# Why new items get added twice?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-new-items-get-added-twice/24418>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [March 17, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-new-items-get-added-twice/24418 "2021-03-17T21:25:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![forsdick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/forsdick/32/26296_2.png) [@forsdick](https://community.glideapps.com/u/forsdick)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-new-items-get-added-twice/24418/1 "2021-03-17T21:25:30Z")

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I figured out how to allow users to add new items to a list of items. Everything worked as I expected, with one exception: the new item gets added twice to the list. Happens every time. Thank goodness I had a delete button in the edit item template 🙂 Any ideas?

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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:** [March 17, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-new-items-get-added-twice/24418/2 "2021-03-17T21:27:30Z")

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How are you doing the add? Form or Add mode? Are you setting an add row action on submit when those modes already add rows on their own?

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**Author:** ![Mathieu\_Maure](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mathieu_maure/32/23546_2.png) [@Mathieu\_Maure](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mathieu_Maure)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-new-items-get-added-twice/24418/3 "2021-03-17T21:30:48Z")

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Hey @forsdick  
You probably added the “Add Row” action which is not necessary (and adds item twice)  
Let me know if that works

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**Author:** ![AymenM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/aymenm/32/21370_2.png) [@AymenM](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AymenM)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-new-items-get-added-twice/24418/4 "2021-03-17T21:32:40Z")

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You should select « set row » and not « add row »

Made the same mistake recently…

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**Author:** ![NoCodeAndy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nocodeandy/32/62530_2.png) [@NoCodeAndy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/NoCodeAndy)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-new-items-get-added-twice/24418/5 "2024-01-17T16:52:56Z")

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