Actions
An Action is an Experience whose job is to finish something rather than to say something. These articles cover every Action type, how visitors move through one, and where the results land.
What an Action is
An Action is a content block that finishes something in one tap: dialling, directions, a Wi-Fi password, a signature, a payment. How one differs from a plain Button, and how to add one.
5 min read
All seventeen Actions
A reference for all seventeen NearField Action blocks: what each one does, what the visitor sees on their phone, which plan it needs, and the platform differences worth knowing.
7 min read
Where the results go
What actually reaches you when a visitor completes an Action: push to the NearField app, rows in Audience, counts in Stats, and the notifications NearField does not currently send.
6 min read
Taking payments and donations
Connect Stripe once and the Donate block, the Pay block and the Donation block all start working. How the money moves, what NearField charges, and why a connected account can still read as disconnected.
5 min read
- Starter
Lead Capture in depth
Collect a name, email or phone number from a Marker, deliver a file in return, and stop the same person claiming twice. What the endpoint does, and what Lead Capture actually remembers.
6 min read
- Growth
Waivers and signatures
The Waiver Action records a typed name, a timestamp and a fingerprint of the exact terms agreed to. How to set the reach of a signature, and what changes when you edit the text.
4 min read
Booking and requests
Two Actions for two different jobs: Book hands a visitor to your existing booking system, and Request routes a short ask to staff with the room or table number already in it.
5 min read
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