Update Monday Item

The Update Monday Item node is used to update existing items in a Monday.com board. It supports modifying column values, posting comments, and uploading files to the item's activity feed (thread). This task is useful when workflows require ongoing updates to records in Monday.com based on automation or integration logic.

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🧠 Node Summary

Property	Value
Node Name	Update Monday Item
Task Type	UpdateMondayItem
Node Type	Task
Icon	(Custom, not provided)
Purpose	Update a Monday.com item with column values, comments, and file attachments.

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⚙️ Required Inputs

These are the configurable fields available in the node's UI:

Label	Type	Required	Description
Item Id	Text	✅ Yes	The numeric ID of the Monday.com item to update.
Column Values	JSON/Text	Optional	JSON string of column values to update (e.g., {"text_column": "new value", "status": {"label": "Done"}}).
Comment	Text	Optional	A comment to post to the item’s thread.
Attach File	File Path / Text	Optional	Full file path to upload and attach to the item’s thread.
ServiceAccount-Monday	Text	✅ Yes	The ID of the service account used to authenticate with Monday.com.

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📝 Behavior

1. Validation

   • The task ensures that Item Id is provided and is a valid numeric value.
   • It also validates the presence of the specified service account.

2. Item and Board Retrieval

   • Uses the provided Item Id to fetch the corresponding item and its board.
   • If not found, the task fails.

3. Update Actions

   • Columns: Updates the item's columns if Column Values is provided.
   • Comment Only: Adds a comment to the item’s thread if Comment is provided.
   • File Only: Adds a new thread comment and uploads the specified file to it.
   • Comment + File: Posts the comment and uploads the file to the same update thread.

4. Completion

   • If all operations succeed, the task returns success with the message Email Sent. (💡 Note: This message may be a placeholder—consider updating it to something more descriptive like "Item Updated").

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🛑 Failures

The node will fail under the following conditions:

• Item Id is missing or not a valid number.
• Service account is not found or invalid.
• Item or Board is not found in Monday.com.
• Column update, comment post, or file upload fails.

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📌 Example Use Case

An automation workflow tracks approval processes. When an item is approved, this node updates a status column to "Approved", posts a comment like "Approved by manager", and attaches a PDF approval certificate to the item.

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❗Notes

• The Column Values input must be in valid JSON format representing Monday column updates.
• The file path provided in Attach File must be accessible to the API server executing the task.
• This task assumes that the service account has appropriate permissions to access and update the item and its board.

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