---
title: "On action change callback"
method: POST
path: "/action.on_change_callback_path_placeholder"
tags: ["Rule actions"]
---

# On action change callback

`POST /action.on_change_callback_path_placeholder`

## Request

- Base URL: `{siteUrl}`
- URL: `{siteUrl}/action.on_change_callback_path_placeholder`
- Auth: none declared

_Note: The path is a placeholder. The actual path is determined by the configuration of the app component._

The callback request made to an app server when a watched field's value changes within an action form. The request is subject to a 10-second timeout if no response is received from the app server. <br> <br> <a href="https://d3ki9tyy5l5ruj.cloudfront.net/obj/e17aad6e1b091b6fa410679d417d4c48643339ea/ac-rule-on-change.png">
  <img src="https://d3ki9tyy5l5ruj.cloudfront.net/obj/e17aad6e1b091b6fa410679d417d4c48643339ea/ac-rule-on-change.png" alt="App components rule on change request flow"/>
</a>

## Request body

- ActionFormOnChangeRequest: The body of an action onchange event.
  - `expires_at` string: The time (in ISO 8601 date format) when the request should expire.
  - `user` string: The user GID this hook is coming from.
  - `workspace` string: The workspace GID this hook is coming from.
  - `values` object: An object that maps each FormField’s GID to its value. Refer to the `value` property on the FormField schema: [FormField-Checkbox](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-checkbox), [FormField-Date](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-date), [FormField-Datetime](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-datetime), [FormField-Dropdown](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-dropdown), [FormField-MultiLineText](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-multilinetext), [FormField-RadioButton](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-radiobutton), [FormField-RichText](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-richtext), [FormField-SingleLineText](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-singlelinetext), [FormField-StaticText](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-statictext), [FormField-Typeahead](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-typeahead)
  - `changed_field` string: The name of the changed FormField.
  - `action` string: The ID of an existing rule action that is being edited.
  - `action_type` string: The ID of the configuration used to create the rule action.
  - `project` string: The project GID this hook is coming from.

## Response `200`

Successfully returned the new state of the form.

- FormMetadataResponse: Contains the metadata that describes how to display and manage a form.
  - `template` 'form_metadata_v0', required: The interface name and version of a distinct form UI layout. A `template` is directly associated with a particular `metadata` schema.
  - `metadata` object, required: The metadata (i.e., underlying definition) of a form. `metadata` must exist alongside a `template`, and its schema must be specific to the value of that `template`.
    - `title` string, required: The title of the form, which is displayed at the top of the creation form
    - `fields` unknown[], required: An array of form field objects that are rendered in the order they are in the array. Limit of 30 fields. Valid object schemas: [FormField-Checkbox](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-checkbox), [FormField-Date](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-date), [FormField-Datetime](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-datetime), [FormField-Dropdown](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-dropdown), [FormField-MultiLineText](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-multilinetext), [FormField-RadioButton](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-radiobutton), [FormField-RichText](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-richtext), [FormField-SingleLineText](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-singlelinetext), [FormField-StaticText](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-statictext), [FormField-Typeahead](/reference/modal-forms#formfield-typeahead)
      - unknown
    - `on_submit_callback` string: The URL to `POST` the form to when the user clicks the submit button. If this is field is omitted then the submission button will be disabled. This is useful if the user must enter information in a watched field first, such as to show additional fields.
    - `on_change_callback` string: The URL to `POST` the form to whenever watched field values are changed.

## Other responses

- `400`: Something was wrong with the form data.
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not found
- `500`: Server error

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