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Create placeholders

A placeholder is a named input passed in the URL or body to modify the request. Placeholders make a custom action dynamic by representing values that a flow supplies at runtime.

Procedure. Procedure

  1. Click the Placeholders in the top toolbar. The placeholder management panel opens.

  2. Click Create Create. The Create placeholder panel opens.

  3. Enter a placeholder name. This name will be displayed in the Flow builder.

  4. Enter a technical name in the format {{technical_name}}.

  5. Enter a description.

  6. Select a data type: Text, Number, or TRUE/FALSE.

  7. Optional: Enable Required to mark the placeholder as mandatory in the Flow builder.

  8. Optional: Enable Allow multiple values if the placeholder should accept a list of values.

  9. Click Create.

You created a placeholder. Reference it in any URL, header value, parameter value, or body field using the {{technicalName}} syntax.