Adding a property/ formula does not appear

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Hi Adalo team,

I’m currently on the Professional plan and have already created a new app from scratch to test this, but I’m still unable to see the option to add a Formula property when editing my collections.

I’ve tried:
• Refreshing the editor.
• Creating a new app and testing in a clean workspace.
• Ensuring I’m not in the legacy database view.

Still, the “Formula” property type is not showing up. I’ve attached a screenshot for reference.

Thanks!

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Hi @julio1981,

Welcome to the forum!

Unfortunately you can’t have a “formula” field type in the collections (it is not an Airtable). There is no such capability in Adalo. You’re limited to types present in the screenshot.

Best,
Victor.

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Hi Victor!

Thank you very much for your answer.

I have another question,

I’m currently on the Professional plan, but I’m unable to access the External Collections feature. The “Add External Collection” option does not appear in my database panel, and when I try accessing https://app.adalo.com/external-collections/new directly, the page stays blank with only the Adalo logo showing.

I’ve already tried the following:

  • Switching browsers (Chrome and Safari),
  • Using incognito/private mode,
  • Creating new apps from scratch (Mobile Only layout),
  • Logging out and back in.

Despite these steps, the feature still doesn’t appear.

What can I do?

Thank you!

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Hi @julio1981,

That’s quite strange. I would recommend to contact support: Right Desk.

Best,
Victor.

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Thanks!

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Hi Victor,

I have another question.

I’m unable to access https://app.adalo.com/account to view or regenerate my API key. It loads a blank screen even in incognito mode. I need the API key to connect with Make.com. Can you help me access it?

I already obtained the API key from the collection/API documentation. However, it’s not connecting, so I want to regenerate.

Thanks

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Hello @julio1981,

Could you please explain why would you like to access this address? All actions with your app must be done from the app builder, not by using any direct links.
API key is generated from the builder, left pane → Settings → App access → Section “API key” → button “Regenerate API key”.

The API key which you see in Adalo API docs should be working correctly. What error do you get? Are you sure your plan allows you to use Adalo Collections API?

If you don’t have it working in your app builder, and you are on Team or Business plan, I would recommend contacting Adalo Support: https://info.adalo.com/submit-a-support-ticket.

Best,
Victor.

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Hi Victor,

I’m on a professional plan.

Do you think it’s that?

Thanks

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Hello @julio1981,

I believe this is the issue.

Best,
Victor.

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Hi Victor.

Yes, that was the issue. Now I have a team plan.

Have another question:

I have a video from YouTube, a URL like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVy1OIvTwBg.

I want to show a previsualization of that video, so I have to embed the URL.

Like this https://www.youtube.com/embed/TVy1OIvTwBg.

How can I do that in Adalo?

Thanks

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Hello @julio1981,

You can try using Youtube component.

As a general advice - I would recommend creating separate topic for the question which is not related to the original one. This will make life easier for other forum members, e.g. when they search for something.

Best,
Victor.