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# Action Commands

* getActionStatus
* retrieveFileDetails

#### getActionStatus

***

Retrieves the status of an action by its action ID. Returns per-endpoint status and error details if applicable.

<details>

<summary>Arguments</summary>

| Argument Name | Description                                    | Required |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| action\_id    | A comma-separated list of action IDs to query. | Required |

</details>

<details>

<summary>Outputs</summary>

**Core.GetActionStatus.action\_id** *number*

The specified action ID.

**Core.GetActionStatus.endpoint\_id** *string*

Endpoint ID.

**Core.GetActionStatus.status** *string*

The status of the specific endpoint ID.

**Core.GetActionStatus.error\_description** *string*

Description of the error if the action failed.

</details>

#### retrieveFileDetails

***

Returns file retrieval details for a completed file retrieval action. Use getActionStatus first to verify the action completed successfully.

<details>

<summary>Arguments</summary>

| Argument Name | Description                                                        | Required |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- |
| action\_id    | A comma-separated list of action IDs to retrieve file details for. | Required |

</details>

<details>

<summary>Outputs</summary>

**File.Size** *number*

The size of the file.

**File.SHA1** *string*

The SHA1 hash of the file.

**File.SHA256** *string*

The SHA256 hash of the file.

**File.Name** *string*

The name of the file.

**File.SSDeep** *string*

The SSDeep hash of the file.

**File.EntryID** *string*

The entry ID of the file.

**File.Info** *string*

File information.

**File.Type** *string*

The file type.

**File.MD5** *string*

The MD5 hash of the file.

**File.Extension** *string*

The file extension.

</details>


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