The monday.com columns API lets you query a board's column configuration, appearance, and settings.

Each of the object types described below represents a specific aspect of a column. They can be queried as subfields on the columns query or provide column metadata in mutations.

ColumnCapabilities

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the column's capability settings.

Field	Description	Supported Subfields
calculated `CalculatedCapability`	The column's capability settings.	calculated_type `ColumnType` function `CalculatedFunction!`

CalculatedCapability

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the column's calculated capability settings.

Field	Description	Enum Values
calculated_type `ColumnType`	The type of calculated value.
function `CalculatedFunction!`	The function to calculate the parent values.	`COUNT_KEYS` `MAX` `MIN` `MIN_MAX` `NONE` `SUM`

ColumnCapabilitiesInput

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the column capabilities configuration.

Field	Description	Supported fields
calculated `CalculatedCapabilityInput`	The input for configuring a column's calculated capability settings.	function `CalculatedFunction!`

CalculatedCapabilityInput

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the column's calculated capabilities settings. Enables calculated functionality for the column.

Field	Description	Supported fields
calculated `CalculatedCapabilityInput`	The input for configuring a column's calculated capability settings.	function `CalculatedFunction!`

Calculated function

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object that defines the function used to calculate column values within column capabilities

Field	Description	Enum Values
function `CalculatedFunction!`	The function to count the values. If not provided, the default column type function will apply.	`COUNT_KEYS` (label count) `MAX` (maximum value) `MIN` (minimum value) `MIN_MAX` (both minimum and maximum values) `NONE` `SUM` (sum of all values)

ColumnMappingInput

An object that defines the column mapping between the target and source boards.

Field	Description
source `ID!`	The source column's unique identifier.
target `ID`	The target column's unique identifier.

ColumnType

ColumnType accepts enum values to specify which column type to filter, read, or update in your query or mutation.


`auto_number`	`board_relation`	`button`
`checkbox`	`color_picker`	`country`
`creation_log`	`date`	`dependency`
`doc`	`dropdown`	`email`
`file`	`formula`	`hour`
`item_assignees`	`item_id`	`last_updated`
`link`	`location`	`long_text`
`mirror`	`name`	`numbers`
`people`	`phone`	`progress`
`rating`	`status`	`subtasks`
`tags`	`team`	`text`
`timeline`	`time_tracking`	`vote`
`week`	`world_clock`	`unsupported`

CreateDropdownColumnSettingsInput

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the new dropdown column's settings.

Field	Description	Supported Fields
label_limit_count `Int`	The maximum number of labels that can be selected. Must be used with the `limit_select` field.
labels `[CreateDropdownLabelInput!]!`	An array containing the dropdown column's labels.	label `String!`
limit_select `Boolean`	Whether to limit the number of labels that can be selected. Must be used with the `label_limit_count` field.

CreateDropdownLabelInput

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An array containing the dropdown column's labels.

Field	Description
label `String`	The new dropdown column's labels.

CreateStatusColumnSettingsInput

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the new status column's settings.

Field	Description	Supported Fields
labels `[CreateStatusLabelInput!]!`	An array containing the status column's labels.	color `StatusColumnColors!` description `String` index `Int!` is_done `Boolean` label `String!`

CreateStatusLabelInput

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the new status column's labels.

Field	Description	Enum Values
color `StatusColumnColors!`	The label's color.	`working_orange`, `done_green`, `stuck_red`, `dark_blue`, `purple`, `explosive`, `grass_green`, `bright_blue`, `saladish`, `egg_yolk`, `blackish`, `dark_red`, `sofia_pink`, `lipstick`, `dark_purple`, `bright_green`, `chili_blue`, `american_gray`, `brown`, `dark_orange`, `sunset`, `bubble`, `peach`, `berry`, `winter`, `river`, `navy`, `aquamarine`, `indigo`, `dark_indigo`, `pecan`, `lavender`, `royal`, `steel`, `orchid`, `lilac`, `tan`, `sky`, `coffee`, `teal`
description `String`	The label's description.
index `Int!`	The label's place in the list of supported labels. Lower numbers indicate a higher placement in the list.
is_done `Boolean`	Whether the label's status is done.
label `String!`	The label's text value.

StatusColumnCapabilitiesInput

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the status column capabilities configuration.

Field	Description	Supported Fields
calculated `StatusCalculatedCapabilityInput`	The status column's capability settings.	function `StatusCalculatedFunction!`

StatusCalculatedFunction

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the status column's calculated capability settings.

Field	Description	Enum Values
function`StatusCalculatedFunction!`	The function to calculate the values.	`COUNT_KEYS` (label count)

UpdateDropdownColumnSettingsInput

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the dropdown column's updated settings.

Field	Description	Supported Fields
label_limit_count `Int`	The maximum number of labels that can be selected. Must be used with the `limit_select` field.
labels `[UpdateDropdownLabelInput!]!`	An array containing the dropdown column's labels.	label `String!`
limit_select `Boolean`	Whether to limit the number of labels that can be selected. Must be used with the `label_limit_count` field.

UpdateDropdownLabelInput

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An array containing the dropdown column's labels.

Field	Description
id `Int`	The unique identifier of the label to update.
is_deactivated `Boolean`	Whether the label is deactivated.
label `String`	The new dropdown column's labels.

UpdateStatusColumnSettingsInput

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the status column's updated configuration settings

Field	Description	Supported Fields
labels `[UpdateStatusLabelInput!]!`	An array containing the status column's updated labels.	color `StatusColumnColors!` description `String` id `Int` index `Int!` is_deactivated `Boolean` is_done `Boolean` label `String!`

UpdateStatusLabelInput

🚧 Only available in API versions 2025-10 and later

An object containing the status column's updated labels.

Field	Description	Enum Values
color `StatusColumnColors!`	The label's color.	`working_orange`, `done_green`, `stuck_red`, `dark_blue`, `purple`, `explosive`, `grass_green`, `bright_blue`, `saladish`, `egg_yolk`, `blackish`, `dark_red`, `sofia_pink`, `lipstick`, `dark_purple`, `bright_green`, `chili_blue`, `american_gray`, `brown`, `dark_orange`, `sunset`, `bubble`, `peach`, `berry`, `winter`, `river`, `navy`, `aquamarine`, `indigo`, `dark_indigo`, `pecan`, `lavender`, `royal`, `steel`, `orchid`, `lilac`, `tan`, `sky`, `coffee`, `teal`
description `String`	The label's description.
id `Int`	The unique identifier of the label to update.
index `Int!`	The label's place in the list of supported labels. Lower numbers indicate a higher placement in the list.
is_deactivated `Boolean`	Whether the label is deactivated.
is_done `Boolean`	Whether the label's status is done.
label `String!`	The label's text value.