Actions overview

An action updating a plan on a dashboard

Actions let you write parameterized SQL that can then be attached to buttons, clicks, or even added on the page as form elements.

Introduction to actions

Use actions to update your data based on user input or values on the page.

Basic actions

Metabase will create basic actions that auto-track a model’s schema.

Custom actions

Write SQL to create new actions.

Actions on dashboards

Add actions on dashboards as buttons that you can pass filter values to.

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