Is there a way to check a Collection for duplicate values in a field in Webflow without having to download and manipulate the data externally?

Published on
September 22, 2023

Yes, in Webflow, you can check for duplicate values in a field within a Collection without the need to download and manipulate the data externally. Here's how you can do it:

  1. Open your Webflow project and go to the "Collections" tab in the Designer.
  2. Select the Collection you want to check for duplicate values in.
  3. Click on the "Collection items" tab to access the list of items in the Collection.
  4. Locate the field in which you want to check for duplicate values.
  5. Hover over the field header and click on the three-dot menu on the right side to open the field settings.
  6. In the field settings, make sure the "Allows duplicate values" option is turned off. This option prevents users from entering duplicate values when adding or editing Collection items.
  7. After disabling duplicate values, Webflow will highlight any existing duplicate values in that field with a red border.
  8. Scroll through the list of Collection items to identify and update the duplicate values with unique ones.

By following these steps, you can easily check and remove duplicate values from a field in a Webflow Collection without the need for external data manipulation.

Note: This feature is only available for fields with plain text data type, not for fields that store reference types.

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