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Terraform actions run provider-defined operations that do not change managed resource state. Declare an action, then invoke it from the CLI or trigger it from a resource lifecycle event.

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Syntax

action "TYPE" "LABEL" {
  config {
    # provider-specific arguments
  }
}
terraform plan -invoke=action.TYPE.LABEL
terraform apply -invoke=action.TYPE.LABEL

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Source: Invoke an action | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer. Checked 2026-11-03.