Umbraco Entity Actions

What is it?

Entity Actions perform an action on a specific item in Umbraco. They provide a generic extension point for secondary functionality associated with entity types like documents, media, or custom entities. These actions appear in context menus throughout the backoffice and can be controlled by user permissions.

Documentation

Always fetch the latest docs before implementing:

• Main docs: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/customizing/extending-overview/extension-types/entity-actions
• Foundation: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/customizing/foundation
• Extension Registry: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/customizing/extending-overview/extension-registry

Reference Examples

The Umbraco source includes working examples:

Permission Manipulation: /Umbraco-CMS/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/manipulate-document-property-value-permissions/

This example demonstrates entity actions that manipulate document property permissions.