diff --git a/adminforth/documentation/docs/tutorial/03-Customization/09-Actions.md b/adminforth/documentation/docs/tutorial/03-Customization/09-Actions.md
index 5eb50217..f20b9a28 100644
--- a/adminforth/documentation/docs/tutorial/03-Customization/09-Actions.md
+++ b/adminforth/documentation/docs/tutorial/03-Customization/09-Actions.md
@@ -360,3 +360,46 @@ Backend handler: read the payload via `extra`.
 Notes:
 - If you don’t emit a payload, the default behavior is used by the UI (e.g., in lists the current row context is used). When you do provide a payload, it will be forwarded to the backend as `extra` for your action handler.
 - You can combine default context with your own payload by merging before emitting, for example: `emit('callAction', { ...row, asListed: true })` if your component has access to the row object.
+
+## Start actions programmatically
+You can execute resource actions manually using adminforth.runAction(). This is useful inside hooks, plugins, cron jobs, custom endpoints, or any backend automation.
+
+```ts title="./resources/apartments.ts"
+actions: [
+  {
+  //diff-add
+  id: 'testToggle listedAction',
+  name: 'Toggle listed',
+  icon: 'flowbite:eye-solid',
+  ...  
+  }
+]
+```
+Then execute it from a hook for example:
+
+```ts title="./resources/apartments.ts"
+hooks: {
+      ...
+      afterSave: async ({ record, adminUser, resource, adminforth }: { record: any, adminUser: AdminUser, resource: AdminForthResource, adminforth: any }) => {
+
+        await adminforth.runAction({
+          actionId: 'Toggle listed',
+          resourceId: resource.resourceId,
+          recordId: record.id,
+          adminUser,
+        });
+
+        return { ok: true };
+      },
+    },
+```
+
+runAction() automatically:
+- finds the resource
+- finds the action
+- checks permissions via allowed
+- executes the action handler
+- passes full action context (recordId, adminUser, extra, etc.)
+
+> ☝️ runAction() is not limited to hooks — you can call it anywhere you have access to the AdminForth instance.
+
diff --git a/adminforth/index.ts b/adminforth/index.ts
index f929f74d..425281da 100644
--- a/adminforth/index.ts
+++ b/adminforth/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
 import {
   AdminForthFilterOperators,
   AdminForthDataTypes,
-  AdminUser,
+  AdminUser, ActionCheckSource
 } from './types/Common.js';
 
 import AdminForthPlugin from './basePlugin.js';
@@ -815,6 +815,85 @@ class AdminForth implements IAdminForth {
     return { error: null };
   }
 
+  async runAction({
+    resourceId,
+    actionId,
+    recordId,
+    adminUser,
+    extra = {},
+    response,
+    tr,
+  }: {
+    resourceId: string,
+    actionId: string,
+    recordId: string | number,
+    adminUser: AdminUser,
+    extra,
+    response?: any,
+    tr?: any,
+  }) {
+    const resource = this.config.resources.find(
+      (res) => res.resourceId === resourceId
+    );
+
+    if (!resource) {
+      return {
+        ok: false,
+        error: `Resource '${resourceId}' not found`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const action = resource.options.actions?.find(
+      (act) => act.id === actionId
+    );
+
+    if (!action) {
+      return {
+        ok: false,
+        error: `Action '${actionId}' not found`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    if (!action.action) {
+      return {
+        ok: false,
+        error: `Action '${actionId}' has no action handler`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    if (typeof action.allowed === 'function') {
+      const { allowedActions } = await interpretResource(
+        adminUser,
+        resource,
+        {},
+        ActionCheckSource.CustomActionRequest,
+        this
+      );
+
+      const execAllowed = await action.allowed({
+        adminUser,
+        standardAllowedActions: allowedActions,
+      });
+
+      if (!execAllowed) {
+        return {
+          ok: false,
+          error: `Action '${actionId}' not allowed`,
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
+      return await action.action({
+        recordId: String(recordId),
+        adminUser,
+        resource,
+        adminforth: this,
+        response: response as any,
+        tr: tr as any,
+        extra,
+      });
+  }
+
   resource(resourceId: string): IOperationalResource {
     if (this.statuses.dbDiscover !== 'done') {
       if (this.statuses.dbDiscover === 'running') {