# Glide Loop Action

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-loop-action/29811>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [July 31, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-loop-action/29811 "2021-07-31T17:02:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Josiah\_Abshear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/josiah_abshear/32/29072_2.png) [@Josiah\_Abshear](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Josiah_Abshear)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-loop-action/29811/1 "2021-07-31T17:02:29Z")

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Is it possible to loop Glide actions until a certain criteria is met?

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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:** [July 31, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-loop-action/29811/2 "2021-07-31T18:57:39Z")

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Not at this time. All actions in Glide are one off actions and are triggered manually. Glide does not yet have cron based actions or looping actions.

A looping action would be really nice though. I can see that working in the action editor. For example adding X amount of new rows to the app.

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**Author:** ![Sidney\_Kunst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sidney_kunst/32/603_2.png) [@Sidney\_Kunst](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sidney_Kunst)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-loop-action/29811/3 "2021-07-31T20:04:55Z")

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What do you want to archieve?

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**Author:** ![Josiah\_Abshear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/josiah_abshear/32/29072_2.png) [@Josiah\_Abshear](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Josiah_Abshear)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-loop-action/29811/4 "2021-07-31T23:58:07Z")

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Yes exactly. I need to run a calculation, add a row with the results, and then use that rows data to add the create the next row x amount of times. Do you know if this is on the horizon for glide functionality?

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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:** [August 1, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-loop-action/29811/5 "2021-08-01T01:33:01Z")

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I’ve heard no chatter regarding this functionality.

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**Author:** ![Uzo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/uzo/32/22639_2.png) [@Uzo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Uzo)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-loop-action/29811/6 "2021-08-01T01:36:12Z")

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you can create a time delay column… and disable elements for a specific duration of time

[SAMPLE](https://sa-test-app.glideapp.io/dl/ewAiAHQAIgA6ADcALAAiAHMAIgA6ACIAbQBlAG4AdQAtADIANABmAGMAMgBhAGQAZgAtADcANwAzADQALQA0ADcANAA2AC0AYQA5AGIAZAAtADYANgBhADIAMwBiAGQAYQAxAGMANQBjAC0AMQBmADIAZgA5ADUAMQA4AGUANgA1ADEAMAAyAGUAOAA5ADIAMABmAGEAOQBmADgAMABiAGQANgBiAGMAYgAzACIALAAiAHIAIgA6ACIANgBCAFgAaQBYAHcAQgA1AFIAMgBHAHYAaQBxAEYAYQBMADYAdgBZAGsAQQAiACwAIgBuACIAOgAiAHMAZQBtAGEAcABoAG8AcgBlACAAbQBlAGMAaABhAG4AaQBzAG0AIABuAG8AbgAgAGwAbwBnAGkAbgAiAH0A)

to create a repeating action until criteria’s are met you have to use google triggered scripts

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**Author:** ![V88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/v88/32/90054_2.png) [@V88](https://community.glideapps.com/u/V88)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/glide-loop-action/29811/7 "2021-08-01T21:07:23Z")

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A service like Integromat will handle this type of scenario quite easily IF you are using Google Sheets.
