# Requests to Glide API does not always update data in the glide table **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [September 5, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/requests-to-glide-api-does-not-always-update-data-in-the-glide-table/76146 "2024-09-05T07:55:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![manthe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/manthe/32/49614_2.png) [@manthe](https://community.glideapps.com/u/manthe)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/requests-to-glide-api-does-not-always-update-data-in-the-glide-table/76146/1 "2024-09-05T07:55:30Z")
Hi there. I have a critical problem, and I want to know if anyone has had the same problem. I update data in my tables via the Glide API, and specifically from [make.com](http://make.com) which has “ready to go” glide modules. The problem is that sometimes the data is not updated in Glide even when the API request from [make.com](http://make.com) shows clearly that the rowID was updated. Has anyone else run into this problem. This is crucial to my app, since I will be writing data to glide all the time. You can watch the loom video to see what I mean. https://www.loom.com/embed/1a39493d72c84a25afd4d2934d08f1a3?sid=8d21b86a-df0c-4f05-92e3-4200f301cdb1 ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/requests-to-glide-api-does-not-always-update-data-in-the-glide-table/76146/2 "2024-09-05T10:08:37Z")
I’ve heard reports of this sort of thing in the past, although I’ve never actually experienced it myself. My suggestion would be to reach out directly to Glide Support via the chat in the Builder (bottom right). ---
**Author:** ![manthe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/manthe/32/49614_2.png) [@manthe](https://community.glideapps.com/u/manthe)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/requests-to-glide-api-does-not-always-update-data-in-the-glide-table/76146/3 "2024-09-05T12:29:25Z")
I did that but they cannot reproduce the problem… ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_Crossley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/adam_crossley/32/24083_2.png) [@Adam\_Crossley](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Adam_Crossley)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/requests-to-glide-api-does-not-always-update-data-in-the-glide-table/76146/4 "2025-06-05T12:31:29Z")
Ever since the Glide API was released I have continually struggled with clearing data via [Make.com](http://Make.com). I tried multiple variables from the [Make.com](http://Make.com) interface such as ‘erase’ ‘null’ ‘emptystring’ all with varying results. If I look at my datase I can see that it fails roughly 10-20% of the time. It’s really not great because I have to build separate workflows in every part of the app that requires this to be able to manually update the field so it can be cleared. Is there any definitive guidance on how to clear data with the [make.com](http://make.com) module? ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Penn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eric_penn/32/73888_2.png) [@Eric\_Penn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Eric_Penn)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/requests-to-glide-api-does-not-always-update-data-in-the-glide-table/76146/5 "2025-06-05T12:46:12Z")
Is there any pattern to the column types? For example, do the ones that clear tend to be plain text, while the ones that don’t might be number or date columns? ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_Crossley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/adam_crossley/32/24083_2.png) [@Adam\_Crossley](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Adam_Crossley)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/requests-to-glide-api-does-not-always-update-data-in-the-glide-table/76146/6 "2025-06-05T13:48:10Z")
The main issue is with text columns. I think I’ve had this discussion in the past, and I was advised to match the column type with what the variables in [Make.com](http://Make.com) are intended for. It wasn’t fruitful and I’ve tried every variable Make has to offer.