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title: Commvault Actions
description: "## Actions for Commvault - ***Send Data to Commvault.***Sends a custom set of Lucidum data to Commvault. ## Use Cases Below are the possible use cases for these actions: - If you want to run Lucidum “headless”, you can send…"
url: "https://lucidum.io/docs/commvault-actions/"
updated: "2025-09-19"
category: Actions / List of Actions / C
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# Commvault Actions

## Actions for Commvault

- ***Send Data to Commvault.***Sends a custom set of Lucidum data to Commvault.

## Use Cases

Below are the possible use cases for these actions:

- If you want to run Lucidum “headless”, you can send relevant data to Commvault on a regular schedule.
- You can send normalized, enriched Lucidum data to Commvault to be indexed, searched, and analyzed.

## Prerequisites

To execute Commvault actions, you must:

- Configure a Commvault API connection beforehand.

**NOTE**: The specified account should have **read and write**permissions.

## Workflows

- [Creating a new Configuration and a new Action](https://lucidum.io/docs/overview-of-actions#workflow_for_creating_configurations_and_actions_in_lucidum)
- [Cloning an Existing Action](https://lucidum.io/docs/overview-of-actions#workflow_using_clone_to_create_a_new_action)
- [Creating a new Action from the Location Results page](https://lucidum.io/docs/overview-of-actions#alternative_workflow_for_creating_an_action)
- [Editing a Configuration](https://lucidum.io/docs/overview-of-actions#workflow_for_editing_a_configuration)
- [Editing an Action](https://lucidum.io/docs/overview-of-actions#workflow_for_editing_an_action)
- [Viewing Information about an Action](https://lucidum.io/docs/overview-of-actions#viewing_information_about_an_existing_action_and_executing_an_action_on_demand)

## Commvault Configuration

To create a configuration for Commvault actions:

![commvault_configuration.png](https://lucidum.cloud/docs/commvault_configuration.png)

- ***Configuration Name***. Identifier for the Configuration. This name will appear in the Lucidum Action Center.
- ***URL***. The URL of the API server for Commvault. For example, https://CommandCenterHostName/commandcenter/api. For details, see [https://documentation.commvault.com/11.20/rest_api_authentication_post_login.html](https://documentation.commvault.com/11.20/rest_api_authentication_post_login.html) and [https://api.commvault.com/docs/SP38/api/cv/AuthenticationOperations/login/](https://api.commvault.com/docs/SP38/api/cv/AuthenticationOperations/login/).
- ***Username***. User name for an account with read and write access to the API. For details, see [https://documentation.commvault.com/11.20/rest_api_authentication_post_login.html](https://documentation.commvault.com/11.20/rest_api_authentication_post_login.html) and [https://api.commvault.com/docs/SP38/api/cv/AuthenticationOperations/login/](https://api.commvault.com/docs/SP38/api/cv/AuthenticationOperations/login/).
- ***Password***. Password for an account with read and write access to the API. For details, see [https://documentation.commvault.com/11.20/rest_api_authentication_post_login.html](https://documentation.commvault.com/11.20/rest_api_authentication_post_login.html) and [https://api.commvault.com/docs/SP38/api/cv/AuthenticationOperations/login/](https://api.commvault.com/docs/SP38/api/cv/AuthenticationOperations/login/).
- ***Max # of Records per Payload***. The maximum number of records to send to Commvault in each action. The default value is “50”.

## Create a New Action

To create an action for Commvault, contact Lucidum customer care.