# GetActionType
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Returns information about an action type created for an external provider, where the action is to be used by customers of the external provider. The action can be created with any supported integration model.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "category": "string",
   "owner": "string",
   "provider": "string",
   "version": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [category](#API_GetActionType_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="CodePipeline-GetActionType-request-category"></a>
Defines what kind of action can be taken in the stage. The following are the valid values:  
+  `Source` 
+  `Build` 
+  `Test` 
+  `Deploy` 
+  `Approval` 
+  `Invoke` 
+  `Compute` 
Type: String  
Valid Values: `Source | Build | Deploy | Test | Invoke | Approval | Compute`   
Required: Yes

 ** [owner](#API_GetActionType_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="CodePipeline-GetActionType-request-owner"></a>
The creator of an action type that was created with any supported integration model. There are two valid values: `AWS` and `ThirdParty`.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `AWS|ThirdParty`   
Required: Yes

 ** [provider](#API_GetActionType_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="CodePipeline-GetActionType-request-provider"></a>
The provider of the action type being called. The provider name is specified when the action type is created.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 35.  
Pattern: `[0-9A-Za-z_-]+`   
Required: Yes

 ** [version](#API_GetActionType_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="CodePipeline-GetActionType-request-version"></a>
A string that describes the action type version.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 9.  
Pattern: `[0-9A-Za-z_-]+`   
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "actionType": { 
      "description": "string",
      "executor": { 
         "configuration": { 
            "jobWorkerExecutorConfiguration": { 
               "pollingAccounts": [ "string" ],
               "pollingServicePrincipals": [ "string" ]
            },
            "lambdaExecutorConfiguration": { 
               "lambdaFunctionArn": "string"
            }
         },
         "jobTimeout": number,
         "policyStatementsTemplate": "string",
         "type": "string"
      },
      "id": { 
         "category": "string",
         "owner": "string",
         "provider": "string",
         "version": "string"
      },
      "inputArtifactDetails": { 
         "maximumCount": number,
         "minimumCount": number
      },
      "outputArtifactDetails": { 
         "maximumCount": number,
         "minimumCount": number
      },
      "permissions": { 
         "allowedAccounts": [ "string" ]
      },
      "properties": [ 
         { 
            "description": "string",
            "key": boolean,
            "name": "string",
            "noEcho": boolean,
            "optional": boolean,
            "queryable": boolean
         }
      ],
      "urls": { 
         "configurationUrl": "string",
         "entityUrlTemplate": "string",
         "executionUrlTemplate": "string",
         "revisionUrlTemplate": "string"
      }
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [actionType](#API_GetActionType_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="CodePipeline-GetActionType-response-actionType"></a>
The action type information for the requested action type, such as the action type ID.  
Type: [ActionTypeDeclaration](API_ActionTypeDeclaration.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** ActionTypeNotFoundException **   
The specified action type cannot be found.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ValidationException **   
The validation was specified in an invalid format.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following:
+  [Amazon Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/cli2/codepipeline-2015-07-09/GetActionType) 
+  [Amazon SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/DotNetSDKV4/codepipeline-2015-07-09/GetActionType) 
+  [Amazon SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForCpp/codepipeline-2015-07-09/GetActionType) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Go v2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForGoV2/codepipeline-2015-07-09/GetActionType) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Java V2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForJavaV2/codepipeline-2015-07-09/GetActionType) 
+  [Amazon SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/codepipeline-2015-07-09/GetActionType) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForKotlin/codepipeline-2015-07-09/GetActionType) 
+  [Amazon SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForPHPV3/codepipeline-2015-07-09/GetActionType) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Python](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/boto3/codepipeline-2015-07-09/GetActionType) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForRubyV3/codepipeline-2015-07-09/GetActionType)