# Magic Text on External Collection

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/magic-text-on-external-collection/65070>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** open\
**Created:** [August 19, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/magic-text-on-external-collection/65070 "2020-08-19T08:29:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![dosandco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/dosandco/32/39_2.png) [@dosandco](https://forum.adalo.com/u/dosandco)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/magic-text-on-external-collection/65070/1 "2020-08-19T08:29:21Z")

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The magic text input for custom actions is brilliant, but it would be really helpful to have it on the External Collections set up too.  
Use case - getting a list of anything which requires magic text in a header or query.

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**Author:** ![tomboessow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@tomboessow](https://forum.adalo.com/u/tomboessow)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/magic-text-on-external-collection/65070/2 "2020-10-22T13:48:18Z")

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Yes please, much needed!

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**Author:** ![gualtieri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/gualtieri/32/5644_2.png) [@gualtieri](https://forum.adalo.com/u/gualtieri)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/magic-text-on-external-collection/65070/3 "2020-12-16T01:20:00Z")

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Like let app users to use their API keys from 3rd party services inside our app

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/magic-text-on-external-collection/65070/4 "2026-01-27T04:30:28Z")

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**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 3, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/magic-text-on-external-collection/65070/5 "2026-02-03T11:57:10Z")

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