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# ActionExecution Object

## Description

Represents a single execution of an action.

## Properties

### actionExecutionId

ID of the action execution

Type: `string`

### actionId

ID of the action that was executed.

Type: `string`

### actionName

Name of the action.

Type: `string`

### actionType

Type ID of the action.

Type: `string`

### actionVersionId

Version ID of the action that was executed.

Type: `string`

### credentialId

ID of the credential.

Type: `string`

### endDate

Date, in ISO8601 format, when the action finished. Will not be present if the status is not "complete".

Type: `string`

### managedInstanceId

ID of the Managed Instance in which the action belongs. Will not be present if the action is not part of a Managed Instance.

Type: `string`

### result

Result of the action execution. Will not be present if the status is not "complete".

Type: [ActionExecutionResult](/data-types/actionexecutionresult-object.md) object

### startDate

Date, in ISO8601 format, when the action started.

Type: `string`

### status

Status of the execution.

Type: `string`

Valid Values:

* `running`
* `complete`
* `cancelling`
* `cancelled`.

### timeZoneId

ID of the time zone for the action.

Type: `string`

### trigger

Trigger which started the action.

Type: [ActionExecutionTrigger](/data-types/actionexecutiontrigger-object.md) object.

## Sample JSON

```javascript
{
    "actionExecutionId": "ae-00000001",
    "actionId": "a-00000001",
    "actionName": "Start My Instances",
    "actionType": "amazon-start-ec2-instance",
    "actionVersionId": "av-00000001",
    "credentialId": "cred-00000001",
    "endDate": "2016-06-01T12:03:00Z",
    "managedInstanceId": "mi-00000001",
    "result": {
        "code": 0,
        "text": "Execution succeeded"
    },
    "startDate": "2016-06-01T12:00:00Z",
    "status": "complete",
    "timeZoneId": "UTC",
    "trigger": {
        "triggerType": "schedule"
    }
}
```


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