# How can I add a default value to a filed that is linked to another Airtable?

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**Created:** [May 3, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-default-value-to-a-filed-that-is-linked-to-another-airtable/61305 "2023-05-03T17:09:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![victor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3e96dc/32.png) [@victor](https://community.glideapps.com/u/victor)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-default-value-to-a-filed-that-is-linked-to-another-airtable/61305/1 "2023-05-03T17:09:33Z")

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I am trying to build a form with default values. But I have issues adding default values to fields that are linked to another table in Airtable. How can I add a default value?

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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:** [May 3, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-default-value-to-a-filed-that-is-linked-to-another-airtable/61305/2 "2023-05-03T23:35:44Z")

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If I recall it right, choice components that writes through an Airtable relation can not have a default value.