How do i delete database?

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When i clic on add action, it appears all collections i created, but when i clic on delete or update, i see nothing, only the “logged in user”, not my collections thxxx

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Hi @manuelsanchez,

In order to be able to update or delete the record from a collection on some screen, you need to make a data available on this screen.
Usually it is done by using lists, but there are some other ways (for example, the record you’ve just created could be available on the next screen).

I would advise to watch the video about working with data here: https://help.adalo.com/videos/working-with-data

Also, the whole help portal (https://help.adalo.com) is quite useful and have videos and text tutorials there.

Best regards, Victor.

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Hey victor.

so I created a list, but I continue only seeing the logged in user but i dont see the collection i need to delete

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Hi @manuelsanchez,

Would you like to delete a collection or a record from a collection?

You can’t delete the whole collection (in other words, a Database Table) from within the app. You can do that only from the app builder.

If you would like to work with the records in the collection, then you need to set the data access in your app accordingly. I would highly recommend to watch some tutorials on that.

Best regards, Victor.

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Hi Victor,
can I make an action to delete all records in a collection?

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Hey @Abuhoza,

As of now - not from inside Adalo app, unfortunately.
You can delete all records from the App builder, or you need to use 3rd party tools (like Make) to write a scenario to delete records. In Make it will be 2 modules: Adalo List records and Adalo Delete record. And a possible starting webhook to call the scenario.

Best,
Victor.

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hello, how does this Make works? I need a button inside the App to the user delete all data from his data base after using it… In this case he is answering questions, and after he finishes and play return button, all data disappear, so when he enters agan he can do it all again

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Hi @Rousdrigo,

That depends on the structure of your database and on your goals. Usually if you use Make scenario to process Adalo records in bulk, this can look like:

  • you create a custom action to call Make scenario, and you need to pass some parameters based on which the records are processed
  • in Make you start the scenario with webhook (to which you connect the custom action)
  • then you create a logic to get necessary records from Adalo and modify them (or delete them if needed).

It is quite difficult to give more detailed answer as the requirements are quite vague.

Just in case, in order to use Make to work with Adalo records, you need to have a plan which supports Collections API.

Best,
Victor.