Locating Subitem Board ID

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Hello! Could someone help me figure out how to locate a Subitem Board ID? Thanks in advance!

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hi @Amandalindsey

Through the UI you can open a subitem (as if you want to write an update) and your subitem boardId for that specific subitem can be found in the url

xxx.monday.com/boards/123456789/pulses/987654321

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Note that this no longer seems to be true. I used to use this method but noticed recently that when opening a subitem (as if to add an update), the board ID shown in the URL is still the parent board ID. I have to use the API to get the subitem board ID.

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hi @avp

Good catch. Indeed the URL shown when opening a subitem has been changed recently. The only option I see is to use the API. In the API playground you can enter this one:

query{boards(ids:123456789){columns(ids:"subitems"){settings_str}}}

Where 123456789 is the boardId of the parent. The output will show soemting like:

{\"allowMultipleItems\":true,\"itemTypeName\":\"column.subtasks.title\",\"displayType\":\"BOARD_INLINE\",\"boardIds\":[987654321]}"

Where 987654321 is the boardId of the board holding the subitems.

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Do all subitems on a given board use the same board Id? Meaning: does each board have a single “counterpart” subitem board. I ask because I am trying to build a workflow around the activity logs but these are specific to a board id (so to get activity logs for the subitems, i have to query the subitems board id rather than the parent).

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Hi,

Yes each board has one unique parent board ID and one unique subitem board ID.

Hope this helps

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That helps very much, thanks!

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I had hoped I could use the code provided by @basdebruin above in a generic way to get the subitem board id for any given board, however, I have come across a board which does not have a coresponding subitem board it (i.e. the response to the above query came back empty). Does this simply mean that this board has no subitems (and as a result the subitem board only exists is the board has at least one subitem on it)?

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Hi,

This is correct once there is a subitem on the board you will then get a subitem board ID.