# \#data-source **URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/tag/data-source/514.md [Latest](https://community.thunkable.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.thunkable.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.thunkable.com/tags.md) --- ## [Dynamic Dataviewer Search](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-dataviewer-search/4107667)
**Author:** [@brianl](https://community.thunkable.com/u/brianl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/dynamic-dataviewer-search/4107667 "2025-10-08T18:48:39Z")
Table of Contents Setup Filter view Data Viewer Blocks Explaination Project Link --- ## [Favorites feature](https://community.thunkable.com/t/favorites-feature/4107711)
**Author:** [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 10:09am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/favorites-feature/4107711 "2025-10-02T10:09:25Z")
Hello everyone, Here’s how you can add a “favorites” feature to a list using Data Source Filter Views in Thunkable: In your Data Source, create a filter view that will store your favorites. Connect this filter view to… --- ## [Strict Dataviewer Search](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strict-dataviewer-search/4107613)
**Author:** [@brianl](https://community.thunkable.com/u/brianl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/strict-dataviewer-search/4107613 "2025-09-11T23:17:46Z")
Table of Contents Setup Component Data Table Data Viewer Blocks Explaination More search options Project Link If you are looking for Dynamic Search or Partial Search, view this guide here --- ## [🚀 New Tutorial: Build a Quiz App with Dynamic Quiz Topics in Thunkable (Part 1)](https://community.thunkable.com/t/new-tutorial-build-a-quiz-app-with-dynamic-quiz-topics-in-thunkable-part-1/3825919)
**Author:** [@thecodeloft](https://community.thunkable.com/u/thecodeloft)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/new-tutorial-build-a-quiz-app-with-dynamic-quiz-topics-in-thunkable-part-1/3825919 "2025-05-13T16:30:48Z")
Hey everyone! :waving\_hand: Just dropped a new Thunkable tutorial on YouTube — this one’s all about creating a smart, scalable quiz app that pulls in quiz topics dynamically from a Google Sheet and uses Clone blocks to … --- ## [Quick tutorial on an app that reads data from Google Sheets and feeds it to the ChatGPT API!](https://community.thunkable.com/t/quick-tutorial-on-an-app-that-reads-data-from-google-sheets-and-feeds-it-to-the-chatgpt-api/3811955)
**Author:** [@akarki42v6vwa](https://community.thunkable.com/u/akarki42v6vwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/quick-tutorial-on-an-app-that-reads-data-from-google-sheets-and-feeds-it-to-the-chatgpt-api/3811955 "2025-05-08T17:08:18Z")
Learn how to dynamically store and update user data in Google Sheets, then fetch that information to power ChatGPT prompts—all within Thunkable. In this step-by-step tutorial, where I show you how to set up your sheet as… --- ## [Data read out](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-read-out/3813014)
**Author:** [@joelmoser15jl4fh2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/joelmoser15jl4fh2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-read-out/3813014 "2025-05-12T19:28:55Z")
Hello, this is my first time working with Thunkable and I’m not having a great time with it. I’m only used to a bit of programming and scripting in Powershell. I’m currently trying to read the database for my blocks.… --- ## [How to Refresh data from data source with a label](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-refresh-data-from-data-source-with-a-label/3657714)
**Author:** [@gw14haugheyfraserdd2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gw14haugheyfraserdd2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-refresh-data-from-data-source-with-a-label/3657714 "2025-03-17T07:48:09Z")
I have made a simple app where there is a title at the top of the screen and the user can type in a text and click a button to set that as the title. I want to in future make this more advanced and practical, as I am new… --- ## [Things that seem to be missing from local tables](https://community.thunkable.com/t/things-that-seem-to-be-missing-from-local-tables/3426655)
**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/things-that-seem-to-be-missing-from-local-tables/3426655 "2025-01-12T06:17:28Z")
I’m having troubles with local data sources: I can’t edit text in a local data source. When I double-click on a cell, it should allow me to edit the contents but it instead replaces the contents when I type. The ce… --- ## [How can I collect information from my spreadsheet data source when I select a particular date](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-collect-information-from-my-spreadsheet-data-source-when-i-select-a-particular-date/3305835)
**Author:** [@youngboyzrecord9sr2n](https://community.thunkable.com/u/youngboyzrecord9sr2n)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-collect-information-from-my-spreadsheet-data-source-when-i-select-a-particular-date/3305835 "2024-12-18T16:55:39Z")
Please I need help. I have a spreadsheet which is connected to my project where I have DATE, FIRST READING, PSALM, SECOND READIND and so others. see image below Then I created a two screens, one for for the date pic… --- ## [Create row block should default to empty strings for missing values](https://community.thunkable.com/t/create-row-block-should-default-to-empty-strings-for-missing-values/3346775)
**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/create-row-block-should-default-to-empty-strings-for-missing-values/3346775 "2024-11-19T01:52:53Z")
Is there a reason that the Create Row block doesn’t by default use empty strings (“”) for any puzzle piece that is missing a block? For example, it’s going to be tedious for me to put all empty strings in each of these s… --- ## [Make Local Table Cloud Data Source?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-local-table-cloud-data-source/3341239)
**Author:** [@ant\_1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ant_1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-local-table-cloud-data-source/3341239 "2024-11-14T11:58:03Z")
Hi guys, hope all is well. I am making a travel app of which a feature is included to add a destination that is missing from the data/local table. Therefore, I want to add that destination to the local table’s data, whi… --- ## [Create a Quiz App (with video tutorial)](https://community.thunkable.com/t/create-a-quiz-app-with-video-tutorial/2750439)
**Author:** [@lindsay1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lindsay1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/create-a-quiz-app-with-video-tutorial/2750439 "2024-09-10T12:25:36Z")
Video Tutorial In this short video tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a quiz app with a connected data source: Template App Click: Onboarding Quiz - TEMPLATE Click Copy Project in the upper right. … --- ## [update datasource by independent columns](https://community.thunkable.com/t/update-datasource-by-independent-columns/2785577)
**Author:** [@rosapaulamolina101ra](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rosapaulamolina101ra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/update-datasource-by-independent-columns/2785577 "2024-08-30T19:12:03Z")
Hello, is there a way to update a value in a data source, but I have many columns, I would like it to be done as shown in “A”, where I can designate a value to the column number, and not have to use more repetitive block… --- ## [Food Rating & Photo Submission App](https://community.thunkable.com/t/food-rating-photo-submission-app/3156153)
**Author:** [@crispyboiclub](https://community.thunkable.com/u/crispyboiclub)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/food-rating-photo-submission-app/3156153 "2024-08-28T15:11:04Z")
Hi folks! I’m trying to create a content submission app in which people could rate a meal they had based on predetermined criteria, and upload a photo. I’ve got as far as a usable interface with connected data source, … --- ## [HELP. Export data to excel or csv](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-export-data-to-excel-or-csv/3068539)
**Author:** [@minhduytv1z0p0](https://community.thunkable.com/u/minhduytv1z0p0)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-export-data-to-excel-or-csv/3068539 "2024-06-24T14:49:05Z")
HELP! create a button to export data to file excel or csv --- ## [why does thunkable only show me the first sheet of the google datasheet file selected as the database?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-does-thunkable-only-show-me-the-first-sheet-of-the-google-datasheet-file-selected-as-the-database/3043500)
**Author:** [@sanarcir8s](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sanarcir8s)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-does-thunkable-only-show-me-the-first-sheet-of-the-google-datasheet-file-selected-as-the-database/3043500 "2024-06-06T09:42:06Z")
I have already tried to synchronize, delete, reload, start a new project, load a new database, change the name of the sheets (with long or short names), eliminate access to Google for thunkable but nothing, how do you re… --- ## [Button to stop process](https://community.thunkable.com/t/button-to-stop-process/3031452)
**Author:** [@franc.pozo2044](https://community.thunkable.com/u/franc.pozo2044)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/button-to-stop-process/3031452 "2024-05-29T17:30:30Z")
Hello, I press the button “button\_A” and it executes “A, B, C and D”, how do I make it so that when I press the “button\_B” the process carried out by “button\_A” stops, I want it to stop where the process left off, whethe… --- ## [How do I connect a Youtube link to the data viewer?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-connect-a-youtube-link-to-the-data-viewer/2938709)
**Author:** [@davide.pianegondau](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davide.pianegondau)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-connect-a-youtube-link-to-the-data-viewer/2938709 "2024-04-12T07:41:13Z")
https://x.thunkable.com/copy/7cf72224c504f77cd8c1595e81b6f04b :arrow\_up: Link of the app I connected the data source to the data viewer. On the data source I created the column and row indicating the topics name (mouth… --- ## [Call specific column from data source](https://community.thunkable.com/t/call-specific-column-from-data-source/2802456)
**Author:** [@Coes\_Italia](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Coes_Italia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/call-specific-column-from-data-source/2802456 "2024-01-25T15:40:32Z")
Hi, I’m trying to find a solution to convert these blocks with the new Data source blocks. Unfortunately I can’t find a match. I can’t find the possibility to recall a specific column by inserting the name of the column … --- ## [What data sources work offline](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-data-sources-work-offline/2754881)
**Author:** [@salmannawaz1724xjqj0](https://community.thunkable.com/u/salmannawaz1724xjqj0)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 7:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-data-sources-work-offline/2754881 "2023-12-19T07:59:42Z")
What are offline data sources, --- ## [\[Solved\] Thunkable Data Source not Working Properly](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-thunkable-data-source-not-working-properly/2751750)
**Author:** [@arshmaan.ali24975d1y](https://community.thunkable.com/u/arshmaan.ali24975d1y)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-thunkable-data-source-not-working-properly/2751750 "2023-12-17T08:10:23Z")
I have just created a new project and add a google sheet data source. I added a data viewer list and select my google sheet as data source. The problem is I can’t select table in data viewer properties. I can’t select ti… --- ## [Can i change the font of my datas, local to sheets for example?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-change-the-font-of-my-datas-local-to-sheets-for-example/2712122)
**Author:** [@schoeffel070y2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/schoeffel070y2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-change-the-font-of-my-datas-local-to-sheets-for-example/2712122 "2023-11-21T11:39:06Z")
Can i change the font of my datas, local to sheets for example? --- ## [Possible to use a locally stored Google Sheet as a data source?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/possible-to-use-a-locally-stored-google-sheet-as-a-data-source/2701762)
**Author:** [@andyloveslenh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/andyloveslenh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/possible-to-use-a-locally-stored-google-sheet-as-a-data-source/2701762 "2023-11-15T20:50:39Z")
My app is complete. Everything works great. But…when I put my test phone in airplane mode - nothing works. I cannot add, delete, sort anything in my data. I want to be able to connect to a locally stored Google Sheet as… --- ## [How I solved sorting in Google Sheets](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-i-solved-sorting-in-google-sheets/2699249)
**Author:** [@andyloveslenh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/andyloveslenh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-i-solved-sorting-in-google-sheets/2699249 "2023-11-13T21:03:45Z")
I’m sharing my experience – hopefully it will help others. I notice that many others had similar Google Sheets sorting problems. Maybe there are other/better ways, but here’s how I solved it. I wanted to continually re… --- ## [Copy from Data source to another data source](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-from-data-source-to-another-data-source/2622953)
**Author:** [@kosky2005](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kosky2005)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-from-data-source-to-another-data-source/2622953 "2023-10-02T01:14:45Z")
I have two data source. I want to use a button to copy all the lists from one datasourceA to datasourceB. datasource A has the columns Reg, Name and Level and Data source B has Reg, Name and Level. how do I achieve this… --- ## [Google Sheets data source doesn't update every time](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sheets-data-source-doesnt-update-every-time/2504230)
**Author:** [@creativeland](https://community.thunkable.com/u/creativeland)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/google-sheets-data-source-doesnt-update-every-time/2504230 "2023-07-23T14:21:17Z")
Hello! I posted this originally in a thread of people who had similar issues, but it was marked solved years ago and the solution was to just not use Google Sheets and use the “Airtable Block” which appears to have been … --- ## [Image url from data source not displaying](https://community.thunkable.com/t/image-url-from-data-source-not-displaying/2492984)
**Author:** [@info65](https://community.thunkable.com/u/info65)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/image-url-from-data-source-not-displaying/2492984 "2023-07-09T16:14:56Z")
i am trying to display images for recipes using local data source. All other information pulls in to my recipe page except the image. I have tried google drive and cloudinary. I have checked url and it is set to public. … --- ## [Adding and saving a property to a list, Meal Planner](https://community.thunkable.com/t/adding-and-saving-a-property-to-a-list-meal-planner/2494769)
**Author:** [@info65](https://community.thunkable.com/u/info65)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 9:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/adding-and-saving-a-property-to-a-list-meal-planner/2494769 "2023-07-05T09:41:40Z")
Hi, This is probably my last hope. I would appreciate any help and guidance as a beginner. I am creating a recipes app. Attached are screen shots of 3 pages showing the recipes, the data from recipes when clicked added … --- ## [What are app & stored data sources?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-app-stored-data-sources/2463940)
**Author:** [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-are-app-stored-data-sources/2463940 "2023-06-13T15:43:22Z")
Hi all, I noticed a new option during creating a new local table source for my DVL (snap-to-place project) - I’ve never noticed this before, but the Thunkable docs seem to be updated with this (Data Sources - Thunkabl… --- ## [Does size of data source matter?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/does-size-of-data-source-matter/2395544)
**Author:** [@ryan\_hall\_apps](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ryan_hall_apps)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/does-size-of-data-source-matter/2395544 "2023-05-01T12:55:14Z")
I am trying to import a large data source file. It is broken up in 50 tabs. When it is uploading it seems to time out and say that there was an error. Any thoughts? [Next page](https://community.thunkable.com/tag/data-source/514.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=data-source)