# Custom Action Output Magic Text

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/custom-action-output-magic-text/3176>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [August 10, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/custom-action-output-magic-text/3176 "2020-08-10T21:31:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![zakakatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9de0a6/32.png) [@zakakatz](https://forum.adalo.com/u/zakakatz)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/custom-action-output-magic-text/3176/1 "2020-08-10T21:31:32Z")

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I am using a custom action to send an API request to another app from my user signup form, and I’m looking to update the logged in user with the returned data from the custom action. The custom action itself seems to be working, however the returned data never updates the logged in user. Any ideas?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/2X/9/95397d70c6a3306ddd39240bd0cbf39ed70c233f.png)

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**Author:** ![karimoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ad7895/32.png) [@karimoo](https://forum.adalo.com/u/karimoo)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/custom-action-output-magic-text/3176/2 "2020-08-11T04:46:35Z")

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The problem is that you are doing it on the sign up form screen.  
See : [Set properties automatically - #2 by karimoo](https://forum.adalo.com/t/set-properties-automatically/3180/2)

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**Author:** ![zakakatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9de0a6/32.png) [@zakakatz](https://forum.adalo.com/u/zakakatz)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/custom-action-output-magic-text/3176/3 "2020-08-11T13:47:14Z")

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Ok thanks @karimoo.

So I created a new screen with a button where I am sending the custom action and updating the user. However now for some reason, the custom action is not sending from this screen (it worked fine in sending from the signup screen).

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/2X/2/211076598a15fa8f0bd0bd09178437ee2cadeafb.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/custom-action-output-magic-text/3176/4 "2020-08-21T13:47:14Z")

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