# How to auto-save owner email in custom form?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-auto-save-owner-email-in-custom-form/82808>\
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**Created:** [June 28, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-auto-save-owner-email-in-custom-form/82808 "2025-06-28T17:15:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![M\_Saim\_Sabir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/m_saim_sabir/32/89787_2.png) [@M\_Saim\_Sabir](https://community.glideapps.com/u/M_Saim_Sabir)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-auto-save-owner-email-in-custom-form/82808/1 "2025-06-28T17:15:02Z")

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> Hi everyone! I’m a beginner building a marketplace app in Glide (free plan).  
> I turned off the default “+” Add button because I want to create a custom form where:
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> - The user can add a listing (title, price, category, image, etc.)
> - The listing should automatically save the signed-in user’s email to the “Owner Email” column
> - I want to make sure only the user who posted the listing can edit or delete it later
> 
> I tried creating a custom button to open a new screen for the form, but I’m confused about how to:
> 
> - Add a form that writes to the correct table
> - Set “Owner Email = Signed-in user email” (since I don’t see the magic text or default value settings in the text entry)
> - Show the submit button and use actions like “Add Row” and “Set column values”
> 
> Can someone please guide me step by step, or send a sample app or screenshot that shows how to do this?

> Thank you so much in advance 🙏

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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:** [June 29, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-auto-save-owner-email-in-custom-form/82808/2 "2025-06-29T00:27:07Z")

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> [@M\_Saim\_Sabir](#):
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> - The user can add a listing (title, price, category, image, etc.)
> - The listing should automatically save the signed-in user’s email to the “Owner Email” column
> - I want to make sure only the user who posted the listing can edit or delete it later

You don’t need a custom form to do this, in a native form, you can add the signed-in user’s email to the “Owner Email” column.

In the native form, search for that column on the left panel and add it as a special 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:** [June 29, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-auto-save-owner-email-in-custom-form/82808/3 "2025-06-29T00:28:28Z")

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> [@How to pass a user's email automatically with a form entry?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-pass-a-users-email-automatically-with-a-form-entry/35353/2):
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> In your form setup, add a “Special Value” that grab the signed-in user’s email address, and assign it to the appropriate column. You can also use the Email column from the “User Profile Columns” area if you’ve set up User Profiles in your app. [image]