Adding html to the Constituent Action "description" field

Steve Walker

Hi there - hopefully a fast question - I don't see in the docs or in the forum as to what data is supported in the "description" field with type string, see https://developer.sky.blackbaud.com/docs/services/56b76470069a0509c8f1c5b3/operations/CreateAction


I wondered:

1. Does this field support any html? So I can send html links for example?
2. What is the character limit? (and is there a place I can see char limits for other fields?)

Many thanks, Steve.

Anthony Gallo

Hey Steve,


The data type for the description field is a string. You are able to enter a URL here but since it is just a string it will not render as a link. Giving it that additional functionality would open up some security concerns that make it something we wouldn't ever support. The maximum amount of characters in this field is 255.


Hope that helps.

Anthony

Steve Walker

Anthony,


Many thanks for the reply - I also got some advice from support and the short answer to fix what we need is to use the Attachments, rendering them as links.


So we'll work with plain text but can get the links we need using that method.


Kind regards, Steve.