# Create Column — monday

> Add a column to an existing board. Use when a board is missing a field you need before setting values with Create Item or Update Column Values. Set Board ID, Title and Column Type (e.g. status, text, date, numbers). Custom Labels…

- Key: `monday-create-column`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.1.8
- App: monday (`monday`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/monday.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/monday/actions/create-column
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/monday/actions/create-column/create-column.mjs

## Description

Add a column to an existing board. Use when a board is missing a field you need before setting values with **Create Item** or **Update Column Values**. Set `Board ID`, `Title` and `Column Type` (e.g. `status`, `text`, `date`, `numbers`). `Custom Labels (Defaults)` is accepted only when `Column Type` is `status` or `dropdown` and is rejected for any other type. Example: Title `Priority`, Column Type `status`, Custom Labels `{ "1": "High", "2": "Low" }`. Returns the new column's ID as a string (e.g. `status_1`). Call **List Columns** afterwards to confirm the ID and the labels it accepts. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/columns#create-a-column)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `boardId` | `string` | Yes | The board to act on, as a board ID (e.g. 2419687965). Use List Board ID Options to look up a board ID by name. Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `title` | `string` | Yes | The title of the new column |
| `columnType` | `string` | Yes | The type of the new column |
| `description` | `string` | No | The description of the new column |
| `defaults` | `string` | No | The new column's custom labels (defaults). Only valid when Column Type is status or dropdown — setting it for any other column type fails. Should be a JSON object in the format { "1": "Technology", "2": "Marketing" } where each key is the label ID and each value is the label text. See the documentation for more information |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "monday",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "monday-create-column",
  arguments: {
    boardId: "Board ID",
    title: "Title",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "monday-create-column",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    monday: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    boardId: "Board ID",
    title: "Title",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "monday-create-column",
    "configured_props": {
      "monday": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "boardId": "Board ID",
      "title": "Title"
    }
  }'
```

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