# What am I missing? Filter linked records (Airtable) in collection

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/what-am-i-missing-filter-linked-records-airtable-in-collection/63026>\
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**Created:** [June 21, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/what-am-i-missing-filter-linked-records-airtable-in-collection/63026 "2023-06-21T20:55:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hannah\_Wiginton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hannah_wiginton/32/60327_2.png) [@Hannah\_Wiginton](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hannah_Wiginton)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/what-am-i-missing-filter-linked-records-airtable-in-collection/63026/1 "2023-06-21T20:55:42Z")

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Hey there,

I’m using Airtable with Glide.

I’ve got a collection (Proposals) on a page and then added a linked record collection/component (Interaction) in the Proposal view.

I would think I could Filter it to match it’s linked Proposal, but it’s not an option. I’m obviously missing something important.

When I try filtering, the only options are ‘is empty’ or ‘is not empty’

What do I need to do? Appreciate any help!

 ![2023-06-21_15h52_38](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/0/6067be94d98b3ff5e75f2e7e3b4a3c24bc7edc43.png)

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**Author:** ![Hannah\_Wiginton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hannah_wiginton/32/60327_2.png) [@Hannah\_Wiginton](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hannah_Wiginton)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/what-am-i-missing-filter-linked-records-airtable-in-collection/63026/2 "2023-06-21T21:44:10Z")

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It seems I can do a Screen match. I used Name in this instance. Is that the best way to match. Is there a way to match by Record ID?

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/4/0/408d209ce6b1e7c994bf3a74e464defcb3cee684.png)

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/what-am-i-missing-filter-linked-records-airtable-in-collection/63026/3 "2023-06-21T21:50:14Z")

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Aren’t you able to use your Linked Record as the source of your Data Grid instead of the entire table and using a filter?

Airtable has some peculiarities, especially with a Linked Records, that I don’t fully understand. Normally I would create a normal glide relation and use that as a data source for a collection.

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**Author:** ![Hannah\_Wiginton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hannah_wiginton/32/60327_2.png) [@Hannah\_Wiginton](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hannah_Wiginton)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/what-am-i-missing-filter-linked-records-airtable-in-collection/63026/4 "2023-06-22T17:28:32Z")

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ah it was the This Item option! 🤦‍♀️ Thank you for chiming in!

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