# Write Row ID to column?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-row-id-to-column/75791>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Tags:** actions\
**Created:** [August 22, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-row-id-to-column/75791 "2024-08-22T15:14:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MattLB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mattlb/32/41284_2.png) [@MattLB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MattLB)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-row-id-to-column/75791/1 "2024-08-22T15:14:51Z")

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> [@Live Updates for Big Tables; build components with AI chat; and more](https://community.glideapps.com/t/live-updates-for-big-tables-build-components-with-ai-chat-and-more/75728/1):
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> Add Row actions can now write the ID of the added row back to a column

FAN-TAS-TIC

Has anyone tested this…I burn a lot of UniqueIDs emulating this in my App.

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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:** [August 28, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-row-id-to-column/75791/2 "2024-08-28T15:08:09Z")

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@MattLB – Catching up on these threads… 😅

Yes, I’m using this a lot in some recent builds, e.g.

- Trigger custom workflow when a user updates their profile
- Add a new row to a separate table called Update Logs
- Save the Update Logs row ID to a Latest Update ID column in the Users table

Then I can create a relation against that Latest Update ID column to help with things like debugging or cross-referencing records.

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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:** [August 28, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-row-id-to-column/75791/3 "2024-08-28T23:31:43Z")

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> [@NoCodeAndy](#):
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> Add a new row to a separate table called Update Logs

That’s one very common use case and I think the main drive for this feature to be released 😉

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**Author:** ![Pavel\_Oplochko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pavel_oplochko/32/52402_2.png) [@Pavel\_Oplochko](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Pavel_Oplochko)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-row-id-to-column/75791/4 "2024-09-06T16:43:33Z")

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> [@Live Updates for Big Tables; build components with AI chat; and more](https://community.glideapps.com/t/live-updates-for-big-tables-build-components-with-ai-chat-and-more/75728/1):
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> Add Row actions can now write the ID of the added row back to a column

For some reason it doesn’t work for me. I specify the column, but nothing is written there.

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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:** [September 7, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/write-row-id-to-column/75791/5 "2024-09-07T01:17:40Z")

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> [@\[REQUEST\] Return RowID of newly created row from an Add Row action](https://community.glideapps.com/t/request-return-rowid-of-newly-created-row-from-an-add-row-action/74020/12):
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> Can you share more details/screenshots on your setup or a [Loom](https://loom.com/) video? Thank you.