Board_relation type columns all null in API

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Across all of my organization’s boards, every ‘connect boards’ column (board_relation in the API) returns a null value in the value field of the API, even when the item itself is not empty in the actual board:

{‘id’: ‘connect_boards_mkm7d8zz’,
‘text’: None,
‘value’: None,
‘display_value’: ‘redacted’,
‘linked_item_ids’: [‘redacted’],
‘updated_at’: ‘2026-01-30T15:03:28+00:00’}

The linked item id used to show up in the value field, but doesn’t anymore. An example of the above value field from several days ago:

{“changed_at”:“2026-01-13 15:25:40 +0000”,“linkedPulseIds”:[{“linkedPulseId”:redacted},{“linkedPulseId”:redacted},{“linkedPulseId”:redacted}]}

Is this an intentional/permanent change? Or is this an error?

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Hello @u_sam
This is expected behavior, not an error.

In newer API versions (2025-04), the value field for Connect boards (board_relation) now returns null. The linked IDs are still available in linked_item_ids, and the recommended approach is to query linked item details using the Connect Boards query patterns instead of relying on the old value JSON.

If you want the old linkedPulseIds payload back temporarily, you’ll need to pin an older API version but note those versions are being deprecated soon

Dr. Tanvi Sachar
Monday Certified Partner, Tuesday Wizard

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Hi @u_sam Welcome to the community!
What you’re seeing is expected with the newer monday.com API behavior.

For Connect Boards (board_relation) columns, the API no longer returns linked item data inside the value field, so it will now come back as null. Instead, linked items are exposed via linked_item_ids (and linked_items if you query for them), which is the recommended way to work with board relations going forward.

Older API versions may still return the legacy linkedPulseIds structure, but those versions are in the process of being deprecated, so updating your queries to use the newer fields is the safest long-term approach.

Hope this helps clear things up!

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What about if we are usign n8n and monday already defined in n8n blocks?
we have the same problem, our n8n workflow is not working. We get null value in board_relation.

How we can fix it ? Are you gonna update it in n8n ?