public function parse_custom_value( $action_data, $user_id, $recipe_id, $args ) {

		if ( ! isset( $action_data['meta'] ) ) {
			return $action_data;
		}
		$updated_values = array();
		$meta           = $action_data['meta'];
		// use regex to see if there's a _custom key
		$custom_keys = preg_grep( '/(automator_custom_value)/', $meta );

		if ( ! $custom_keys ) {
			return $action_data;
		}

		foreach ( $custom_keys as $action_meta => $custom_value ) {
			$k = "{$action_meta}_custom";
			if ( ! key_exists( $k, $meta ) ) {
				continue;
			}
			// parse token here
			$v = Automator()->parse->text( $action_data['meta'][ $k ], $recipe_id, $user_id, $args );
			if ( $v ) {
				$action_data['meta'][ $action_meta ] = $v;
				$updated_values[ $action_meta ]      = $v;
			}
		}

		if ( $updated_values ) {
			foreach ( $updated_values as $meta_key => $meta_value ) {
				$pass_args = array(
					'user_id'        => $user_id,
					'trigger_id'     => $args['trigger_id'],
					'meta_key'       => $meta_key,
					'meta_value'     => $meta_value,
					'run_number'     => $args['run_number'], //get run number
					'trigger_log_id' => $args['trigger_log_id'],
				);
				Automator()->db->trigger->add_meta( $args['trigger_id'], $args['trigger_log_id'], $args['run_number'], $pass_args );
			}
		}

		return $action_data;
	}