Actions

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Actions define custom behaviours depending on content type.

Below is a list of actions with the content types that can use them.

On Tap

Triggered when the user taps on the content object.

Action	Content Type	Description
Enlarge	Image	Make the image go full screen.
Link to	Image, Text, Button	Link to a web URL.
Go to scene	Image, Text, Button	Transition to a specified scene.
Dial telephone number	Image, Text, Button	Launches the telephone application with number pre-filled. Requires device being able to send calls.
Compose email	Image, Text, Button	Launches the default mail application with email data pre-filled.
Save contact	Image, Text, Button	Launches the contact application with contact data pre-filled.
Add to calendar	Image, Text, Button	Launches the calendar application with event data pre-filled
User File upload	Image, Text, Button	Launches a custom page where files can be uploaded. Uploaded files can be viewed from the zapcode page.
Host app message	Image, Text, Button	Send the host app a message (for embed components). See ‘Zap to App Communication’ articles in the App Embed documentation.

On Finish

Triggered when the content object has finished playing.

Action	Content Type	Description
Go to scene	Video, Sound	Transition to a specified scene.
Link to	Video, Sound	Link to a web URL.
Host app message	Video, Sound	Send the host app a message (for embed components). See ‘Zap to App Communication’ articles in the App Embed documentation.