# Element Actions

The Pipe Recorder element has the following action(s):

* “**Reset**”: The Pipe Recorder element is an input element and this action resets it, clearing its value. You can use this, for example, after a recording is done and you have saved the resulting URL to your database.
* **"Desktop recorder: Record"**: Start a recording (desktop recorder only).
* **"Desktop recorder: Stop recording"**: Stop a recording (desktop recorder only).
* **"Desktop recorder: Play"**: Play a recording (desktop recorder only).
* **"Desktop recorder: Pause"**: Pause playback of a recording (desktop recorder only).
* **"Desktop recorder: Save"**: If recording auto-saving is disabled, you can use this action to save the recording (desktop recorder only).
* **"Desktop recorder: Get recording time"**: Gets the time of the currently recording stream (desktop recorder only). Tip: you can call this with a Do every x seconds.
* **"Desktop recorder: Get playback time"**: Returns the time of the current playback stream (desktop recorder only) Tip: you can call this with a Do every x seconds.

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