# Using custom actions instead of utter\_ask templates in forms

**URL:** <https://forum.rasa.com/t/using-custom-actions-instead-of-utter-ask-templates-in-forms/2667>\
**Category:** Rasa Open Source\
**Created:** [November 14, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/using-custom-actions-instead-of-utter-ask-templates-in-forms/2667 "2018-11-14T12:40:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrejankas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/andrejankas/32/16812_2.png) [@andrejankas](https://forum.rasa.com/u/andrejankas)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/using-custom-actions-instead-of-utter-ask-templates-in-forms/2667/16 "2021-09-20T15:25:40Z")

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It seems this is possible. Seeing current doc.:

> you can also use a custom action `action_ask_<form_name>_<slot_name>` or `action_ask_<slot_name>` to ask for the next slot. [Source](https://rasa.com/docs/rasa/forms#using-a-custom-action-to-ask-for-the-next-slot).

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