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Hi there.
Can you help us solve this issue?

After generating the GoogleDrive URL in GAS, we update certain fields in airtable API.
The field type is “URL”.
The code is below. I have already confirmed that the API URL, PAT, GoogleDrive URL and field name I am calling are correct.

const drive_url = "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/" + folder.getId(); const url = "https://api.airtable.com/v0/XXX(appID)/XXX(TableName)/XXX(recordId)" const options = { 'method': 'PATCH', 'headers': { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + "XXX", 'Content-Type': 'application/json', }, 'payload': JSON.stringify({ 'fields': { 'Field1': drive_url, } }) }; const response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, options);

Then the following error is returned. {“type”: “INVALID_VALUE_FOR_COLUMN”, “message”: “Field \”Field1\“ cannot accept a value because the field is computed”}}

However, the field type of Field1 is "URL", as mentioned above. It is not a calculated field.
Why does this error occur?
I am having trouble solving this problem.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Hm, as a data point, I just did an API call to update a URL field via Postman and it worked fine.  Here's the Postman script:

 

 

const myHeaders = new Headers(); myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json"); myHeaders.append("Authorization", "Bearer [YOUR_API_KEY]"); const raw = JSON.stringify({ "fields": { "URL": "New URL" } }); const requestOptions = { method: "PATCH", headers: myHeaders, body: raw, redirect: "follow" }; fetch("https://api.airtable.com/v0/APPID/TABLEID/RECORDID", requestOptions) .then((response) => response.text()) .then((result) => console.log(result)) .catch((error) => console.error(error));

 

 

Hm, as a data point, I just did an API call to update a URL field via Postman and it worked fine.  Here's the Postman script:

 

 

const myHeaders = new Headers(); myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json"); myHeaders.append("Authorization", "Bearer [YOUR_API_KEY]"); const raw = JSON.stringify({ "fields": { "URL": "New URL" } }); const requestOptions = { method: "PATCH", headers: myHeaders, body: raw, redirect: "follow" }; fetch("https://api.airtable.com/v0/APPID/TABLEID/RECORDID", requestOptions) .then((response) => response.text()) .then((result) => console.log(result)) .catch((error) => console.error(error));

 

 


Thank you for your answer.
I tried with Postman and got the same error.

Thank you for your answer.
I tried with Postman and got the same error.


Try creating another URL field and seeing whether that can be updated?  Might want to open a ticket!

Try creating another URL field and seeing whether that can be updated?  Might want to open a ticket!


When another URL field was created and run on the same table, it resulted in UNKNOWN_FIELD_NAME. There is no problem with the name and permissions.

Where can I open a ticket?

When another URL field was created and run on the same table, it resulted in UNKNOWN_FIELD_NAME. There is no problem with the name and permissions.

Where can I open a ticket?


Check out the docs here: https://support.airtable.com/docs/contacting-airtable-support?contact_support=true

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