twenty/packages/twenty-apps/community/updated-by

Updated by

Updates Updated by field with details of person behind newest update

Requirements

• twenty-cli npm install -g twenty-cli
• an apiKey. Go to https://twenty.com/settings/api-webhooks to generate one

Quick start

1. Add application

twenty auth login
cd packages/twenty-apps/updated-by
twenty app sync

2. Configure TWENTY_API_KEY

Go to Settings > Applications > Updated by > Settings and add Twenty API key used to send requests to Twenty.

If you're using self-hosted instance, you have to add also URL to your workspace.

Flow

1. Check if Twenty API key is added, if not, exit
2. Check if updated record belongs to an object which shouldn't have a updatedBy field (like blocklists or messages), if yes, exit
3. Check if updated record has updatedBy field, if not, create it
4. Check if updated field in record is updatedBy field, if yes, return preemptively
5. Update record with workspace member ID

Notes

• Updated by field shouldn't be changed by users, only by extension
• Amount of API requests is reduced to possible minimum