# Get associated objects data in a workflow action **URL:** \ **Category:** APIs & Integrations\ **Tags:** workflows, object, contacts\ **Created:** [January 8, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/get-associated-objects-data-in-a-workflow-action/97303 "2024-01-08T10:12:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![johannes-m](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/johannes-m/32/63860_2.png) [@johannes-m](https://community.hubspot.com/u/johannes-m)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/get-associated-objects-data-in-a-workflow-action/97303/1 "2024-01-08T10:12:42Z")
We have a requirement where we want the workflow action input fields to be filled from a associated objects’ data. For an example, I have created a deal based workflow. And I have an action coming from a connected integration, and I want to input the contacts’ details (such as name, email) which associated with the deal. How can we achieve this ? For the deal owner details, I can see we have options in the deal details in the workflow. (Deal owner \> Email, Deal owner \> Full name, etc) ![johannesm_0-1704708553147.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/7/2/72629e940f187495d62c5b92ff58f21f27e5db81.png) Do we have something like this to get the associated objects data as well ? Or else is there is a way to get the associated objects details of the current object ? ---
**Author:** ![Jaycee\_Lewis](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jaycee_lewis/32/61352_2.png) [@Jaycee\_Lewis](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Jaycee_Lewis)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/get-associated-objects-data-in-a-workflow-action/97303/2 "2024-01-08T18:10:29Z")
Hi, @johannes-m 👋 Thanks for your question. I’d like to invite some of our community members to share how they’ve dealt with this in their projects — hey [@zach\_threadint](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/324811) @ChrisoKlepke do you have any tips or workarounds you can share with @johannes-m\>? Thank you for taking a look! — Jaycee ---
**Author:** ![zach\_threadint](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/zach_threadint/32/46318_2.png) [@zach\_threadint](https://community.hubspot.com/u/zach_threadint)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/get-associated-objects-data-in-a-workflow-action/97303/3 "2024-01-09T00:44:34Z")
Hi @johannes-m 👋 I think this will largely depend on the functionality of the action supplied by the “connected integration”. To demonstrate how this _ **can** _ work, I looked at HubSpot’s workflow action “Send internal email notification”. As you can see in the below recording, there’s an option to “Edit available data” where **HubSpot** (the “supplier” of the workflow action) allows you to access data from records associated with the record enrolled in the given workflow. [![](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/a/a/aab7ac65e2083881e5b8ceb609bfca1505476fd8.jpeg "HubSpot Community Support: HubSpot Workflow "Edit Available Data" Screen Recording") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7rDpiCG4xc) Based on my own experience building custom HubSpot workflow actions (i.e. via connected integrations/apps), the interface will not likely be the same for 3rd party integrations (as compared to the recording). Regardless, it’s up to the integrator to supply this functionality for you. I hope this proves useful. Please let me know if you have any follow-up questions. ---
**Author:** ![johannes-m](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/johannes-m/32/63860_2.png) [@johannes-m](https://community.hubspot.com/u/johannes-m)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 4:55am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/get-associated-objects-data-in-a-workflow-action/97303/4 "2024-01-09T04:55:55Z")
Hi, Thank you [@Jaycee\_Lewis](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/127074) for tagging ! Thank you [@zach\_threadint](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/324811) for the inputs ! Yes we can access the associated objects data like this in Hubspot’s actions in workflow. But when it comes to integration’s custom workflow actions, we only have 2 optons to set as ` **supportedValueTypes** `, STATIC\_VALUE and OBJECT\_PROPERTY. Neither of these will allow the user to get associated object details. 😥 Therefore, do we have a way to set up the custom action fields where a user can access associated object data as well ? or else do we have any workaround for this ? ---
**Author:** ![zach\_threadint](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/zach_threadint/32/46318_2.png) [@zach\_threadint](https://community.hubspot.com/u/zach_threadint)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/get-associated-objects-data-in-a-workflow-action/97303/5 "2024-01-10T01:34:37Z")
Hi @johannes-m 👋 No problem at all, happy to help. It’s not something I’ve tried before, but it might be worth exploring the use of “OBJECT\_PROPERTY” (within supportedValueTypes definition). As described within [HubSpot Developer documentation](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/automation/custom-workflow-actions): _OBJECT\_PROPERTY\*\*:\*\* the user can select a property from the enrolled object **or an output from a previous action** to use as the value of the field._ If this doesn’t fit the bill, you might need to consider [HubSpot custom code workflow action](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/workflows/custom-code-actions), although this would be HubSpot Portal-specific (rather than supplied via an installed app). I hope this proves useful. Please let me know if you have any follow-up questions.