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Interact with Monday.com boards and items

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Overview

This node enables interaction with updates on Monday.com boards. Specifically, for the Update resource and Update operation, it allows modifying an existing update's content on a specified item. This is useful when you want to programmatically edit the text body of an update (a comment or note) associated with a board item.

Common scenarios include:

  • Automatically correcting or appending information in an update after some external event.
  • Synchronizing update content with data from other systems.
  • Managing communication threads on Monday.com items via automation workflows.

Example: You have a Monday.com item representing a project task, and you want to update the status note (an update) based on changes in your CRM system. Using this node, you can specify the update ID and new content to keep the update current.

Properties

Name Meaning
Body Content The new text content to set for the update.
Update ID The identifier of the update to be modified. Can be selected from a list or provided via expression.

Output

The node outputs JSON data representing the result of the update mutation request to Monday.com API. The output JSON contains at least the id of the updated update, confirming the successful modification.

Example output structure:

{
  "data": {
    "edit_update": {
      "id": "123456789"
    }
  }
}

No binary data output is involved in this operation.

Dependencies

  • Requires an API key credential for Monday.com (referred generically as "an API key credential").
  • The node makes HTTP POST requests to the Monday.com GraphQL API endpoint (https://api.monday.com/v2).
  • Proper permissions on the Monday.com account are needed to edit updates.

Troubleshooting

  • API Key Not Found: If the API key credential is missing or invalid, the node will throw an error indicating the absence of the API key. Ensure the credential is configured correctly.
  • Invalid Update ID: Providing a non-existent or incorrect update ID will cause the API to fail. Verify the update ID is correct and accessible.
  • Empty Body Content: Sending an empty string as the body content might not be accepted by the API or may clear the update content unintentionally. Confirm the intended content before updating.
  • Unsupported Operation Error: If the operation or resource parameters are misconfigured, the node throws an unsupported operation error. Double-check that the resource is set to "Update" and operation to "updateUpdate".
  • API Rate Limits or Permissions: If the API call fails due to rate limits or insufficient permissions, check the Monday.com account settings and API usage.

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