# Update collection using API

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/update-collection-using-api/43218>\
**Category:** External Collections, Custom Actions & Collections\
**Created:** [November 13, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/update-collection-using-api/43218 "2023-11-13T15:36:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![jaronhumiston1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@jaronhumiston1](https://forum.adalo.com/u/jaronhumiston1)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/update-collection-using-api/43218/1 "2023-11-13T15:36:34Z")

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This is probably a newbie question but is there a way to update an Adalo Collection using something besides Adalo’s Database Collections editor? I am aware of using external collections and have successfully connected Airtable and Adalo but just wondering if there is a way to connect and use something outside of Adalo?

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**Author:** ![Victor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/victor/32/2054_2.png) [@Victor](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Victor)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/update-collection-using-api/43218/2 "2023-11-13T18:27:34Z")

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Hi @jaronhumiston1,

Adalo Collections have API ([Collections - Adalo Resources](https://help.adalo.com/integrations/the-adalo-api/collections)) so you can update them this way. However: Collections API is available on Team and Business plan ([Plans & Pricing | Adalo](https://www.adalo.com/pricing#chart)) and updating the records via API calls will consume app actions ([https://help.adalo.com/action-basics/app-actions-dashboard](https://help.adalo.com/action-basics/app-actions-dashboard), scroll to actions table).

Best,  
Victor.