# Computed Columns and Glide API?

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/computed-columns-and-glide-api/56593
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**Created:** [January 11, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/computed-columns-and-glide-api/56593 "2023-01-11T19:24:13Z")
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### Author: ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/computed-columns-and-glide-api/56593/2 "2023-01-11T19:28:00Z")

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Computed values are not stored values. They are computed in real time on the end user’s device. They are not computed on the Glide servers or stored in any way. For that reason, I don’t think the API can access those computed values because they technically don’t exist.

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