# WebCompanionActionType

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HTML version: https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Enums/MFiles.WebCompanionActionType/

Web Companion Action type enumeration.

- **Full name:** `MFiles.WebCompanionActionType`
- **Proto file:** [`mfiles/enums.proto`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/downloads/proto/mfiles/enums.proto)

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## Values

| Name | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| <a id="v-WEB_COMPANION_ACTION_TYPE_VIEW"></a>`WEB_COMPANION_ACTION_TYPE_VIEW` | 0 | View Action type for viewing the object in native desktop application. |
| <a id="v-WEB_COMPANION_ACTION_TYPE_EDIT"></a>`WEB_COMPANION_ACTION_TYPE_EDIT` | 1 | Edit Action type for editing the object in native desktop application. |
| <a id="v-WEB_COMPANION_ACTION_TYPE_CHECKIN"></a>`WEB_COMPANION_ACTION_TYPE_CHECKIN` | 2 | Checkin Action type for editing the object in native desktop application. |
| <a id="v-WEB_COMPANION_ACTION_TYPE_SAVE_FILE_EXTENSION"></a>`WEB_COMPANION_ACTION_TYPE_SAVE_FILE_EXTENSION` | 3 | Save file extension type for saving valid file type from admin to web companion. |
| <a id="v-WEB_COMPANION_ACTION_TYPE_CO_AUTHOR"></a>`WEB_COMPANION_ACTION_TYPE_CO_AUTHOR` | 4 | Co-authoring launch action type for opening the object for live co-authoring in the native Office application. |

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## Used in fields

- [`WebCompanionTask.action_type`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.WebCompanionTask/index.md#f-action_type): Web Companion Action type.
- [`WebCompanionTaskInfo.action_type`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.WebCompanionTaskInfo/index.md#f-action_type): Web Companion Task Action type.