# See data source updates in real time

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/see-data-source-updates-in-real-time/1083688>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner\
**Created:** [February 5, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/see-data-source-updates-in-real-time/1083688 "2021-02-05T11:55:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sid.m.rudani7u5y](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@sid.m.rudani7u5y](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sid.m.rudani7u5y)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/see-data-source-updates-in-real-time/1083688/1 "2021-02-05T11:55:33Z")

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Guys can you help me out. I am currently working on an app that requires realtime database updates like facebook in which the users can read and even create community posts. Can you help me figuring out a way cuz the Airtable and the google docs don’t update in realtime. Moreover i want the users to be able to create entries. Hoping for help from the thunkable community.

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**Author:** ![drted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/drted/32/92694_2.png) [@drted](https://community.thunkable.com/u/drted)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/see-data-source-updates-in-real-time/1083688/2 "2021-02-05T12:12:20Z")

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You might consider using the firebase real time db and cloud variables. Cloud variables have a data change event which allows all connected apps to respond to database updates

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**Author:** ![sid.m.rudani7u5y](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@sid.m.rudani7u5y](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sid.m.rudani7u5y)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/see-data-source-updates-in-real-time/1083688/3 "2021-02-06T03:11:03Z")

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Hey drted you are smart.  
Please can you give me an example of this. I recently moved to thinkable so please help me

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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, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/see-data-source-updates-in-real-time/1083688/4 "2024-11-08T13:29:34Z")

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