# How to refresh data in listviewer (Not Datalist viewer)

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-refresh-data-in-listviewer-not-datalist-viewer/963307>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** listview, airtable\
**Created:** [November 9, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-refresh-data-in-listviewer-not-datalist-viewer/963307 "2020-11-09T20:53:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![diddytrippz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@diddytrippz](https://community.thunkable.com/u/diddytrippz)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-refresh-data-in-listviewer-not-datalist-viewer/963307/1 "2020-11-09T20:53:54Z")

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How can I refresh data using listviewer every time a screen opens?  
I know the is a refresh function for the new datalist viewer but can’t seem to find any for the regular listviewer

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-refresh-data-in-listviewer-not-datalist-viewer/963307/2 "2020-11-09T21:13:46Z")

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When screen opens  
…Set listviewer text items to [value]

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**Author:** ![diddytrippz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@diddytrippz](https://community.thunkable.com/u/diddytrippz)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-refresh-data-in-listviewer-not-datalist-viewer/963307/3 "2020-11-10T01:45:35Z")

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The values in the listview come from Airtable, will it work still?

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-refresh-data-in-listviewer-not-datalist-viewer/963307/4 "2020-11-10T02:15:03Z")

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Yes.

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**Author:** ![diddytrippz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@diddytrippz](https://community.thunkable.com/u/diddytrippz)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-refresh-data-in-listviewer-not-datalist-viewer/963307/5 "2020-11-10T10:38:09Z")

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thank you. I’ll try it

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**Author:** ![diddytrippz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@diddytrippz](https://community.thunkable.com/u/diddytrippz)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-refresh-data-in-listviewer-not-datalist-viewer/963307/7 "2020-11-10T13:17:58Z")

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Oh my bad now i saw my mistake, its supposed to be “when screen opens” not “when screen starts”… thank you

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-refresh-data-in-listviewer-not-datalist-viewer/963307/8 "2024-11-08T12:21:43Z")

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