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A typed value such as `{ type: STATIC_VALUE, staticValue }` given for a plain-string workflow action field is accepted and stored as its literal text (`{type=STATIC_VALUE, staticValue=…}`), so the action does the wrong thing without an error.

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Checked October 16, 2026 on a HubSpot developer test account

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workflows, plain-string, static-value, fields, silent-failure

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