# AI Generate Text workflow not running/no output despite correct setup

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**Created:** [February 10, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ai-generate-text-workflow-not-running-no-output-despite-correct-setup/86305 "2026-02-10T10:56:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shava\_Admin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/shava_admin/32/87767_2.png) [@Shava\_Admin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Shava_Admin)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ai-generate-text-workflow-not-running-no-output-despite-correct-setup/86305/1 "2026-02-10T10:56:51Z")

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Hi everyone ![👋](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/5/b/5b397a557f5a62d8ba72f1da8fc1d8b65bf0d8d2.png)  
I’m hoping someone (or Glide staff) can sanity-check this, as I feel I’ve exhausted all standard debugging paths.

What I’m building  
An AI-powered resale listing generator (Vinted-style) using Generate Text in a workflow.

Setup (confirmed):  
• Data table: Listings v2  
• Input columns: Item Name, Brand, Colour, Size, Condition, Notes (all basic text columns)  
• AI prompt stored in a basic text column (Prompt (Text))  
• AI output written to a basic text column (AI Output Raw (text))  
• Downstream fields (Title / Description / Price / Hashtags) extracted using Extract Matching Text  
• Workflow trigger: App Interaction (This item)  
• Condition: Needs AI = true and AI Locked = false  
• Button in the app runs the workflow for This item  
• All regex patterns tested and valid  
• No computed/template columns used in AI input or output

Issue:  
• Workflow does not run (Run button greyed out unless triggered in app)  
• Triggering from the app produces no AI output  
• No errors shown  
• AI Output Raw (text) remains empty  
• Downstream Extract Matching Text columns never populate

Things I’ve already tried:  
• Rebuilding workflow from scratch  
• Simplifying prompt to plain text  
• Removing regex entirely  
• Writing AI output directly to a visible column  
• Verifying Needs AI / AI Locked toggles  
• Testing on multiple rows  
• Testing on mobile + desktop

At this point I’m unsure whether:  
• There’s a limitation/bug with Generate Text + App Interaction  
• There’s a hidden requirement I’m missing  
• Or whether this is simply not reliable for multi-field AI generation

Has anyone successfully shipped something similar recently, or can a Glide team member confirm the expected pattern here?

Happy to share screenshots or a clone if useful.  
Thanks in advance ![🙏](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/3/93e2569c35e33d0e1ef9f9e0a4134b5d5f7e595f.png)

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ai-generate-text-workflow-not-running-no-output-despite-correct-setup/86305/2 "2026-02-11T00:43:08Z")

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Can you please share some screenshots or send me a link to join your team privately? Thank you.