monday.com items are another core object in the platform. Items are the objects that hold the actual data within the board, to better illustrate this, you can think of a board as a table and an item as a single row in that table.

Items by multiple column values queries

Required scope: boards:read

Querying items_by_multiple_column_values() searches for items based on predefined column values and returns data about these specific items.

You can only use items by multiple column values at the root of your query. It cannot be nested within another query.

query {
    items_by_multiple_column_values (board_id: 1234567, column_id: "status5", column_values: ["Working on it", "In progress"]) {
        id
        name
    }
}

let query = "query { items_by_multiple_column_values (board_id: 2904502171, column_id: \"status\", column_values: \"[\\\"Working on it\\\", \\\"In progress\\\"]\") { id name } }";

fetch ("https://api.monday.com/v2", {
  method: 'post',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization' : 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
   },
   body: JSON.stringify({
     query : query
   })
  })
   .then(res => res.json())
   .then(res => console.log(JSON.stringify(res, null, 2)));

You can find the Postman request to query items by multiple column values here.

Arguments

Unlike other queries, when querying items by multiples of their column values, there are some arguments that must be included, and some arguments that are optional.

The following arguments can reduce the number of items returned.

Argument	Description
limit `Int`	The number of items returned.
page `Int`	The page number to get, starting at 1.
board_id `Int!`	The board's unique identifier.
column_id `String!`	The column's unique identifier.
column_values `[String]!`	The column values to search items by. You can use text values for the search.
column_type `String`	The column type to search by. For example, a Status column's type is "color".
state `State`	The item's state: all, active, archived, or deleted. The default state is active.

Fields

The following fields will determine what information is returned from your items_by_multiple_column_values() queries. Some fields will have their own arguments.

The fields available for items_by_multiple_column_values() are exactly the same as the fields available in Items.

Field	Description	Arguments
assets `[Asset]`	The item's assets/files.	column_ids `[String]`
board `Board`	The board that contains this item.
column_values `[ColumnValue]`	The item's column values.	ids `[String]`
created_at `Date`	The item's creation date.
creator `User`	The item's creator.
creator_id `String!`	The unique identifier of the user who created the item.
group `Group`	The group that contains this item.
id `ID!`	The item's unique identifier.
name `String!`	The item's name reflected in the first column of any board.
parent_item `Item`	The relevant parent item of a subitem. If used for a parent item, it will return `null`.	limit `Int` page `Int` ids `[Int]` newest_first `Boolean` exclude_nonactive `Boolean`
state `State`	The item's state: all, active, archived, or deleted.
subscribers `[User]!`	The user IDs of the users who are subscribed to this item.
updated_at `String`	The date when the item was last updated.
updates `[Update]`	The item's updates.	limit `Int` page `Int`
email `String!`	The item's email.
subitems `[Item]`	The item's subitems.
relative_link `String`	The item's relative path.

Supported columns

The following columns support the items_by_multiple_column_values() queries. In addition, you can find provided notes about the column types.

Supported Columns	Notes
Text
Long Text
Status	Search for values based on Label (text within the cell), and not on index. (i.e., `[“Working on it”, “Done”]` and not index:1)
Numbers	Search for numbers as strings, and not as integers. For example, if you’d like to find all items with a 15 value, search for `“15”`. This also supports searching for `0` values, but will not return empty cells
Date	Search for `YYYY-MM-DD` values. For example, March 1st, 2021, would be `2021-03-01` when making the request
Hour
People	Search for values based off of the name of the user, not the user ID (i.e. `["John Smith", "Jane Doe"]`). To search for multiple users assigned to a single item, pass their names as a list within a single index in the array (i.e. `["John Smith, Jane Doe"]`). The order does matter, so make sure to list the order of their names as it is seen in the GUI!
Phone
Country
World Clock	Search for the text value of the column. For example, `“Europe/Berlin”`
Email

Limited support columns

The following columns provide limited support for the items_by_multiple_column_values() queries.

Column type	Notes
People column	Will only return results for items where a single user is assigned. Doesn’t support arrays of users, will only return results based on actual user name and not User ID;
Dropdown column	Will only return a single value that you search. If you have an item with Dropdown labels such as `“1”` and `“2”`, a query for “1, 2” will return a null object. If you have an item with only “1” selected, the results will show correctly.
Timeline column	Your query has to match the values shown in the `column_values { text }` results. For example, if you have a timeline set to a single date, the Start and End date will be considered the same date: `“2021-02-24 - 2021-02-24”` Thus, you will have to search for the same date twice, separated by a dash. If you have different dates, they have to be formatted in a similar fashion: `“2021-03-01 - 2021-03-02”`
File column	Will return a single file as a result, but not multiple files. You will need to use the full item name, together with the extension. If your filename is `1` and the extension is `.jpg` (an image), you will need to search for `1.jpg` for the correct results.
Week column	The text version of the week should be used. For example, if your Week column is set to a week from February-22, 2021 to February 28, 2022, the query should look like this: `“2021-02-22 - 2021-02-28”` Then, you’ll be able to get the item
Dependency column	Supports individual items only
Link column	Will return results based on the `Display text` of the Link column, not the actual URL. If those are different, the display text will be used.

Not supported columns

The following columns are not supported by the items_by_multiple_column_values() queries.

Tags: not supported
Connect Boards: not supported
Mirrored columns: not supported
Checkbox column: not supported
Location column: not supported
Rating: not supported
Color picker: not supported
AutoNumber: not supported
Formula: not supported
Item ID: not supported
Last Updated: not supported
Creation Log: not supported
Vote: not supported
Time Tracking: not supported

Note

When creating an item or adding a value to a column, the new value for the column might take up to 30 seconds to be available for retrieving using items_by_multiple_column_values().

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Items by multiple column values queries

Arguments

Fields

Supported columns

Limited support columns

Not supported columns

Note

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