The numbers column holds number values (either floats or ints). Our API fully supports the numbers column, so you can filter, read, update, and clear it via the API.

Filtering the numbers 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 number column's supported operators and compare values.

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Pro tip

items_page is only available in API version 2023-10 for now.

The following example returns all items on the specified board with a number column value greater than 5.

query {
  boards (ids: 1234567890) {
    items_page (query_params: {rules: [{column_id: "numbers", compare_value: [5], operator:greater_than}]}) {
      items {
        id
        name
      }
    }
  }
}

Reading the numbers column

You can query the numbers column using the column_values object. The object has different fields based on which API version you are using. Column values v2 fields will be available in API versions 2023-10 and later, while column values v1 fields are only supported in versions 2023-07 and 2023-04.

Column values v2

The column_values object enables you to return column-specific subfields by sending a fragment in your query. Values for the numbers column are of the NumbersValue type.

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Pro tip

column_values v2 fields are only available in API version 2023-10.

query {
  items (ids:[1234567890, 9876543210]) {
    column_values {
      ... on NumbersValue {
        number
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

Fields

Column values v1

You can return the data in a numbers column in two different formats when you query by column values. The text field will return the number as a simple string. The value field will return metadata about the column as a JSON string.

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Removing column values v1 support

column_values v1 fields will no longer be supported in API versions 2023-10 and later.

{
   "text": "1000",
   "value": "\"1000\""
}

Updating the numbers column

You can update a numbers column using the change_simple_column_value mutation and sending a simple string in the value argument. You can also use the change_multiple_column_values mutation and pass a JSON string in the column_values argument.

Simple strings

To update the numbers column, send a string containing a float or int.

mutation {
  change_simple_column_value (item_id:9876543210, board_id:1234567890, column_id:"numbers", value: "3") {
    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!, $myColumnValue: String!, $columnId: String!) { change_simple_column_value (item_id:$myItemId, board_id:$myBoardId, column_id: $columnId, value: $myColumnValue) { id } }",
    variables : JSON.stringify({
      myBoardId: 1234567890,
      myItemId: 9876543210,
      columnId: "numbers",
      myColumnValue: "3"
      })
    })
  })

JSON

To update the numbers column using JSON, send a string containing a float or int. Check out this mutation in action in our Postman library or follow along with these code samples!

mutation {
  change_multiple_column_values(item_id:9876543210, board_id:1234567890, column_values: "{\"numbers\" : \"3\"}") {
    id
  }
}

fetch ("https://api.monday.com/v2", {
  method: 'post',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization' : 'YOUR_API_KEY'
  },
  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: "{\"numbers\" : \"3\"}"
    })
  })
})

Clearing the numbers column

You can also clear a numbers column using the change_multiple_column_values mutation and passing null or an empty string in the column_values argument. Check out this mutation in action in our Postman library or follow along with these code samples!

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

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