# Build a custom action with a script

Create a workflow action using TypeScript on Stripe's managed runtime.

This guide describes how to build a custom action for [Stripe Workflows](https://docs.stripe.com/workflows.md) using a script. Scripts run TypeScript on Stripe’s managed runtime. Stripe handles secret storage and egress authentication for external API calls.

The example in this guide builds a “Send email” action that calls an external email service when a workflow triggers. The action uses dynamic forms to let users select an audience, template, and segment at configuration time.

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Enter your email to request access.

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```bash
curl https://docs.stripe.com/preview/register \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Referer: https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/custom-actions/build-with-script" \
  -d '{"email": "{{EMAIL}}", "preview": "scripts_preview"}'
```

## Before you begin

Before you begin, read [how custom actions work](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/custom-actions/how-custom-actions-work.md) to understand the methods, schemas, and runtime behavior that apply to all custom actions regardless of implementation type.

Also, make sure that you have:

- A [Stripe account](https://docs.stripe.com/get-started/account/set-up.md) and access to the Stripe extensions private preview. If you don’t have access, [Sign up](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/custom-actions/build-with-script.md#signup) to get early access.
- The [Stripe CLI](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-cli.md) installed and logged into the same account. If you haven’t already, [install and connect it](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-cli/install.md).
  - Make sure that the Stripe CLI is version 1.12.4 or later (`stripe version`). If it’s older, [upgrade the CLI](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-cli/upgrade.md).
  - `brew upgrade stripe/stripe-cli/stripe`
- A [sandbox](https://docs.stripe.com/sandboxes.md) in that account (recommended for first-time setup).
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) version 22 or later:
  - `node --version`
- [pnpm](https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases) version 10 or later:
  - `pnpm --version`
- The [Stripe Apps CLI plugin](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps/create-app.md#install-stripe-apps-cli):
  - `stripe plugin install apps`
  - Confirm version 1.5.20 or later:
    - `stripe apps -v`
- The generate plugin:
  - `stripe plugin install generate`
  - Confirm version 0.7.0 or later:
    - `stripe generate --version`
    - `stripe plugin upgrade generate`

### npm packages used by extensions

Your extension workspace uses these packages from the `@stripe` scope on [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/). You get `extensibility-dev-tools`, `extensibility-eslint-plugin`, and `extensibility-language-server` when you run `$stripe generate`, and more as you create extensions and custom objects.

| Package                                                                                                                | Purpose                                                  |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| [@stripe/extensibility-sdk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stripe/extensibility-sdk)                                   | Core runtime, standard library, and extension interfaces |
| [@stripe/extensibility-dev-tools](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stripe/extensibility-dev-tools)                       | CLI tools for workspace and schema generation            |
| [@stripe/extensibility-eslint-plugin](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stripe/extensibility-eslint-plugin)               | Linting rules for extensions                             |
| [@stripe/extensibility-script-build-tools](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stripe/extensibility-script-build-tools)     | Build plugin for extension dispatch                      |
| [@stripe/extensibility-custom-objects](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stripe/extensibility-custom-objects)             | Custom object decorators and runtime                     |
| [@stripe/extensibility-custom-objects-tools](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stripe/extensibility-custom-objects-tools) | Custom object build tooling                              |
| [@stripe/extensibility-api-objects](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stripe/extensibility-api-objects)                   | Stripe API type definitions                              |
| [@stripe/extensibility-test-helpers](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stripe/extensibility-test-helpers)                 | Testing utilities                                        |
| [@stripe/extensibility-language-server](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stripe/extensibility-language-server)           | IDE language server                                      |
| [@stripe/extensibility-tool-utils](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stripe/extensibility-tool-utils)                     | Shared internal utilities                                |
| [@stripe/extensibility-jsonschema-tools](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stripe/extensibility-jsonschema-tools)         | JSON Schema generation tooling                           |

## Create an app

Script extensions are packaged within [Stripe Apps](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps.md). If you don’t already have an app, create one to contain your extension:

```shell
stripe generate app helloworld
cd helloworld
```

This creates the app with the workspace layout needed for extension development.

If you have an existing app created with `stripe apps create`, migrate it first:

```shell
cd my-existing-app
stripe apps migrate
```

After migration, you’ll see both `stripe-app.json` and `stripe-app.yaml` (v2). The YAML file is the manifest file and source of truth for extensions. The JSON file is maintained for backward compatibility with UI extensions.

### App directory file structure

| Path                                     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `stripe-app.yaml`                        | The *app manifest* (In a Stripe App, the app manifest is a stripe-app.json file in your app's root directory. It defines your app's ID, views, permissions, and other essential properties) file that describes how your app integrates with the Stripe platform. |
| `package.json`                           | The workspace root file that contains orchestration scripts (for example, `pnpm -r build`).                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `pnpm-workspace.yaml`                    | The file that declares workspace packages.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `tsconfig.json`                          | The root TypeScript configuration file.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| `tsconfig.base.json`                     | The shared TypeScript base configuration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `vitest.config.mts`                      | The Vitest configuration covering `extensions/*` packages.                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `eslint.config.mts`                      | The ESLint configuration for the workspace.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `ui/`                                    | The UI extension workspace.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `ui/package.json`                        | The file that contains metadata and dependencies for the UI extension.                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `ui/tsconfig.json`                       | The TypeScript configuration for the UI extension.                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| `ui/jest.config.*`                       | The configuration file to run UI test files.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| `ui/src/views/`                          | Directory for your TypeScript files that create UI elements in the Stripe Dashboard, also known as *views* (A view is a React component that creates UI extensions in the Stripe Dashboard).                                                                      |
| `extensions/`                            | A directory for script extensions, with one subdirectory per extension.                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| `extensions/<extension-id>/`             | A directory named after your extension ID.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `extensions/<extension-id>/package.json` | The file that contains metadata and dependencies for the extension.                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `extensions/<extension-id>/src/`         | The source directory for your extension logic.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `custom_objects/`                        | The directory for custom object definitions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| `shared/`                                | An optional directory for shared inner-libraries.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| `.gitignore`                             | The file that tells git to ignore certain files or folders.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

#### Migrate an existing app

If you have an existing app created with `stripe apps create`, migrate it first:

```shell
cd my-existing-app
stripe apps migrate
```

After migration, you’ll see both `stripe-app.json` and `stripe-app.yaml` (v2). The YAML file is the manifest file and source of truth for extensions. The JSON file is maintained for backward compatibility with UI extensions.

## Generate the extension

Generate a custom action extension from your app directory. The command takes the extension point ID, an extension identifier, the implementation type, and a display name:

```shell
stripe generate extension extend.workflows.custom_action send-email script --name "Send email"
```

This generates a complete workspace with TypeScript configuration, linting, testing, and a starter script implementation:

```
your_app_directory/
├── extensions/
│   └── send-email/
│       ├── src/
│       │   ├── index.ts                    # Script implementation
│       │   ├── index.test.ts               # Tests
│       │   └── custom_input.schema.json    # Custom input JSON Schema
│       ├── generated/
│       │   ├── config.schema.json          # Generated config schema
│       │   └── config.ui.json              # Generated config UI schema
│       ├── eslint.config.mts
│       ├── package.json
│       ├── tsconfig.json
│       └── tsconfig.build.json
├── custom-objects/                          # Custom data types (optional)
├── ui/                                      # UI extensions (optional)
├── tools/
│   └── test.mts                            # Cross-workspace test runner
├── stripe-app.yaml
├── package.json
├── eslint.config.mts
├── vitest.config.mts
└── pnpm-workspace.yaml
```

You implement your extension by editing files in the extension’s `src/`. Run `pnpm build`, `pnpm lint`, and `pnpm test` from the app root directory to compile, typecheck, and run unit tests across all workspaces.

Files in `generated/` are auto-generated from your extension’s `Config` TypeScript interface when you run `pnpm build`. They control the Dashboard configuration UI for the extension installer. Don’t edit these files directly, modify your `Config` interface and rebuild instead.

The `generate` command also creates a `custom-objects/` workspace for defining custom data types. See [Custom objects](https://docs.stripe.com/custom-objects.md) for details. You can leave this workspace empty if you don’t use custom objects.

The `ui/` workspace is for building [UI extensions](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps.md). You can leave it empty if your app only uses script extensions.

The root `pnpm test` command runs `tools/test.mts`, which discovers and runs tests across all workspaces, using vitest for extensions and jest for UI views.

## Grant the required permission

Custom actions require the `workflow_custom_action_run_write` permission. This grants your extension access to workflow run data, including values from earlier steps that you can pass into your action’s `execute` method. Account administrators who install your app must accept this permission before using it.

> #### Generate the extension first
> 
> Run the permission grant after [generating the extension](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/custom-actions/build-with-script.md#generate-extension). The `stripe generate extension` command resets the permissions in `stripe-app.yaml`.

Grant the permission using the CLI:

```shell
stripe apps grant permission workflow_custom_action_run_write \
  "Runs custom actions in workflows and accesses data from earlier workflow steps"
```

This adds the permission under `declarations.stripe_api_access` in your app manifest `stripe-app.yaml`:

```yaml
declarations:
  stripe_api_access:
    permissions:
      - permission: workflow_custom_action_run_write
        purpose: Runs custom actions in workflows and accesses data from earlier workflow steps
```

The `declarations.stripe_api_access` section controls which Stripe API permissions your app requests at install time. Account administrators who install your app see these permissions and must accept them.

## Script runtime behavior

Most [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/intro.html#get-started) features work on Stripe’s runtime, but the following patterns aren’t available. The build and upload steps catch these automatically:

- Code evaluation such as `eval()` or `new Function()`
- Global scope access via `global` or `globalThis`
- Process APIs such as `process.exit()` or `process.env`
- `console.log()`. Use [Workbench](https://docs.stripe.com/workbench.md) to view script run logs.
- Embedded API keys or secrets. Use the [Stripe secret store](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps/store-secrets.md) to manage sensitive values.
- Network access APIs such as `fetch()`. Use `endpointFetch()` to [invoke endpoints from a script](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/invoke-endpoints.md).

Stripe doesn’t currently support third-party libraries as dependencies.

## Define the manifest

Open `stripe-app.yaml` and configure your extension. The manifest declares the extension, its methods, endpoints for external API calls, and schema file locations.

The `generate` command creates a minimal manifest without an `endpoints` section. If your script calls external APIs via `endpointFetch()`, add the `endpoints` section manually as shown below:

```yaml
id: 'com.example.send-email-app'
name: 'Send email'
version: '0.0.1'
declarations:
  distribution_type: private
  sandbox_install_compatible: true
extensions:
  - id: "send_email"
    name: "Send email"
    interface_id: "extend.workflows.custom_action"
    version: "0.0.1"
    script:
      type: typescript
      content: "extensions/send_email/src/index.ts"
    endpoints:
      - id: "email_api"
        type: custom_http
        live:
          url: "https://api.emailservice.com"
          purpose: "Fetch templates and send email"
          auth:
            type: "header"
            header_name: "X-Api-Token"
            secret_name: "email_api_token"
    methods:
      execute:
        implementation_type: "script"
        custom_input:
          input_schema:
            type: "json_schema"
            content: "extensions/send_email/src/custom_input.schema.json"
          ui_schema:
            type: "jsonforms"
            content: "extensions/send_email/src/custom_input.ui.schema.json"
      get_form_state:
        implementation_type: "script"
```

The manifest has two distinct schema sections under each extension:

- `methods.execute.custom_input`, the fields that appear in the workflow builder when a user configures this action step. You define these in `custom_input.schema.json`.
- `configuration`, app-level config set by the installer. This is auto-generated from your extension’s `Config` TypeScript interface via `gen-schemas` during `pnpm build`. Don’t edit the generated files directly.

### Endpoints and egress

The `endpoints` section declares the external services your script calls. Each endpoint specifies:

- `id`: A unique identifier you reference from your code.
- `type`: `custom_http` for script egress endpoints.
- `url`: The base URL of the external service.
- `purpose`: A human-readable description shown to users during app installation.
- `auth`: How Stripe injects credentials into outgoing requests.

For the `auth` configuration, Stripe retrieves the secret from the [Secret Store](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps/store-secrets.md) and injects it into each request automatically. In this example, Stripe adds the `X-Api-Token` header with the value stored under the `email_api_token` secret name.

You call these endpoints from your script using the global `endpointFetch` function, not `fetch()`, which isn’t available in the script runtime. `endpointFetch` is a global function injected by the Stripe runtime, you don’t import it.

```ts
const res = await endpointFetch({
  endpoint: "email_api", // matches endpoint id in manifest
  path: "/v1/templates", // appended to the endpoint URL
  method: "GET",
});
const data = JSON.parse(res.body!);
```

`endpointFetch` is available at runtime only (not in tests or local builds). It requires a matching `endpoints` entry in `stripe-app.yaml`, and Stripe automatically injects authentication credentials from the Secret Store.

On non-2xx responses, `endpointFetch` throws an error. To test code that uses `endpointFetch`, extract your business logic into pure functions and test those separately. You can’t call `endpointFetch` in unit tests.

See [Invoke endpoints from a script](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/invoke-endpoints.md) for the full API reference, parameter table, error codes, and auth configuration options.

## Create the schemas

Define the input schema and UI schema for your action. These control what users configure in the workflow builder and what data your `execute` method receives at runtime.

See [action parameters](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/custom-actions/how-custom-actions-work.md#action-parameters) for the full schema reference and supported types.

**Input schema** (`custom_input.schema.json`):

```json
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "audience_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Audience",
      "description": "Select a mailing list"
    },
    "segment_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Segment",
      "description": "Target a specific segment within the audience (optional)"
    },
    "template_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "Email Template",
      "description": "Select an email template to use"
    },
    "template_variables": {
      "type": "object",
      "title": "Template Variables",
      "description": "Fill in the merge fields for your selected template"
    }
  },
  "required": ["audience_id", "template_id"],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

**UI schema** (`custom_input.ui.schema.json`):

The generate command creates `custom_input.schema.json` (input schema) but not the UI schema. Create `custom_input.ui.schema.json` manually in the same directory, then reference it in your manifest under `methods.execute.custom_input.ui_schema`.

```json
{
  "type": "VerticalLayout",
  "elements": [
    {
      "type": "Control",
      "scope": "#/properties/audience_id",
      "options": { "format": "dynamic_select" }
    },
    {
      "type": "Control",
      "scope": "#/properties/segment_id",
      "options": { "format": "dynamic_select" }
    },
    {
      "type": "Control",
      "scope": "#/properties/template_id",
      "options": { "format": "dynamic_select" }
    },
    {
      "type": "Control",
      "scope": "#/properties/template_variables",
      "options": { "format": "dynamic_schema" }
    }
  ]
}
```

## Implement get_form_state

The `getFormState` method powers dynamic form behavior in the workflow builder. It’s called on initial form load and whenever the user changes a field value.

See [dynamic forms with get_form_state](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/custom-actions/how-custom-actions-work.md#dynamic-forms-with-get_form_state) for the full request and response format.

Start with a minimal implementation that returns static options. This compiles, passes tests, and gives you a working baseline:

```ts
import type { Extend, Context } from "@stripe/extensibility-sdk/extensions";

// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type
interface Config extends Record<string, unknown> {}

export default class SendEmailAction implements Extend.Workflows
  .CustomAction<Config> {
  async getFormState(
    request: Extend.Workflows.CustomAction.GetFormStateRequest,
    _config: Config,
    _context: Context,
  ) {
    return {
      values: request.values ?? {},
      config: {
        audience_id: {
          options: [
            { value: "aud_1", label: "Newsletter subscribers" },
            { value: "aud_2", label: "Trial users" },
          ],
          schema: {},
        },
        segment_id: {
          options: [],
          schema: {},
          disabled: !request.values?.audience_id,
        },
        template_id: {
          options: [
            { value: "tmpl_1", label: "Welcome email" },
            { value: "tmpl_2", label: "Follow-up email" },
          ],
          schema: {},
        },
        template_variables: {
          options: [],
          schema: {},
          hidden: !request.values?.template_id,
        },
      },
    };
  }

  async execute(
    request: Extend.Workflows.CustomAction.ExecuteCustomActionRequest,
    _config: Config,
    _context: Context,
  ) {
    // Implemented in the next section
    return {};
  }
}
```

Once that’s working, replace the hardcoded options with dynamic data from your external service using `endpointFetch()`. The following example shows the full pattern with cascading dropdowns, dependent field clearing, and stale value handling:

> The helper functions below (`fetchAudiences`, `fetchSegments`, `fetchTemplates`, `fetchTemplate`, `formatFieldName`) use `endpointFetch()` to call your external email service through the endpoint declared in the manifest. This code won’t compile until you implement them. See [invoke endpoints from a script](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/invoke-endpoints.md) for how to make these calls.

```ts
import type { Extend, Context } from "@stripe/extensibility-sdk/extensions";

// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type
interface Config extends Record<string, unknown> {}

export default class SendEmailAction implements Extend.Workflows
  .CustomAction<Config> {
  async getFormState(
    request: Extend.Workflows.CustomAction.GetFormStateRequest,
    _config: Config,
    _context: Context,
  ) {
    const values = { ...(request.values ?? {}) };
    const changedField = request.changedField;

    // Fetch audience options (always populated)
    const audienceOptions = await fetchAudiences();

    // Fetch segments if an audience is selected
    let segmentOptions: Array<{ value: string; label: string }> = [];
    let segmentDisabled = true;
    if (values.audience_id) {
      segmentDisabled = false;
      segmentOptions = await fetchSegments(values.audience_id as string);
    }

    // Fetch templates and build dynamic schema
    const templateOptions = await fetchTemplates();
    let templateSchema: Record<string, unknown> = {};
    let templateHidden = true;
    if (values.template_id) {
      templateHidden = false;
      const tmpl = await fetchTemplate(values.template_id as string);
      if (tmpl) {
        const properties: Record<string, { type: string; title: string }> = {};
        for (const tag of tmpl.mergeVars) {
          properties[tag] = { type: "string", title: formatFieldName(tag) };
        }
        templateSchema = { type: "object", properties };
      }
    }

    // Clear dependent values when parent changes
    let newValues = values;
    if (changedField === "audience_id") {
      newValues = { ...values, segment_id: undefined };
    }
    if (changedField === "template_id" && templateSchema) {
      const validKeys = Object.keys(
        (templateSchema as { properties?: Record<string, unknown> })
          .properties ?? {},
      );
      const oldVars = (values.template_variables ?? {}) as Record<
        string,
        unknown
      >;
      const preserved: Record<string, unknown> = {};
      validKeys.forEach((key) => {
        if (oldVars[key] !== undefined) preserved[key] = oldVars[key];
      });
      newValues = { ...newValues, template_variables: preserved };
    }

    // Check for stale saved values
    const audienceValid =
      !values.audience_id ||
      audienceOptions.some((a) => a.value === values.audience_id);

    return {
      values: newValues,
      config: {
        audience_id: {
          options: audienceOptions,
          schema: {},
          warning: audienceValid ? undefined : "Audience no longer exists.",
        },
        segment_id: {
          options: segmentOptions,
          schema: {},
          disabled: segmentDisabled,
        },
        template_id: {
          options: templateOptions,
          schema: {},
        },
        template_variables: {
          options: [],
          schema: templateSchema,
          hidden: templateHidden,
        },
      },
    };
  }

  async execute(
    request: Extend.Workflows.CustomAction.ExecuteCustomActionRequest,
    _config: Config,
    _context: Context,
  ) {
    // Implemented in the next section
    return {};
  }
}
```

## Implement execute

The `execute` method runs when the workflow fires. It receives the values the user configured in the form.

```ts
async execute(
  request: Extend.Workflows.CustomAction.ExecuteCustomActionRequest,
  _config: Config,
  _context: Context
) {
  const input = request.customInput ?? {};

  // Use endpointFetch to call your external API
  await endpointFetch({
    endpoint: "email_api",
    path: "/v1/send",
    method: "POST",
    body: JSON.stringify({
      audienceId: input.audience_id,
      templateId: input.template_id,
      variables: input.template_variables,
    }),
  });

  return {};
}
```

Stripe automatically injects the API token from the Secret Store into the request based on the `auth` configuration in your manifest’s `endpoints` section.

## Timeouts and retries

Each call to your `execute` method has a **30-second timeout**. If your script doesn’t return within 30 seconds, Stripe treats the call as failed and retries it.

Stripe retries failed actions automatically:

- **Timeouts** (no response within 30 seconds) are retried.
- **Unhandled errors** thrown from your script are retried.
- If your script catches an error and returns a result, Stripe treats that as a success and does not retry.

Because retries happen automatically, your `execute` implementation should be idempotent where possible. The same action can run more than once for the same workflow execution.

Your action doesn’t need its own async job processing. If your work fits within 30 seconds, do it synchronously and return the result. Stripe handles the orchestration, scheduling, and retries around your action. If you return success immediately and kick off background work, you lose the ability to report errors back to the workflow, from the workflow’s perspective, your action succeeded.

## Set up secret storage

Your script needs access to third-party API tokens. Because each user installing your app has their own account with the external service, you need to:

1. Build a settings UI where users enter their API token after installing your app.
1. Store the token using the [Stripe Apps Secret Store API](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps/store-secrets.md).

The egress system automatically injects the stored secret into your API requests based on the `auth` configuration in your manifest’s `endpoints` section.

For implementation details, see:

- [Store secrets documentation](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps/store-secrets.md)
- [Secret Store example app](https://github.com/stripe/stripe-apps/tree/main/examples/secret-store)

## Test your extension

Add or extend tests in `index.test.ts`. The tests below work with the minimal compilable example from the [get_form_state section](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/custom-actions/build-with-script.md#implement-get-form-state):

```ts
import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
import SendEmailAction from "./index.js";

describe("send email action", () => {
  const action = new SendEmailAction();

  it("returns form state with audience options on initial load", async () => {
    const request = {
      values: {},
      changedField: undefined,
    };

    const result = await action.getFormState(request, {}, {} as any);

    expect(result.config.audience_id.options.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
    expect(result.config.segment_id.disabled).toBe(true);
    expect(result.config.template_variables.hidden).toBe(true);
  });

  it("enables segments when audience is selected", async () => {
    const request = {
      values: { audience_id: "aud_1" },
      changedField: "audience_id",
    };

    const result = await action.getFormState(request, {}, {} as any);

    expect(result.config.segment_id.disabled).toBe(false);
  });

  it("executes without error", async () => {
    const request = {
      customInput: {
        audience_id: "aud_1",
        template_id: "tmpl_1",
      },
    };

    const result = await action.execute(request, {}, {} as any);

    expect(result).toBeDefined();
  });
});
```

Run tests from the app root directory:

```shell
pnpm test
```

Run `pnpm run dev` from the extension directory for watch mode during development. Run `pnpm build`, `pnpm test`, and `pnpm lint` from the **app root directory** to build and validate the full project.

## Build and upload

Build, lint, and test your app before uploading. If the build fails, see [Script runtime behavior](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/custom-actions/build-with-script.md#script-runtime-behavior).

```shell
pnpm build
pnpm lint
pnpm test
```

Verify that you’re logged into the intended account from the Stripe CLI and the Dashboard. We recommend using a sandbox:

```shell
stripe login
```

This opens the Stripe Dashboard for authentication.

Upload your app’s source code to Stripe:

```shell
stripe apps upload
```

```
You are about to upload your app to Testing

Name:     Acme Billing App
ID:       com.example.acme-billing-app
Version:  0.0.1

✔ Built files
✔ Packaged files for upload
✔ Uploaded
🌐 Stripe needs to process your files before this version can be installed.
```

To see your upload, click **Enter**. (You can also go to **Apps** > [Created apps](https://dashboard.stripe.com/test/apps/created) in the Dashboard and click your app’s name and open the **Versions** tab.) When the review status is **Ready to install**, click **Install** and select where to install the app.

The installation location depends on where you uploaded the app:

- If you uploaded the app to live mode, you can install it in any sandbox.
- If you uploaded the app to a sandbox, you can install it in the same sandbox and in live mode.
  - To install the app in another sandbox: switch to the other sandbox by using `stripe login` and upload and install the app there.

If the review status displays any issues, click the issue count to see the details. Resolve the issues in your local build, then upload your app again. Update the extension or app version number as needed. Stripe recommends [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/). App uploads to live accounts might require additional review by Stripe. To iterate faster, use a sandbox.

## Install and add to a workflow

After you [install the app](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps/upload-install-app.md#install-in-live-mode):

1. Go to [Workflows](https://dashboard.stripe.com/workflows) in the Dashboard.
1. Open an existing workflow or create a new one.
1. Click **Add action**, then find your custom action under **Apps** in the action menu.
1. Configure the action’s parameters using the dynamic form.
1. Publish the workflow.

Your custom action runs as part of the workflow like any built-in Stripe action.

## Test in a sandbox

We recommend testing your custom action in a [sandbox](https://docs.stripe.com/sandboxes.md) before using it in live mode.

1. [Install the app](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps/upload-install-app.md) on a sandbox account.
1. In the sandbox Dashboard, go to [Workflows](https://dashboard.stripe.com/workflows) and create a test workflow using your custom action.
1. Configure the action: verify that dynamic dropdowns populate correctly and field states update as expected.
1. Trigger the workflow and confirm your action executes successfully.
1. Use [Workbench](https://docs.stripe.com/workbench.md) to inspect the script run details, including input and output arguments and any errors.

Once your action works in the sandbox, you can install the app on a live account and repeat the same steps to verify.

## Handle runtime errors

In most cases, catch errors and provide fallback behavior. Throwing an exception halts the entire code execution associated with the script, so only throw when no other option exists.

## Observe script runs

Use [Workbench](https://docs.stripe.com/workbench.md) to see the details of script runs, such as run ID, input and output arguments, and whether any errors occurred. For more information, see [View extension run details](https://docs.stripe.com/workbench/guides.md#view-extension-runs).

## See also 

- [How custom actions work](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/custom-actions/how-custom-actions-work.md)
- [Build a custom action with a remote function](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/custom-actions/build-with-remote-function.md)
- [Extension points](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/extension-points.md)
- [Invoke endpoints from a script](https://docs.stripe.com/extensions/invoke-endpoints.md)
- [Store secrets](https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-apps/store-secrets.md)