# Action

An Action is a task that is performed after the trigger event occurs. For any event workflow to work, there has to be at least one action too. This is a very simple relationship - the trigger event acts as the stimulus for the next step i.e. the action.

Example: In this case, the trigger is a Jenkins job notification and the action is sending an email in GMail.

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Now actions can occur based on conditions also, which we will cover in the next part of the documentation.


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