# Counting action on a button

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/counting-action-on-a-button/85725>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [December 15, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/counting-action-on-a-button/85725 "2025-12-15T16:34:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![HouseSnap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/housesnap/32/92689_2.png) [@HouseSnap](https://community.glideapps.com/u/HouseSnap)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/counting-action-on-a-button/85725/1 "2025-12-15T16:34:42Z")

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Hello,

I was wondering if there was an easy way to count the number of click that were done on a button by a single user and therefore limit the number of clicks? Anyone has an idea?

Thanks

Stan

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/counting-action-on-a-button/85725/2 "2025-12-15T16:42:45Z")

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You bet! Add a user specific number column that increments every time they click it. When it reaches a threshold, prevent the clicking action (allow action when number is \< threshold).

My latest video on social feeds has a parallel setup on button clicks (record true/false when clicked), You’ll want to use an increment action.

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**Author:** ![HouseSnap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/housesnap/32/92689_2.png) [@HouseSnap](https://community.glideapps.com/u/HouseSnap)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/counting-action-on-a-button/85725/3 "2025-12-15T20:46:48Z")

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Thanks and I have tried to replicate your process to mine but it’s a bit different, as I want to limit to 2 click to one single button. i did try several process, not the visibility one tho which i believe will work. Any tips?

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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:** [December 16, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/counting-action-on-a-button/85725/4 "2025-12-16T01:15:40Z")

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I think you can just add a user-specific column to store the counts for each user, and every time the user clicks, you increment 1 to that column.

Only show the button when click count \< 2.