# Number

This operation will add a numeric text box to the current [Form Container](https://docs.mylinkconnect.com/actions-and-operations/forms/form-container) action. A numeric text box will accept only numbers and usually display up/down arrows to increase and decrease the value.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/tZEstFBYh3uMutlup6ku/blobs/30bfqIFICkrAPTPdZES8/image.png)

### Settings

The action uses the following settings:

| Setting            | Description                                                                                             | [Parsed](https://docs.mylinkconnect.com/actions-and-operations/dynamic-parsing) |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Label              | The text that should be displayed beside the text area field.                                           | :white\_check\_mark:                                                            |
| Placeholder        | The text displayed inside the text area field if the field is empty.                                    | :white\_check\_mark:                                                            |
| Default Value      | The default value of the field.                                                                         | :white\_check\_mark:                                                            |
| Mandatory          | Choose if the field is required to save the form or not.                                                | :no\_entry:                                                                     |
| Min Value          | The minimum acceptable value that the field may contain.                                                | :white\_check\_mark:                                                            |
| Max Value          | The maximum acceptable value that the field may contain.                                                | :white\_check\_mark:                                                            |
| Validation Message | The message that will be displayed if the the user input does not pass the validation expression check. | :white\_check\_mark:                                                            |
| Target Variable    | The variable that will receive the final value of the text area field.                                  | :white\_check\_mark:                                                            |

### Remarks

This is a standard HTML Numeric field. UI layout may vary depending on the browser and on the platform used.

### Trigger

This action does not trigger any event. 

### Variables

This action does not return any variable but the one that have been specified in the *Target Variable* setting.

### Availability

Channel specific availability follows the table below:

| Channel          | Availability       |
| ---------------- | ------------------ |
| Facebook         | Fully Available.   |
| WhatsApp         | Fully Available.   |
| Telegram         | Fully Available.   |
| Web              | Fully Available.   |
| Alexa            | **Not Available.** |
| Google Assistant | **Not Available.** |
| Slack            | Fully Available.   |
| API              | Fully Available.   |

This action can be used only inside interactions and not as child of other actions. This action is available only to [Premium Accounts](https://docs.mylinkconnect.com/basic-concepts/your-account/the-free-plan).