# N8n, check if a column has a specific value **URL:** \ **Category:** Developer Talk\ **Tags:** n8n\ **Created:** [May 16, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.seatable.com/t/n8n-check-if-a-column-has-a-specific-value/6644 "2025-05-16T14:07:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![akharabi](https://forum.seatable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@akharabi](https://forum.seatable.com/u/akharabi)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.seatable.com/t/n8n-check-if-a-column-has-a-specific-value/6644/1 "2025-05-16T14:07:16Z")
Hi, I’m new to Seatable Free Cloud and currently using it with n8n. I’ve successfully connected to my base and can insert data into tables. Now, I want to check whether a new entry (specifically, a `fileName`) already exists in a particular column before starting the workflow—basically to avoid duplicates. I tried using the **Get Many Rows** node, but I’m not sure how to configure it correctly to perform this check. Could someone please guide me on how to set this up? Thanks in advance for your help! ---
**Author:** ![cdb](https://forum.seatable.com/user_avatar/forum.seatable.com/cdb/32/7_2.png) [@cdb](https://forum.seatable.com/u/cdb)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.seatable.com/t/n8n-check-if-a-column-has-a-specific-value/6644/2 "2025-05-16T14:09:12Z")
You can use the action “Search row by keyword” and then “switch” node. ![image](https://forum.seatable.io/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2c357a1a21f1a22830f8efeff27933fe227db5ea.png) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.seatable.com/uploads/default/original/1X/04603423fe81a46c321283663086c475429e8ccb.png) [@system](https://forum.seatable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.seatable.com/t/n8n-check-if-a-column-has-a-specific-value/6644/4 "2025-05-19T12:26:39Z")
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