# Can I automatically fill a field in a new record with the next available number in a series? **URL:** \ **Category:** Database\ **Created:** [February 10, 2022, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/can-i-automatically-fill-a-field-in-a-new-record-with-the-next-available-number-in-a-series/23224 "2022-02-10T02:23:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Dilon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/dilon/32/39815_2.png) [@Dilon](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Dilon)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/can-i-automatically-fill-a-field-in-a-new-record-with-the-next-available-number-in-a-series/23224/4 "2022-02-10T14:41:39Z")
Oh then I think you need to use the Record ID. > **[Make unique record IDs publicly available | Feature Requests | Adalo](https://adalo.canny.io/feature-requests/p/make-unique-record-ids-publicly-available)** > > Record IDs for Adalo DB collections are used a lot while working with APIs. However we can't get them in Adalo builder itself. Still not available but Pragmaflow created a component. > [@A Button that gives the Record Id](https://forum.adalo.com/t/a-button-that-gives-the-record-id/22915): > > My team was making SMS verification and was complaining about needing to filter the entire collection table to find the record to update. Also, a sports enthusiast posted the same thing on the forum today. So, I whipped up a quick component that will let you get the record id of an item when the button is clicked on. Installed it from [adalo.pragmaflowservers.com/install-component](http://adalo.pragmaflowservers.com/install-component) and use it for your custom actions today and save a whole bunch of work. [https://youtu.be/OuyZX15aPXg](https://youtu.be/OuyZX15aPXg) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.adalo.com/t/can-i-automatically-fill-a-field-in-a-new-record-with-the-next-available-number-in-a-series/23224)._