# Ideaboard: Allow for Plugin Server Side Actions to be used as Data **URL:** \ **Category:** Idea\ **Created:** [September 21, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/ideaboard-allow-for-plugin-server-side-actions-to-be-used-as-data/284536 "2023-09-21T05:54:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tylerboodman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/tylerboodman/32/242142_2.png) [@tylerboodman](https://forum.bubble.io/u/tylerboodman)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/ideaboard-allow-for-plugin-server-side-actions-to-be-used-as-data/284536/1 "2023-09-21T05:54:51Z")
Pitching the idea to use SSAs as data in a Bubble app, so some code can be executed in the context of each item in a RG cell for example. Here’s the link (once it is made public): [https://bubble.io/ideaboard?idea=1695275543041x404250330695729150](https://bubble.io/ideaboard?idea=1695275543041x404250330695729150) ---
**Author:** ![dorilama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/dorilama/32/226878_2.png) [@dorilama](https://forum.bubble.io/u/dorilama)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/ideaboard-allow-for-plugin-server-side-actions-to-be-used-as-data/284536/2 "2023-09-21T06:47:39Z")
it’s kind of possible: - create a backend workflow - in the wf execute the ssa and return its data - use the api connector to make a request to the wf as data of course your idea would allow to do this much more quickly 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tylerboodman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/tylerboodman/32/242142_2.png) [@tylerboodman](https://forum.bubble.io/u/tylerboodman)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/ideaboard-allow-for-plugin-server-side-actions-to-be-used-as-data/284536/3 "2023-09-21T08:36:09Z")
Yea good point 🙂 I actually did this once or twice, but when the # of concurrent requests was like over a handful I saw the console Bubble was returning a 500 error 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![jonah.deleseleuc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jonah.deleseleuc/32/199133_2.png) [@jonah.deleseleuc](https://forum.bubble.io/u/jonah.deleseleuc)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/ideaboard-allow-for-plugin-server-side-actions-to-be-used-as-data/284536/4 "2023-09-21T08:49:10Z")
I think that client side actions being made available as a data would also be very useful. Perhaps more. ---
**Author:** ![jonah.deleseleuc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jonah.deleseleuc/32/199133_2.png) [@jonah.deleseleuc](https://forum.bubble.io/u/jonah.deleseleuc)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/ideaboard-allow-for-plugin-server-side-actions-to-be-used-as-data/284536/5 "2023-09-21T09:03:04Z")
If I could suggest an edit to the post: Instead of specifically asking about plugin SSA or CSA to be available as data, we should simply ask for the ability to create data sources using the plug-in editor (whether server or client side), as opposed to transforming actions into “Data” For instance, there should be a brand new section in the plug-in editor called “Data Sources” next to actions 🙂 thanks ---
**Author:** ![tylerboodman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/tylerboodman/32/242142_2.png) [@tylerboodman](https://forum.bubble.io/u/tylerboodman)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/ideaboard-allow-for-plugin-server-side-actions-to-be-used-as-data/284536/6 "2023-09-21T14:34:04Z")
I was afraid of asking too much from them cause CSA returning data is a feat. of it’s own. I’ll edit it though if it lets me ---
**Author:** ![jonah.deleseleuc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jonah.deleseleuc/32/199133_2.png) [@jonah.deleseleuc](https://forum.bubble.io/u/jonah.deleseleuc)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/ideaboard-allow-for-plugin-server-side-actions-to-be-used-as-data/284536/7 "2023-09-21T15:34:05Z")
It is a feat! However, they are currently adding the ability to return data from custom events. I have a feeling these two are related 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tylerboodman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/tylerboodman/32/242142_2.png) [@tylerboodman](https://forum.bubble.io/u/tylerboodman)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/ideaboard-allow-for-plugin-server-side-actions-to-be-used-as-data/284536/8 "2023-09-21T15:36:50Z")
I asked if we could get a “Elements custom state has changed” event and they said it would likely be bundled in that too