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title: How to Add a Custom Activity
description: "LeadSquared comes pre-built with a number of core or system activities like email bounced, email link clicked, website page visited, lead captured, etc. We automatically post these activities against your leads whenever they are performed. The ..."
url: "https://supportb.kinsta.cloud/docs/how-to-add-a-custom-activity/"
updated: "2020-07-13"
category: Leads Settings
---

# How to Add a Custom Activity

LeadSquared comes pre-built with a number of core or system activities like email bounced, email link clicked, website page visited, lead captured, etc. We automatically post these activities against your leads whenever they are performed. The activities then appear in the [Manage Activites](https://in21.leadsquared.com/ActivityManagement?ec=30) page or on the lead's detail page.

**Note:** This article shows you how to create activity types. Once you've created an activity type, you can add activities of that type to your leads from the [Manage Activities](https://help.leadsquared.com/manage-activities/) page.

In addition to core activities, you can also create custom activities to accommodate your own unique use cases. You can also add fields within each custom activity to capture relevant data. Here are some examples -

| **Industry** | **Custom Activity** |
| --- | --- |
| Real Estate | Site Visit |
| Education | Attended Fair |
| Healthcare | Clinic Visit |
| Finance | KYC Document Collection |
| Travel | Itinerary Shared |
| Generic | Attended Webinar, Downloaded Document, Had a Phone Call |

 

# Create a Custom Activity Type

1. Navigate to [My Account>Settings>Customization>Custom Activities & Scores](https://in21.leadsquared.com/Settings/CustomNotableActivity) and click **Add**.
2. On the **Add Custom Activity Type** pop-up, enter the relevant activity details, then click **Next**. See the table below for more details.
3. Now add custom fields related to the activity. Notes, Status and Owner fields are available by default. Click **Add Field** to add more custom fields. Select the Type as String, Number, DateTime, DropDown or User. You can also mark fields as mandatory. Click **Next** to go to the final step.
4. Customize how you want your add/edit activity forms to appear. Drag and drop the fields you want displayed on the form from **Available Fields**to**Activity Details**. Click **Add Section** to add another section to the form.
5. Click **Save**.

![new custom activity type](http://help.leadsquared.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Creating-a-custom-activity-type.gif)

Fields on the Add Custom Activity Type form (step 1 of 3) -

| ** Field** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Name the activity here. |
| Description | Describe the activity here. |
| Score | Associate a lead score with the activity. See [Lead Score](https://help.leadsquared.com/lead-score/). |
| Direction | Inbound or Outbound. |
| Delete Activity | Allow users to delete the activity. If you want to select CRUD permissions for specific users, see [Permission Templates](https://help.leadsquared.com/permission-templates/). |
| Track Location | Track the location the activity was created from (for mobile users). |
| Log Activity Changes | Log updates to the activity. See [How to Log Activity Updates](https://help.leadsquared.com/log-activity-updates/). |
| Allow pre-dated Activities | If you check this option, users won't be able to add activities on earlier dates. |
| Show in Activity List | Shows in the activity list on the [Manage Activities](https://in21.leadsquared.com/ActivityManagement?ec=30) page. |
| Allow Attachments | Allow users to attach files to the activity. |
| Quick Add | Quick add the activity on the lead details page without opening the add activity form. Use this feature if the activity is very common and you need to add it to a large number of leads. See the image below. |

Quick Add activity on the Lead Details page -

![Quick Add on lead details page](http://help.leadsquared.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Quick-add-activity.png)

**Note:** If you want to add dependent fields, see [How to Add a Dependent Field](https://help.leadsquared.com/add-dependent-field-custom-activity/).