# Does glide have auto increment id ?or number other than this one

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**Created:** [November 24, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-have-auto-increment-id-or-number-other-than-this-one/78168 "2024-11-24T17:23:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-have-auto-increment-id-or-number-other-than-this-one/78168/2 "2024-11-24T17:37:31Z")

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Make sure you add row id column.

Add a lookup column pointing to the same table → row ids.

Create a “Find element index” column. Select the lookup column as the “values” and select the current row id as the “To find”. Set precision to “1” and uncheck group separator.

You will see the index of the element across the entire table. It will be incremented on each line.

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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:** [November 25, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-have-auto-increment-id-or-number-other-than-this-one/78168/3 "2024-11-25T00:05:30Z")

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> [@How do I create an auto-incrementing row number with Glide Tables?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-create-an-auto-incrementing-row-number-with-glide-tables/39572):
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> This is a question that comes up a lot, so creating this topic to use as a reference. Typically, there are two distinct use cases when it comes to auto-incrementing row numbers. Use Case 1: – We need to generate a Part Number, or an Order Number, or an Employee ID. Once the number is generated, it should never change, even if rows are deleted. – The general approach for this use case is to maintain a static counter, use it to craft a suitably formatted ID, and increment it by one every time…

There are 2 cases for this, please take a look at this post to see what your case applies to.