Actions Reference
Actions are the tasks that automations can perform. Each action connects to a specific service or system to create, update, or retrieve data. Actions can be chained together to create complex workflows.
Core Taskade Actions
Project & Task Management
taskade.createProject
Creates a new project
name, folderId, template
Create "Customer Feedback" project
taskade.createTask
Creates a new task
projectId, title, content, assignee
Add task "Review feedback #123"
taskade.updateTask
Updates an existing task
taskId, title, content, status
Mark task as completed
taskade.moveTask
Moves task to different project
taskId, targetProjectId
Move to "Processed" project
taskade.addComment
Adds comment to task
taskId, comment, author
Add "Customer contacted" note
taskade.assignTask
Assigns task to team member
taskId, userId
Assign to support specialist
taskade.setDueDate
Sets task due date
taskId, dueDate
Set deadline for follow-up
taskade.addTag
Adds tag to task
taskId, tag
Tag as "urgent" or "bug"
Agent Commands
agent.runCommand
Executes agent command
agentId, command, input
Run "analyze_sentiment" command
agent.askQuestion
Asks agent a question
agentId, question, context
"What's the priority of this ticket?"
agent.summarize
Summarizes content
agentId, content, length
Create brief summary of feedback
agent.categorize
Categorizes content
agentId, content, categories
Classify as "bug", "feature", "question"
agent.translate
Translates text
agentId, text, targetLanguage
Translate feedback to English
agent.extract
Extracts structured data
agentId, content, schema
Extract contact info from email
Communication Actions
Slack
slack.sendMessage
Sends message to channel
channel, message, attachments
Notify team of new ticket
slack.sendDM
Sends direct message
userId, message
Alert assignee of urgent task
slack.createChannel
Creates new channel
name, description, isPrivate
Create project-specific channel
slack.inviteUser
Invites user to channel
channelId, userId
Add stakeholder to discussion
slack.updateStatus
Updates user status
userId, status, emoji
Set "In meeting" status
slack.scheduleMessage
Schedules message
channel, message, scheduleTime
Send reminder tomorrow
Email
email.send
Sends email
to, subject, body, attachments
Send confirmation to customer
email.sendTemplate
Sends templated email
to, templateId, variables
Send welcome email with variables
email.addToList
Adds contact to mailing list
email, listId, customFields
Subscribe to newsletter
email.removeFromList
Removes from mailing list
email, listId
Unsubscribe user
email.createCampaign
Creates email campaign
listId, subject, content
Launch product announcement
Discord
discord.sendMessage
Sends message to channel
channelId, message, embed
Post update to community
discord.createRole
Creates new role
guildId, name, permissions
Create "Beta Tester" role
discord.assignRole
Assigns role to user
guildId, userId, roleId
Grant access to private channel
discord.createInvite
Creates invite link
channelId, maxUses, expires
Generate one-time invite
Data & CRM Actions
HubSpot
hubspot.createContact
Creates new contact
email, firstName, lastName, properties
Add lead from form
hubspot.updateContact
Updates contact properties
contactId, properties
Update lead score
hubspot.createDeal
Creates new deal
contactId, dealName, amount, stage
Create sales opportunity
hubspot.updateDeal
Updates deal properties
dealId, properties
Move to next stage
hubspot.createTask
Creates task for contact
contactId, title, dueDate
Schedule follow-up call
hubspot.addNote
Adds note to contact
contactId, note
Log interaction details
Salesforce
salesforce.createLead
Creates new lead
email, firstName, lastName, company
Add qualified lead
salesforce.convertLead
Converts lead to opportunity
leadId, accountName
Convert to sales opportunity
salesforce.createCase
Creates support case
contactId, subject, description
Log support ticket
salesforce.updateCase
Updates case status
caseId, status, priority
Escalate to manager
salesforce.createActivity
Creates activity record
recordId, type, subject
Log call or meeting
Google Sheets
sheets.addRow
Adds new row to sheet
spreadsheetId, range, values
Log form submission
sheets.updateCell
Updates specific cell
spreadsheetId, cell, value
Update status column
sheets.findRow
Finds row by criteria
spreadsheetId, column, searchValue
Find customer record
sheets.deleteRow
Deletes row
spreadsheetId, rowIndex
Remove processed entry
sheets.createChart
Creates chart
spreadsheetId, range, chartType
Generate analytics chart
Airtable
airtable.createRecord
Creates new record
baseId, tableId, fields
Add customer to CRM
airtable.updateRecord
Updates record fields
baseId, tableId, recordId, fields
Update project status
airtable.linkRecords
Links records together
baseId, tableId, recordId, linkedRecordIds
Connect customer to orders
airtable.deleteRecord
Deletes record
baseId, tableId, recordId
Remove obsolete entry
Development Actions
GitHub
github.createIssue
Creates new issue
repo, title, body, labels
Report bug from feedback
github.updateIssue
Updates issue
repo, issueNumber, title, body, state
Close resolved issue
github.addComment
Adds comment to issue
repo, issueNumber, comment
Add investigation notes
github.createPR
Creates pull request
repo, title, body, head, base
Submit fix for review
github.mergePR
Merges pull request
repo, prNumber, mergeMethod
Auto-merge approved PR
github.createRelease
Creates release
repo, tag, name, body
Publish new version
Jira
jira.createIssue
Creates new issue
project, issueType, summary, description
Create bug ticket
jira.updateIssue
Updates issue fields
issueKey, fields
Update priority or assignee
jira.transitionIssue
Changes issue status
issueKey, transitionId
Move to "In Progress"
jira.addComment
Adds comment
issueKey, comment
Add troubleshooting notes
jira.assignIssue
Assigns issue to user
issueKey, assignee
Assign to developer
Web & Content Actions
WordPress
wordpress.createPost
Creates new post
title, content, status, categories
Publish blog article
wordpress.updatePost
Updates existing post
postId, title, content, status
Edit published content
wordpress.createPage
Creates new page
title, content, parent
Add landing page
wordpress.uploadMedia
Uploads media file
file, title, description
Add featured image
wordpress.moderateComment
Moderates comment
commentId, status
Approve or reject
Webflow
webflow.createItem
Creates CMS item
collectionId, fields
Add new blog post
webflow.updateItem
Updates CMS item
collectionId, itemId, fields
Edit product details
webflow.publishSite
Publishes site changes
siteId
Deploy updates live
webflow.createForm
Creates form
name, fields
Add contact form
Utility Actions
HTTP/Webhook
http.post
Sends POST request
url, headers, body
Call external API
http.get
Sends GET request
url, headers, params
Fetch data from service
http.put
Sends PUT request
url, headers, body
Update external record
http.delete
Sends DELETE request
url, headers
Remove external data
webhook.send
Sends webhook payload
url, payload, headers
Notify external system
Data Processing
data.transform
Transforms data format
input, mapping, outputFormat
Convert CSV to JSON
data.validate
Validates data schema
input, schema
Check required fields
data.merge
Merges data objects
objects, mergeStrategy
Combine multiple sources
data.filter
Filters data by criteria
input, conditions
Remove invalid entries
data.aggregate
Aggregates data
input, groupBy, functions
Calculate totals
File Operations
file.upload
Uploads file to storage
file, destination, metadata
Store form attachment
file.download
Downloads file
url, destination
Save external resource
file.convert
Converts file format
file, targetFormat
PDF to images
file.compress
Compresses file
file, compressionLevel
Reduce file size
Conditional Actions
Logic & Control Flow
condition.if
Conditional execution
condition, then, else
If priority is high, notify manager
condition.switch
Multi-way branching
value, cases, default
Route by category
loop.forEach
Iterate over array
array, actions
Process each item
loop.while
Loop while condition true
condition, actions
Retry until success
delay.wait
Wait for specified time
duration
Wait 5 minutes before retry
Error Handling
error.catch
Catches and handles errors
actions, errorHandler
Retry on failure
error.retry
Retries failed actions
actions, maxRetries, delay
Retry API call 3 times
error.notify
Sends error notification
message, recipients
Alert admin of failure
error.log
Logs error details
error, context
Record for debugging
Usage Examples
Basic Action Chain
{
"actions": [
{
"type": "taskade.createTask",
"projectId": "proj_123",
"title": "{{form.subject}}",
"content": "{{form.description}}"
},
{
"type": "slack.sendMessage",
"channel": "#support",
"message": "New task created: {{previous.title}}"
}
]
}Conditional Logic
{
"actions": [
{
"type": "condition.if",
"condition": "{{form.priority}} === 'high'",
"then": [
{
"type": "slack.sendMessage",
"channel": "#urgent",
"message": "High priority: {{form.subject}}"
}
],
"else": [
{
"type": "taskade.createTask",
"projectId": "backlog",
"title": "{{form.subject}}"
}
]
}
]
}Error Handling
{
"actions": [
{
"type": "error.retry",
"maxRetries": 3,
"delay": 1000,
"actions": [
{
"type": "http.post",
"url": "https://api.example.com/webhook",
"body": "{{trigger.data}}"
}
]
}
]
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