API Mutation Item link column

[Angelo]

Hi All!

Been searching for an answer to this one for quite a while and even thought I found something, it doesn’t look it’s working for me!

I’m trying to use the API to interact with the “Item link column” for each item. Basically, I want to add and remove related items.

So I found this: https://monday.com/developers/v2#column-values-section-itemlink
which has the following example:
JSON.stringify({
“item_ids”: [
4616627,
4616628,
4616629
]
});
JSON string - use this in the GraphiQL editor:

“{"item_ids":[4616627,4616628,4616629]}”

However, when I try to do the same thing in the API Playground I keep getting this message:
{
“error_code”: “CorrectedValueException”,
“status_code”: 200,
“error_message”: “column type DependencyColumn is not supporting changing the column value with simple column value, please check our API documentation for the correct data structure for this column. https://monday.com/developers/v2#column-values-section”,
“error_data”: {
“column_value”: “{"item_ids":[856732638]}”,
“column_type”: “dependency”
}
}

For reference this is the mutation body I am using:
mutation {
change_simple_column_value (
board_id: 856729789,
item_id: 856764140,
column_id: “dependent_on”,
value: “{"item_ids":[856732638]}”)
{
id
}
}

Can any help?! Has anyone else come across this?

Many thanks,

Angelo

[Angelo]

UPDATE

I realised that I was using the wrong mutation method so I changed “change_simple_column_value” to “change_column_value”

However, I’m now getting the following:
{
“error_code”: “ColumnValueException”,
“status_code”: 200,
“error_message”: “This column type is not supported yet in the api”,
“error_data”: {
“column_type”: “DependencyColumn”
}
}

I thought reading this article ([Released] Link to Item Column Update - #31 by dipro) that this feature is now available. I’m really confused, can anyone help?

[dipro (Dipro Bhowmik)]

Hey Angelo!

At the moment updating the dependency column is not supported by the API. It’s not the same as an item link column, contrary to popular belief.

BTW: I know we spoke about this recently, but wanted to close the loop here in case anyone else is wondering