# Adding, editing, and deleting automation actions
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An automation action, commonly referred to as an **action**, is an individual step of logic that make up an automation. Each action performs a specific task, whether it's sending an email, creating a data record, invoking a Lambda function, or calling APIs. Actions are added to automations from the action library, and can be grouped into conditional statements or loops.

**Contents**
+ [Adding an automation action](#automations-actions-add)
+ [Viewing and editing automation action properties](#automations-actions-edit)
+ [Deleting an automation action](#automations-actions-delete)

## Adding an automation action
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Use the following procedure to add an action to an automation in an App Studio application.

**To add an automation action**

1. If necessary, navigate to the application studio of your application.

1. Choose the **Automations** tab.

1. In the left-side **Automations** menu, choose the automation you want to add an action to.

1. In the right-hand **Action** menu, choose the action you want to add, or drag and drop the action into the canvas. After the action is created, you can choose the action to configure the action properties to define the action's functionality. For more information about action properties and configuring them, see [Automation actions reference](automations-actions-reference.md).

## Viewing and editing automation action properties
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Use the following procedure to view or edit an automation action's properties in an App Studio application.

**To view or edit automation action properties**

1. If necessary, navigate to the application studio of your application.

1. Choose the **Automations** tab.

1. In the left-side **Automations** menu, choose the action of which you want to view or edit properties. Alternatively, you can choose the action in the canvas when viewing the automation that contains it.

1. You can view or edit the action properties in the right-side **Properties** menu. The properties for an action are different for each action type. For more information about action properties and configuring them, see [Automation actions reference](automations-actions-reference.md).

## Deleting an automation action
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Use the following procedure to delete an action from an automation in an App Studio application.

**To delete an automation action**

1. If necessary, navigate to the application studio of your application.

1. Choose the **Automations** tab.

1. In the left-side **Automations** menu, choose the automation that contains the action you want to delete.

1. In the canvas, choose the trash icon in the action you want to delete and choose **Delete**.