The connect boards column links an item on the board with an item(s) on a different board(s). You can filter, read, update, and clear the connect boards column via the API.

Filtering the connect boards column

Using the items_page object, you can easily filter a board's items by specific columns or column values. The table below contains the connect boards column's supported operators and compare values.

Examples

The following example returns all items on the specified board that are connected to an item whose name contains "Test".

query {
  boards (ids: 1234567890) {
    items_page (query_params: {rules: [{column_id: "connect_boards", compare_value: ["Test"], operator:contains_text}]}) {
      items {
        id
        name
      }
    }
  }
}

Reading the connect boards column

You can query the connect boards column using the column_values object that enables you to return column-specific subfields by sending a fragment in your query. Values for the connect boards column are of the BoardRelationValue type.

query {
  items (ids:[1234567890, 9876543210]) {
    column_values {
      ... on BoardRelationValue {
        linked_item_ids
        linked_items
      }
    }
  }
}

Fields

Updating the connect boards column

You can update a connect boards column using the change_multiple_column_values mutation and passing a JSON string in the column_values argument. Simple string updates are not supported.

JSON

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Warning

Boards can't be connected using the API - only items on boards that are already connected. Let's say your want to connect an item from Board B to Board A, but the boards are not yet connected. You must first manually connect Boards B and A, and then you can use the API to connect the items.

If you try to connect items from boards that are not connected, you will get an error.

To update a connect boards column, send the item IDs to be linked as an array.

mutation {
  change_multiple_column_values(item_id:9876543210, board_id:1234567890, column_values: "{\"connect_boards\" : {\"item_ids\" : [\"44332211\", \"11223344\"]}}") {
    id
  }
}

fetch ("https://api.monday.com/v2", {
  method: 'post',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization' : 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query : "mutation ($myBoardId:Int!, $myItemId:Int!, $myColumnValues:JSON!) { change_multiple_column_values(item_id:$myItemId, board_id:$myBoardId, column_values: $myColumnValues) { id } }",
    variables : JSON.stringify({
      myBoardId: YOUR_BOARD_ID,
      myItemId: YOUR_ITEM_ID,
      myColumnValues: "{\"connect_boards\": {\"item_ids\": [\"44332211\", \"11223344\"]}}"
    })
  })
})

Clearing the connect boards column

You can also clear a connect boards column using the change_multiple_column_values mutation and passing null or an empty object in the column_values argument.

mutation {
 change_multiple_column_values(item_id:9876543210, board_id:1234567890, column_values: "{\"connect_boards\" : null}") {
  id
 }
}

fetch ("https://api.monday.com/v2", {
  method: 'post',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization' : 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query : "mutation ($myBoardId:Int!, $myItemId:Int!, $myColumnValues:JSON!) { change_multiple_column_values(item_id:$myItemId, board_id:$myBoardId, column_values: $myColumnValues) { id } }",
    variables : JSON.stringify({
      myBoardId: 1234567890,
      myItemId: 9876543210,
      myColumnValues: "{\"connect_boards\" : null}"
    })
  })
})

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