# How to show prompt when duplicate Airtable data exists? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** beginner\ **Created:** [May 28, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-show-prompt-when-duplicate-airtable-data-exists/3028654 "2024-05-28T06:48:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![designfij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@designfij](https://community.thunkable.com/u/designfij)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-show-prompt-when-duplicate-airtable-data-exists/3028654/1 "2024-05-28T06:48:59Z")
> [@How to check the name repeated in firebase with thunkable x](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-check-the-name-repeated-in-firebase-with-thunkable-x/590463/1): > > I need to check if I already have a username repeated within my database and create a condition. however, I don’t know which complement I use to make such a process i have created a form with a field for phone number, if someone tries to fill the phone number field and the number already exist in the database (airtable), how to show the prompt that the phone number already exists in the database ---
**Author:** ![samir.henry3rz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/samir.henry3rz/32/176572_2.png) [@samir.henry3rz](https://community.thunkable.com/u/samir.henry3rz)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-show-prompt-when-duplicate-airtable-data-exists/3028654/2 "2024-05-28T10:34:13Z")
I’m new to the platform, but I believe there is no real-time access to the database. You need to send the data for validation with the database. ---
**Author:** ![designfij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@designfij](https://community.thunkable.com/u/designfij)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-show-prompt-when-duplicate-airtable-data-exists/3028654/3 "2024-05-28T11:49:12Z")
Can you please tell me steps to do that ---
**Author:** ![designfij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@designfij](https://community.thunkable.com/u/designfij)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-show-prompt-when-duplicate-airtable-data-exists/3028654/4 "2024-05-28T11:54:13Z")
In this Question they use firebase and in my project database is Airable. ---
**Author:** ![samir.henry3rz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/samir.henry3rz/32/176572_2.png) [@samir.henry3rz](https://community.thunkable.com/u/samir.henry3rz)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-show-prompt-when-duplicate-airtable-data-exists/3028654/5 "2024-05-28T13:49:16Z")
Search the community about connecting forms to airtable ---
**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:** [May 28, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-show-prompt-when-duplicate-airtable-data-exists/3028654/6 "2024-05-28T14:28:45Z")
Hi and welcome to Thunkable! When creating a topic, it’s helpful if you summarize the question in the title instead of putting the whole question in the title. I’m going to update the title for you. ---
**Author:** ![designfij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@designfij](https://community.thunkable.com/u/designfij)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-show-prompt-when-duplicate-airtable-data-exists/3028654/7 "2024-05-29T06:00:32Z")
I tried but can`t find video related to my topic. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-show-prompt-when-duplicate-airtable-data-exists/3028654/8 "2024-08-27T06:01:06Z")
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