Found
  • The application specified by the AppId cannot be found.
• 500 Internal Server Error
  • An unexpected error occurred.

What happens when an action is invoked?

1. The Data Change action is applied to the record or records.
2. The record or records are updated in the table.
3. Automation workflows, if any, are invoked. 
4. The updated record or records are returned in the HTTP content.