Create Petition
action_network.create_petition
ActionCRM & salesconnection required
Calls the Action Network API with the connection's credentials.
Create a petition with its public title, letter text and targets.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Action Network
- Secret shape
- the API key, or {"api_key": "…"}
- Config it needs
- base_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
7 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
title The petition's public title, shown to everyone who signs it. | string | Yes | — | — | Save the local library |
origin_system A human-readable name for the system creating this resource; Action Network requires it on every create. | string | Yes | — | — | Mantle |
name An administrative title for the petition, seen only by organisers. | string | No | — | — | — |
description The petition's description, which may contain HTML. | string | No | — | — | — |
petition_text The letter text delivered to the petition's targets. | string | No | — | — | — |
targets Names of the petition's targets, such as an official or a company. | array | No | — | array of string | ["The Mayor"] |
tag_list Names of existing tags to apply; a name with no matching tag is ignored. | array | No | — | array of string | ["volunteer"] |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"origin_system": "Mantle",
"tag_list": [
"volunteer"
],
"targets": [
"The Mayor"
],
"title": "Save the local library"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
identifiers Namespaced ids, the first being action_network:<uuid>. | array | — |
title The petition's public title. | string | — |
name The petition's administrative title. | string | — |
description The petition description, which may contain HTML. | string | — |
petition_text The letter text sent to the petition's targets. | string | — |
target The petition's targets, each an object carrying a name. | array | — |
total_signatures How many signatures the petition has collected. | number | — |
browser_url The public URL of the petition's page. | string | — |
created_date ISO-8601 timestamp of when the petition was created. | string | — |
{
"browser_url": "",
"created_date": "",
"description": "",
"identifiers": [],
"name": "",
"petition_text": "",
"target": [],
"title": "",
"total_signatures": 0
}Related Action Network nodes
See Create Petition run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Action Network connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.