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Can't get it to filter through the list in my linked records


I’m trying to submit a url query with a filterByFormula to return only dealerships that have the specific brand in them. The brand side is linked, so it’s in a list on the return response and it’s by record ID. How do I build a filterByFormula that will look into a list instead of just the 2nd level value within fields?

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Hi @Kawika_Buttel,

Welcome to Airtable Community! :slightly_smiling_face:

How about you use a Lookup field (or a Rollup field, based in which works better for you) to bring the data to this table?

BR,
Mo


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  • June 3, 2020

Like a lookup formula in the encoded url? I wasn’t aware I could do that with this API. All of the data is being added, deleted, and modified remotely through the API instead of direct table changes from Airtable’s UI


Kawika_Buttel wrote:

Like a lookup formula in the encoded url? I wasn’t aware I could do that with this API. All of the data is being added, deleted, and modified remotely through the API instead of direct table changes from Airtable’s UI


Actually what i meant is that instead of having the record as Linked record (so it will return a Record ID, not the actual Array), you can use this same record to add a Lookup Field, then the data will be in the form of an Array and you can search it up.


Kawika_Buttel wrote:

Like a lookup formula in the encoded url? I wasn’t aware I could do that with this API. All of the data is being added, deleted, and modified remotely through the API instead of direct table changes from Airtable’s UI


Also, you can simply add a formula field (instead of the Lookup field I suggested) and make it equals to the Linked Field. This will also return the data as an Array and you can search it.


Justin_Barrett
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@Mohamed_Swellam This is a question about API functionality.

@Kawika_Buttel Your question ended up in the wrong category (Formulas). I’m moving it to the proper category to discuss API-related concerns.


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When using filterByFormula in the Standard REST API, I usually create the formula as a formula field in the user interface first. Once I get the formula field to work to my satisfaction, I port it exactly to the code, only substituting in variable names. At runtime, the filterByFormula string should exactly match the formula field.


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