Create item list

Action ID
actions.intent.CREATE_ITEM_LIST
Description

Construct a new list of items. Populate the list name and description using the itemList.name and itemList.description intent parameters. Add a first item to the list using the itemList.itemListElement.name parameter, if available.

We also recommend integrating our partner solution enabling notes and list access through a native Assistant experience that works across a variety of Assistant-enabled devices.

Locale support

Functionality Locales
Preview creation using App Actions test tool en-US
User invocation from Google Assistant en-US

Example queries

The following fields represent essential information that users often provide in queries that trigger this built-in intent:

itemList.itemListElement.name
itemList.name

Other supported fields

The following fields represent information that users often provide to disambiguate their needs or otherwise improve their results:

itemList.@type
itemList.description
itemList.itemListElement.@type

Supported text values by field



Sample XML files

For information about the shortcuts.xml schema, see Create shortcuts.xml.

Handle BII parameters

shortcuts.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- This is a sample shortcuts.xml -->
<shortcuts xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
  <capability android:name="actions.intent.CREATE_ITEM_LIST">
    <intent
      android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
      android:targetPackage="YOUR_UNIQUE_APPLICATION_ID"
      android:targetClass="YOUR_TARGET_CLASS">
      <!-- Eg. itemListName = "Grocery List" -->
      <parameter
        android:name="itemList.name"
        android:key="itemListName"/>
      <!-- Eg. description = "For December" -->
      <parameter
        android:name="itemList.description"
        android:key="description"/>
      <!-- Eg. itemListElementName = "Milk" -->
      <parameter
        android:name="itemList.itemListElement.name"
        android:key="itemListElementName"/>
    </intent>
  </capability>
</shortcuts>

actions.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- This is a sample actions.xml -->
<actions>
  <action intentName="actions.intent.CREATE_ITEM_LIST">
    <fulfillment urlTemplate="myapp://custom-deeplink{?itemListName,description,itemListElementName}">
      <!-- e.g. itemListName = "Grocery List" -->
      <!-- (Optional) Require a field eg.itemListName for fulfillment with required="true" -->
      <parameter-mapping urlParameter="itemListName" intentParameter="itemList.name" required="true" />
      <!-- e.g. description = "For December" -->
      <parameter-mapping urlParameter="description" intentParameter="itemList.description" />
      <!-- e.g. itemListElementName = "Milk" -->
      <parameter-mapping urlParameter="itemListElementName" intentParameter="itemList.itemListElement.name" />
    </fulfillment>

    <!-- Provide a fallback fulfillment with no required parameters. For example, to your app search or router deeplink -->
    <fulfillment urlTemplate="myapp://deeplink" />
  </action>
</actions>

JSON-LD sample

The following JSON-LD sample provides some example values that you can use in the App Actions test tool:

{
  "@context": "http://schema.org",
  "@type": "ItemList",
  "description": "For December",
  "itemListElement": {
    "@type": "ListItem",
    "name": "Milk"
  },
  "name": "Grocery List"
}