Cyberpunk 2077 Shards

A datashard, commonly abbreviated to shard, is an item in, which can contain various forms of information, including: text, images, maps, schematics, audio, videos and braindances. While there are a few shards used in quests which contain more than just textual information, the majority of those found in-game contain only text and can be picked up and optionally read for extra information or lore pertaining to the Cyberpunk universe. Each shard found in-game will be catalogued into the player's journal after being picked up. The player can choose to read them immediately or at a later time.

This is a catalogue of all shards in Cyberpunk 2077 organized by category. For locations and transcripts, please refer to the individual articles.

Technology

 * 75 Years of Cyberware, by Tsutomu Takahashi
 * Blaming Bartmoss - by 8ug8ear
 * Chemicals: The Invisible Killer
 * Destroy After Reading
 * Militech Training Shard
 * Nomad cookbook from 2034
 * Pain Editors and Mortality Rates
 * Punch Cards: Instructions
 * Relic 2.0 Prototype Specifications
 * Relive.it - Braindance Quarterly
 * Rewiring Synaptic Pathways
 * Sheet Metal and You: Your Guide to Autobody Repair
 * Ural Kombinat Locomotive: Technical Specifications

Articles

 * A Family of Empire
 * A Neon Typhoon Is About to Hit America! It's Us Cracks and Their New, Shocking Single!
 * A wicked acid trip, but not the kind you think!
 * Arasaka and Ornithology: Three Japanese Words to Know
 * B.A Guseinov, "Respiration and Intercelluar Spaces."
 * Big 5 Employers in Night City - 2077
 * Bodycount lottery results in Heywood
 * BREAKING: SABURO ARASAKA DEAD
 * Caught in the Maelstrom
 * "Chrome and You" - Excerpt from a novel by Anonymous
 * Cyberware Controversy in Football?
 * Emergency on Demand
 * Glam Now! - The Mag For Those Who Love This For Themselves
 * He found Jesus in PRISON
 * Informational Bulletin
 * Kerry Eurodyne - "Second Conflict" - NEW ALBUM REVIEW
 * Left Jab: Boxer's Monthly
 * "Liberum Arbitrium" - REVIEW
 * Looking for a career change? Join NetWatch!
 * Morgan Blackhand - Street Iron
 * NC Night Life - Drinks, Dancing, Debauchery
 * NCPD - Anatomy of a Disaster
 * New Release Braindances
 * News report 07/17/2062
 * No Life 3 - Review
 * Nomads at Ground Zero
 * REVIEW "Bloody Bout VII" - What Went Wrong
 * SAFE AND SOUND: Night City Gangs
 * "Samurai" Thirty Years Later: Facts, Myths, and More Myths
 * Sign the petition!
 * Silverhand: The Creator (and Destroyer) of Samurai
 * Slavoj McAllister in the News Again
 * Storm on the Mare Crisium
 * The Last Rockerboy: The Solo Career Of Kerry Eurodyne
 * The Long Return: Aftermath of the Great Nomad Tragedy
 * The Mox
 * The Patriots of 6th Street
 * The Relic - Why All the Fuss?
 * The Struggle of O'Neill Station.
 * The Valar Mission, Back To Square One
 * The Vampire Prince is Back!
 * The Voodoo Boys: What We Know and What We Don't
 * The Wall
 * Tinnitus - Music(?) Review - An Attempt
 * Tourism Advisory: Stay within City Limits!
 * What Really Happened in Arasaka Tower?
 * Who is Lizzy Wizzy Pretending to Be?

World

 * All Foods - The Future of Meat
 * America After the War
 * Arasaka-controller districts of Japan
 * Avian Extermination Act
 * Contemporary Netrunner Groups
 * Dubai: Sand and Death
 * Excerpts from "A History of the Nomads" by B.B. Pires
 * In the Shadows of Megabuildings
 * Inside MetaCorp
 * Lat-Am Wars
 * Mystical Rapture in Film
 * Outer Space! My Life in Orbit
 * Pacifica - Haiti Reborn: A Look at Postreligion and Technomysticism
 * Pathfinder: Half a Century of Silence
 * Protein Farms: A Report
 * Report: Sea of Clouds
 * Smuggling
 * The Day the Tower Fell
 * The False Rumors Circling Busan
 * The MaxTac Way, by Mathias Maddox
 * The Psychos of MaxTac
 * The Truth about Cyberpsychosis
 * The Unification War... for Gonks!
 * The Warsaw Catholic Faith and Its Origin
 * United Under the Stars and Stripes, By Rosalind Myers
 * Water, Chrome and Blood - THE FOURTH CORPORATE WAR
 * Why Be Me?: Confessions of a Braindance Addict
 * Yōkai: Japanese Demons of Yesterday and Today

Literature

 * 1,000 Beats a Second
 * Chrome Night Love
 * Corporate Wars: The Musical
 * Crimeblock
 * Dr. Havoc & Radon
 * Kibble and Scop
 * Mutant by Moonlight
 * Ovid, "Metamorphoses," Book XV, The Apotheosis of Julius Caesar
 * Sayonara Station, by Luke Steelman
 * The Chronicles of Titania: Book 1
 * The Green Death
 * The Solo's Manual by Morgan Blackhand
 * "Watson Whore" Diary
 * WYSIWYG: What You Slot Is What You Got

Leaflets

 * All Foods - Eat What You Know
 * Build Your Future in Rocky Ridge!
 * Carolli's NEW Security Bot Line
 * Delamain - Transport Services
 * Grand Opening! Welcome to the Grand Imperial Mall!
 * Konpeki Plaza
 * Nomads for the Thick-Skinned
 * Onboarding - Night City Branch
 * Pathology of the Badlands
 * Silver Pixel Cloud is growing!
 * SovOil - Build a Brighter Future with Us!
 * The Foodie Guide to Night City
 * Vote for Peralez!
 * Welcome aboard!
 * Your God, Your Kiroshi

People of Night City

 * A Gem of Japanese Elegance
 * Era
 * Eurodyne: The Unauthorized Biography
 * Tamed Dragon: A Biography of Yorinobu Arasaka

Encrypted Shards
Some shards you find in the world will contain information hidden behind data encryption measures. To decrypt a shard, first either open it through the notification when you acquire it or find it later in the Shards tab under Journal in the main menu. Then, select CRACK SECURITY to unlock its secrets.


 * Diary (117-121/77)
 * Destroy After Reading
 * Draft Report - Dock Distribution
 * It's time
 * Militech Datashard
 * Operation Carpe Noctem
 * Spellbook

Other

 * A-Z of MMA
 * Access Code
 * Access Point Operation Protocol - Izanagi
 * Alert
 * America: A Prophecy
 * Anaphora of St. Cyril of Alexandria
 * Archived Conversation
 * Archived Conversation: Alamo and Bea
 * Archived Conversation: Alejandro and Angel
 * Archived Conversation: Alfred Miles and Darius Marks
 * Archived Conversation: Alvin and Backsaw
 * Archived Conversation: Anna Hamill and Bill Adams
 * Archived Conversation: Anna Hamill and Robert Kowalsky
 * Archived Conversation: Anonymous and Lene Borowitz
 * Archived Conversation: Anton Rulin and Tim Nelson
 * Archived Conversation: Arkadius Loaf and Spencer Young
 * Archived Conversation: Arnold Haponik and Susan Parker
 * Archived Conversation: Aswang and Othmar Brasi
 * Archived Conversation: Bart von Ochman and Blake Croyle
 * Archived Conversation: Ben Azaria and Sasquatch
 * Archived Conversation: Blake Croyle and Tim Autry
 * Archived Conversation: Brenton Ernest and Usha Hendricks
 * Archived Conversation: Brit Danson and David Colvig
 * Archived Conversation: Calaca and Pedro
 * Archived Conversation: Captain and Mike
 * Archived Conversation: Carlos Rubio and Tim Kelly
 * Archived Conversation: Case Mod and Dino Dinovic
 * Archived Conversation: Charles and Arif
 * Archived Conversation: Charlize Fury and Dakota Smith
 * Archived Conversation: Christopher Gualtieri and James Aaronson
 * Archived Conversation: Clippy and Hideki Kato
 * Archived Conversation: Commissioner Falwter and Aleksandra Zaytsova
 * Archived Conversation: Crank and Lance
 * Archived Conversation: Cung Lucas and Joel Lee
 * Archived Conversation: Darius Miles and Mathias Smith
 * Archived Conversation: David Beemer and Jae-Hyun
 * Archived Conversation: David Benny and Will Gunner
 * Archived Conversation: David Glenn and Kirstie Ali
 * Archived Conversation: Dean Simons and Bill
 * Archived Conversation: Dee and Aaron
 * Archived Conversation: [Deleted] and Julia Bonet
 * Archived Conversation: Desi Abdi and Lucas Malkowsky
 * Archived Conversation: Diana Cuno and Wakako Okada
 * Archived Conversation: Diego Flores and Francisco Gomez
 * Archived Conversation: Dirk and Tim
 * Archived Conversation: Dwayne and Burt
 * Archived Conversation: Earl Conway and Kathy Conway
 * Archived Conversation: Eddie John and Charles Gribbon
 * Archived Conversation: Emilia Morton and Joanne Koch
 * Archived Conversation: Evan Flakes and Martha Flakes
 * Archived Conversation: Fara Dupont and Placide
 * Archived Conversation: Fatima and Xavi
 * Archived Conversation: Fay Balsam and Burt Rollins
 * Archived Conversation: Felipe Alva and Mark Winston
 * Archived Conversation: Frank Kaufmann and Misako Yoshida
 * Archived Conversation: Freke and Othmar Brasi
 * Archived Conversation: Futoshi and Ellie
 * Archived Conversation: Gauge and Akari
 * Archived Conversation: Gawker and Miller
 * Archived Conversation: Genki and Futoshi
 * Archived Conversation: George Prosky
 * Archived Conversation: Goichi and Kanna
 * Archived Conversation: Gottfrid Persson and Lenny Nero
 * Archived Conversation: Grizzle and Ryder
 * Archived Conversation: Harry Bubble and Lloyd Carry
 * Archived Conversation: Harry Lyon and Andrea Allen
 * Archived Conversation: Harry Sullivan and Jim Geronimo
 * Archived Conversation: Haruma Omura and Deborah Banko
 * Archived Conversation: Henry Louis and Josh Lucas
 * Archived Conversation: Hideto and Akari
 * Archived Conversation: Hunter and Max
 * Archived Conversation: Ian Cimino and Bob Clark
 * Archived Conversation: Irene Cortes
 * Archived Conversation: Izaiah and Pete
 * Archived Conversation: Jacob Ostapchuk and Peter Golus
 * Archived Conversation: Jake [Orders]
 * Archived Conversation: Jalapeño Joe and Kadeem Brown
 * Archived Conversation: James Ishihara and Kuniko Aso
 * Archived Conversation: James Reddington and Jin Araki
 * Archived Conversation: Jason Wildriver and Jigme Dorji
 * Archived Conversation: JC and Little Smoke
 * Archived Conversation: Jean-Ki-Ri and Shiva
 * Archived Conversation: Jero Johanson and Simona Rossi
 * Archived Conversation: Jerry Young and Ernie Lyon
 * Archived Conversation: Jimmy Kreutz and Hilary McKenna
 * Archived Conversation: Joe Kaneshiro and Odette Foster
 * Archived Conversation: John Anderson and Orph3u5
 * Archived Conversation: John McBane and Holly Jenero-McBane
 * Archived Conversation: John Quaid and Aidan Rachins
 * Archived Conversation: Jordan M. and Dustin
 * Archived Conversation: Jorge Ron and Magdaline Juszczyk
 * Archived Conversation: Jose and Gustavo
 * Archived Conversation: Joshua "Popeye" Malval and Jessica Brown
 * Archived Conversation: Jotaro and Hiroto
 * Archived Conversation: Jotaro Shobo and Eleazar Flores
 * Archived Conversation: Kamala Smith and Steve Zane
 * Archived Conversation: Kaneishi and Nakaya
 * Archived Conversation: Kawahara and Soga
 * Archived Conversation: Kazuki Gori and Jiro Oba
 * Archived Conversation: Keiji and Isamu
 * Archived Conversation: Keiko and Jake
 * Archived Conversation: Kevin Lohan and Crox Alvarado
 * Archived Conversation: Koichi
 * Archived Conversation: Kon Imai
 * Archived Conversation: Kooky and Marty
 * Archived Conversation: Kyle and Moore
 * Archived Conversation: Kyle and Support
 * Archived Conversation: Lady Space and Satoru Amada
 * Archived Conversation: Laszlo Nagy and Elena "Pumpkin" Esposito
 * Archived Conversation: Leif and Yuri
 * Archived Conversation: Leo Wood and Militech Captain #84590
 * Archived Conversation: Liam Martin and David McBride
 * Archived Conversation: Lori Banko and Amat Escalante
 * Archived Conversation: Luke Anderson and Mike
 * Archived Conversation: Lynn Salazar and Agnes Baker
 * Archived Conversation: Mark Elberg and Robert Czmerkowski
 * Archived Conversation: Martha Liu and Dakota Smith
 * Archived Conversation: Mat Duda and Dum Dum
 * Archived Conversation: Matheus Stove and Alma Maria
 * Archived Conversation: Maxim Povetkin and Mikhail Akulov
 * Archived Conversation: Merlin Onorati and Logan Smith
 * Archived Conversation: Michael Marcinkowsky and Marley Anderson
 * Archived Conversation: Michal and Sasha
 * Archived Conversation: Michiko Ogata and Kazu Inukai
 * Archived Conversation: Mikale Johnson and Nicolai Jordal
 * Archived Conversation: Mikey and Lobo
 * Archived Conversation: Militech #98291 and Militech #1398
 * Archived Conversation: Militech Corporal #4989 and Militech Private #99102
 * Archived Conversation: Militech Officer #9482 and Martin Alito
 * Archived Conversation: Min-ho and Emon
 * Archived Conversation: Misha and Dan
 * Archived Conversation: Mong and $a$ha
 * Archived Conversation: Monika and Nina
 * Archived Conversation: Moore and Quincy
 * Archived Conversation: Nasim Perlman and Aldo Schroder
 * Archived Conversation: Nasim Perlman and Tucker Albach
 * Archived Conversation: Nathan Goodwin and Boris Skorsky
 * Archived Conversation: Nina Chelo and Lucy Thackery
 * Archived Conversation: Nina Chelo and Peter Chelo
 * Archived Conversation: Nina Gutierrez and Emilio Gutierrez
 * Archived Conversation: Norris Stones and Patty Sonn
 * Archived Conversation: Oleg Orlov and Hal Cantos
 * Archived Conversation: Olena Sorokin and Anton Popov
 * Archived Conversation: Oriana and Wakako
 * Archived Conversation: Osamu Gosho and Hideo Nishio
 * Archived Conversation: Pablo Silva and Salma Silva
 * Archived Conversation: Paul and Bugsy
 * Archived Conversation: Peter and Jotaro
 * Archived Conversation: Petr Sobotić and [UNKNOWN]
 * Archived Conversation: Philip and Gina
 * Archived Conversation: Rebeca Price and [UNKNOWN]
 * Archived Conversation: Rich and Aurelie
 * Archived Conversation: Richard and Amelia
 * Archived Conversation: Richard and Imani
 * Archived Conversation: Richard Ribisi and Pamela Ling
 * Archived Conversation: Rick and [UNKNOWN]
 * Archived Conversation: Rick Young and Edward Dillon
 * Archived Conversation: Robert Conrad and Dominic Brandis
 * Archived Conversation: Robert Czmerkowski and [DELETED]
 * Archived Conversation: Roger and Tucker
 * Archived Conversation: Rose and Bernard Ackermann
 * Archived Conversation: Seamus Horgan and Seth Macy
 * Archived Conversation: Sergeant #1919 and Joanne Koch
 * Archived Conversation: Sergeant #8734 and Major Adam Dodge
 * Archived Conversation: Sergey Kirk and Jason Russo
 * Archived Conversation: Sheila and Keenan
 * Archived Conversation: Sheldon and Paula
 * Archived Conversation: Shinji Kato and Hideo Suzuki
 * Archived Conversation: Simon Diaz and Rufus McBride
 * Archived Conversation: Spike Goldblum
 * Archived Conversation: Steve Lee and Chris Marciano
 * Archived Conversation: Steven Hurt and Jim Michale
 * Archived Conversation: Susan and Peter
 * Archived Conversation: Tai Tang and Daisuke Morita
 * Archived Conversation: Takeshi and [DELETED]
 * Archived Conversation: Takeshi and Jotaro
 * Archived Conversation: Taki Kenmochi and Kenji Sakura
 * Archived Conversation: Thomas Red and Shiva Red
 * Archived Conversation: Timothy Malek and Alan Parnel
 * Archived Conversation: Tracy Owens and Ana Owens
 * Archived Conversation: Tyler and Adam
 * Archived Conversation: Tyler Bennet and Zach Ellis
 * Archived Conversation: [UNKNOWN] and Isao Suzuki
 * Archived Conversation: Valentin Krylov and Shelma
 * Archived Conversation: Vladimir Chmerkovsky and Yelena Sidorova
 * Archived Conversation: Watcher and B@D
 * Archived Conversation: Wesley Avedon and Nina Edwards
 * Archived Conversation: Wilbur and Leah
 * Archived Conversation: Woody Feldman and Alex Stephens
 * Archived Conversation: Yelena Sidorova and Jerry Fawlter
 * Archived Conversation: Yusaku Ogata and Walter Brandis
 * Archived Conversation: Z3D and 8ug8ear
 * Archived Conversation: Zachary Rae and Amy Rae
 * Archived Conversation: Zeitgeist and Marco
 * Archived Conversation: Zuria Ferro and Diego Ferro
 * Archived Patrol
 * Assault in Progress: Underage Dealers
 * Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson
 * Beyond the Border of Empathy
 * Birthday Present for Shiro
 * Bolesław Leśmian, "Why so many candles..."
 * Braindance - Available Titles
 * Buddhism and Cyberware: A Perspective
 * Build Your Future in Rocky Ridge!
 * "Bushidō" and Neopostmodernism
 * California After Dusk: The Life of Richard Night
 * Call to Arms
 * Can cyberpsychosis be cured?
 * Cargo #400925/MIL
 * Caution !!! Flammable Materials
 * Contemporary Netrunner Groups
 * Contract
 * Contracts
 * Copied Message
 * Corporate Wanted List
 * Corporate Wars: The Musical
 * Creditor
 * Custom Order
 * Cyberpunk 2020 Rulebook
 * Cyberware Usage and its Side Effects
 * Dear Mother Departs
 * decision please?
 * Delivery Info
 * Details
 * Detainee Management Handbook
 * Diary (117-121/77)
 * Directive P0-08
 * DIY Guide: How to Build a Bomb in Your Kitchen
 * Doc Paradox quotes
 * Dossier: Sasquatch
 * Drink Menu
 * Escape Plan
 * Extraction #NC/EX/56/882
 * Fanfiction: An Omelet of Passion
 * Flight Transcript
 * Garage Lease Agreement
 * Get High at Home
 * Get Ready
 * Get to Work Gonks
 * Gig
 * Gig: Info on Vortex
 * Gig: New Life
 * Greetings from Depression
 * Greetings from Des Moines
 * Heads Up
 * Hit
 * Horoscopes: Storyteller Group
 * Hotel Raito - Your Place in Night City
 * I have seen the light
 * I Have Something You Want
 * I'm sorry
 * illness diary
 * Imperil poisoning
 * [IMPORTANT] "Arsenal"
 * Important notice to all units
 * Interview With A Queen of the Metrojungle
 * In Storage
 * In the Shade of an Apple Tree, by Virginia Granchester
 * Information For New Members of the Revere Courier Services Family
 * Instructions
 * Interrogation Transcript
 * Invitation
 * Jajangmyeon Recipe
 * Japantown Matsuri
 * Job
 * Journal, Thomas Star, Militech engineer
 * Juice - Top 8 Dangers
 * Kendachi - New Spring Catalog
 * KENDACHI MICRO-76 INFO LOG
 * Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, "Ballad of Two Sisters"
 * Les deux bouts de l'échelle, Pierre
 * List of tasks
 * Little Favor
 * Manipulation: Easier than You Think!
 * Membership Card
 * Message
 * Message from Gabriel Abatangelo
 * Message from Kojo to Iris Tanner
 * Mikhail Akulov
 * MMA Tournament - All Moves Permitted
 * My documents
 * My name is spelled D-Z-E-N-G, for fuck's sake!
 * Nadezhda Tiurina
 * New Ad Shoot: Rural Beauty - "Inspire the City, Enjoy the Country"
 * NEW RELEASE BDs!
 * New Stash
 * Notice
 * Official Order #912317 AJ-98
 * Order
 * Order # 40412: Elimination
 * Order # SKL-19380-2077
 * Order to Precinct This Week
 * Orders for Patients
 * Outer Space! My Life in Orbit
 * Parallel Lives
 * Patent #444/3/45
 * Pathology of the Badlands
 * Personal Notes
 * Problem
 * Protein Farms: A Report
 * Read this every day. Never give up. Remember your purpose.
 * Reminder: Payment Due
 * Report 99-901 #91-2077 SOCAL
 * Report: Read It Quick, It Ain't Good
 * Resuming Operations
 * Reward: Benedict McAdams
 * RoutesNC_RMaster_v77
 * Samurai: Swords Crossed
 * Schedule
 * Secure Your Soul: Short-term Priority
 * Sent to 13 Users
 * Sent to 3871 Users
 * Sent to 47 Users
 * Sex and Chrome
 * Stop complaining - Get rich today! by Josh Kavorkin
 * Supernova. The Unofficial Biography of Lizzy Wizzy
 * Target for Liquidation
 * Teachings of the Temple - Excerpts
 * Tech thingy - notes
 * Technical Specs
 * Test Results
 * The Consciousness Curse
 * The Coptic Bible
 * The Cult of Santa Muerte: Who Is the Lady of the Night?
 * The Fall of Etemenanki
 * The Fall of the Bakkers
 * The Flowers of Silence. A biography of Hanako Arasaka.
 * The Holy Bible: Old and new testaments
 * The Iliad
 * The Joy of Influence: Five Simple Rules
 * The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
 * The Myth of Er
 * The Odyssey
 * The Undoing: Fall of the First Net
 * The World as Will and Idea
 * Thorton: Owner's Manual
 * to transport to the motel
 * Today's Order
 * Training log
 * Transcript: Reuben Halifax and S4ndwurm
 * Treatment Plan
 * Understanding Your Teen
 * [UNSENT MESSAGE]
 * URGENT
 * Urgent Message for Barry Alken
 * Wisława Szymborska, "Labyrinth" (Excerpt)
 * Who is Dr. Paradox?
 * workers

Uncategorized

 * !!!
 * Archived Conversation: Aiden Smith and Roger Marshall
 * Archived Conversation: Aurelie Moore and Lina Runner
 * Archived Conversation: Albert Cole and Gary Epps
 * Archived Conversation: Bobby and Frank
 * Archived Conversation: Brick and Ellis
 * Archived Conversation: Cerdic Muller and Maciej Nakonieczny
 * Archived Conversation: Dr. Martin Sypura and Lt. Mower
 * Archived Conversation: Fred Kudo and Christiano Kral
 * Archived Conversation: Hideyoshi Ueno and Ken Masuda
 * Archived Conversation: Hoof and Sanders
 * Archived Conversation: John and Deng
 * Archived Conversation: Ken Masuda and Diego Ramirez
 * Archived Conversation: Lauren Murphy and Artem Melnyk
 * Archived Conversation: Maciej Nakonieczny and Peter Novotny
 * Archived conversation: Major #817
 * Archived Conversation: Mark Elberg and Robert Czmerkowski
 * Archived Conversation: NCPD #9843 and #NCPD 239
 * Archived Conversation: Pete and Lisa
 * Archived Conversation: Robert Czmerkowski and DELETED
 * Archived Conversation: Saul Bright and Emilia Weiss
 * Archived Conversation: Shiv4theWin and Raffen_Fever
 * Archived Conversation: SoCal Patrol 1238 and 3504
 * Archived Conversation: Thomas Costigan and NCPD Sgt. Martin Dignam
 * Archived Conversation: Vinnie Rey and Herb Pane
 * ATTENTION: VIP GUEST!!!
 * Bodycount Lottery Results in Heywood
 * Diagnostic Report 07-14
 * Doesn't look good
 * Don't come
 * Draft Report - Dock Distribution
 * Farewell
 * Foreclosure Notice No. 23HT/15
 * Glitter
 * I knew this would happen!
 * It's time
 * Message to Dao Hyunh
 * Message to Linh Hyunh
 * ORDERS
 * "Saigon Sisters" - TREATMENT
 * Send a crew
 * Stop! Don't do it
 * Ticket to the Major Leagues
 * Your Trauma Team policy has expired! Immediate action required!