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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/rest](./rest.md) &gt; [InvokeMethodProvider](./rest.invokemethodprovider.md) &gt; [action](./rest.invokemethodprovider.action.md)

## InvokeMethodProvider.action() method

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
action(route: RouteEntry, args: OperationArgs): Promise<OperationRetval>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  route | [RouteEntry](./rest.routeentry.md) |  |
|  args | [OperationArgs](./rest.operationargs.md) |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;[OperationRetval](./rest.operationretval.md)<!-- -->&gt;