Last modified time [SOLVED]

[Katherine_Duh]

UPDATE 2: last modified time is now available to everyone! You can learn more about it here.

UPDATE: The last modified time beta is now closed as we get ready for a general release. Thanks to all of the testers who made this beta a success.

ORIGINAL POST:

Hi folks! We’re very excited to announce that we’re beta testing a last modified time field type, as well as a LAST_MODIFIED_TIME formula function. Many thanks to the users who’ve posted specific, detailed feedback about their needs and use cases with regard to this feature, like @Arlo_Haskell, @Deborah_Buck, and @Jordan_Friedman. We read everything that is posted here in the forums and your feedback is incredibly valuable for us when we’re planning the product roadmap and developing new features!

If you’re a Pro plan user and you’re interested in testing out the last modified time field type and/or the LAST_MODIFIED_TIME formula function—and giving us your feedback—please sign up using this form. (Note: this is a different form from our standard beta signup form, and it requires you to fill out a couple of additional questions.)

As you are all aware, this is a highly anticipated feature, and there are many users who would like to get beta access. However, for technical reasons and to ensure an optimal user experience, rollout for this beta will be conducted in small, limited batches. (In practical terms, that means that it might take a while for you to get access.)

[Michael_White1]

Has the last modified timestamp been added yet?? It looks like its taking ages :frowning:

Airtable has changed my life but the lack of this feature is disheartening. Please give us an ETA gang!

Cheers.

[Chris_H]

There must be a hundred people requesting a last modified field. Come on Airtable!

[Jesse_Riggins]

I’m going to add my +1 here as well… I have a client that really would like to use Airtable as a front end for a back end data system that I have built for them, but like so many others, without a way to track record changes, this becomes very difficult.

[Chloe_LCW]

I sign up to this community just to say that I seriously need this field modified timestamp. It is a difference that may make me try to convince my boss to buy the service for the whole company. But now … nope.

[Bellatig_Mehdi]

+1000!

And really disappointing to see the lack of response from the team about an - even extremely approximative - ETA, like seriously, how many more hundreds of your users do you need to be asking for this to at least answer or explain why it’s taking so long ? an entire year without a single message from you while the requests keep piling on … :frowning:

Mehdi

[Shomrei_Emunah]

really need this. it’s an amazing omission.

[Johan]

Hey @Emmett_Nicholas.

About three years ago you wrote that you guys were looking into creating “last modified time”.

Any progress with this?

Cheers,
Johan

[alexanian]

Hi all-

I needed this feature for my own application, so I ended up writing a hack that uses the Airtable API and updates a “Last Updated” column when records change.

It’s definitely not zero-coding to get up and running (you need either put files on a server or schedule a continuously-running job on your computer) but it does work! It even sends you e-mails about whether any updates have happened.

Here’s the GitHub repository, which includes set-up instructions: https://github.com/alexanian/airtable-last-updated-hack (link corrected).

I just wrote this for my own use, but I’ll be happy if it helps out anyone else! Feel free to DM me if you have trouble getting it set up.

[W_Vann_Hall]

Corrected link to code:
https://github.com/alexanian/airtable-last-updated-hack

[Heracles]

+1 for this feature request

@alexanian Are you familiar with glitch.com? It’s essentially a Git repo that allows people to remix and run code, with minimum technical skills required. This would be nice to have it set-up and updated as a project there.