S3 Data Lake – Custom action

The Custom action enables you to make authorized HTTP requests to AWS Glue or S3 Data Lake APIs. This enables you to implement advanced use cases not directly supported by prebuilt actions.

S3 Data Lake – Custom action

Input fields

Input field	Description
Action name	Enter a name that describes the purpose of the custom action, such as create job or delete table.
Method	Select the HTTP method to use for the request (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, OPTIONS or DELETE).
Path	Provide the request path to append to the base URI. Use absolute URI to override the base URI if needed.
Request type	Choose the structure for sending data. Use JSON request body for most AWS Glue and S3 API requests.
Response type	Choose how the response should be parsed. Use JSON response to extract output fields.
Request body parameters	Define key-value pairs or objects to send in the body of the request (POST/PUT).
Request headers	Add headers such as Content-Type: application/json if required by the API.
Response body	Describe the expected fields from the response. Use the Use JSON button to parse fields automatically.
Response headers	Optionally define the structure of headers returned in the response.

Output fields

The output fields depend on your Response body configuration. Workato parses the fields you configure for downstream use in your recipe.