# Automation actions
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Actions are the building blocks for your automations. Each action performs a specific task, from reading data to interacting with external systems. This section describes all available actions and how to use them effectively.

**Action Categories**
+ **Agents** - AI-powered actions that use natural language to perform complex tasks like web automation and multi-tool orchestration
+ **Quick** - Use native integrations with Amazon Quick features and services directly in your automations
+ **Process flow** - Control the flow of your automation with steps, loops, and conditions
+ **General** - Common utility actions
+ **Web browser** - Interact with websites through clicking, typing, and extracting data
+ **Microsoft Excel** - Read, write, and manipulate Excel spreadsheets
+ **Data tables** - Work with structured data in memory for processing and analysis
+ **Orchestration** - Manage work items through cases and coordinate human-in-the-loop tasks
+ **Exception handling** - Define how your automation responds to different types of errors
+ **Files** - Manage files used within your automation
+ **PDF** - Create, modify, and extract content from PDF documents
+ **Code** - Write custom Python code to extend automation capabilities
+ **Integrations** - Connect with AWS services and external applications like Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Microsoft 365