> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.lekalao.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Actions

> Every step of a journey, and its settings.

The **Actions** tab shows the journey from top to bottom, starting with the **Starts when** block (the trigger). On each action: **Move up**, **Move down**, **Edit**, **Delete**, and **Add below**.

<Frame caption="The action editor: a condition opens two columns.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/lekalao/1MhDqJH_2b8fUZJ7/images/automation-editor.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1MhDqJH_2b8fUZJ7&q=85&s=235250e8f1218b75380daa863463f1cb" alt="The action editor of an automation" width="2880" height="1800" data-path="images/automation-editor.png" />
</Frame>

The **If / else**, **A/B split** and **Wait for something to happen** actions open **two paths** side by side; each path has actions of its own.

<Warning>
  Deleting an action with two paths also deletes **everything below it**.
  Deleting a plain action moves the subscribers waiting there on to the next
  one.
</Warning>

## Wait

Holds the subscriber for a while before the next action.

| Mode                                     | Settings                                                  |
| ---------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **A given time**                         | A number and a unit: minutes, hours, days, weeks, months. |
| **Until the next given day of the week** | The day and the hour: "until next Monday at 9:00".        |

## Wait for something to happen

Gives the subscriber time to act, then takes one path or the other: **They did** / **They did not**.

<ParamField path="What to wait for" type="choice" required>
  * **They open an e-mail** of the automation; - **They click in an e-mail**
    of the automation; - **They get a tag**; - **They buy something** (a sale
    reported since they started waiting).
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="How long" type="hours">
  Past that, it is the **They did not** path. Lekalao looks again every 15
  minutes; as soon as the thing happens, the subscriber takes **They did**
  without waiting for the time to run out.
</ParamField>

## Send an e-mail

Sends one of your [automation e-mails](/automations/emails), in the subscriber's language, through the automations' provider, at that provider's pace. An e-mail deleted in the meantime is simply skipped.

## Add tags / Remove tags

One tag or several. A tag added that does not exist on the list yet is created. Adding a tag can set off another automation.

## If / else

Two paths, **Yes** and **No**, depending on the subscriber:

| Condition                        | True when                                                                                                           |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **has the tag**                  | They carry the tag.                                                                                                 |
| **Attribute**                    | The attribute (or first name, last name, address) holds the value given; an empty value means the attribute is set. |
| **opened** an automation e-mail  | They opened it.                                                                                                     |
| **clicked** an automation e-mail | They clicked in it.                                                                                                 |

<ParamField path="Check after (minutes)" type="minutes" default="0">
  For a condition about an e-mail: wait before checking, to give them time to
  open it. To wait for one particular thing with a deadline, the **Wait for
  something to happen** action fits better.
</ParamField>

## A/B split

Splits the subscribers at random between **Path A** and **Path B**, on a percentage (50 % by default). To compare two series of e-mails, look at their statistics side by side afterwards.

## Subscribe to another list

Also subscribes the person to another list of the team, without confirmation, with their first and last name. A blocked address is not subscribed; the journey carries on.

## Unsubscribe

Unsubscribes the person from the automation's list. Useful at the end of a win-back journey.

## Call a webhook

Sends a JSON `POST` to the address you give:

```json theme={null}
{
    "automation": "9d5c2a1e-8f3b-4c7a-9e21-3b8f0c6d4a12",
    "action": "0c2d…",
    "subscriber": {
        "id": "5f1e…",
        "email": "ada@example.com",
        "first_name": "Ada",
        "last_name": "Lovelace"
    }
}
```

It waits 10 seconds for an answer. If your server does not reply, the journey **carries on anyway** (the failure is logged): do not lean on this call for a step that must happen. Internal and private addresses are refused.

## Stop the automation

The subscriber goes no further; their journey becomes **Stopped**.