Error Sending Find People Column to Another Table in Clay

Garrett W. · 2025-11-04 02:39:54.546688+00

cant send a "Find People" column to another table using the "Write to Other Table (deprecated)" function bc its not recognizing the output column as a list. showing "Please add a valid list." the send table data column shows the same error "Please add a valid list." https://app.clay.com/workspaces/489571/workbooks/wb_0szakhkDrVXfdUPnTTz/tables/t_0t0s9nnDW2EpoiZYA6P/views/gv_0t0s9nne5asskguzZFD

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When you get "Please add a valid list" error, the value isn't formatted as a list. Add the list through the "Other data from this table" section instead of the main list selection field.
Since "write to other table" is deprecated, we recommend switching to the new "Send table data" action available in the Action menu. Use "Send row for each item in a list" to flatten your Find People results into separate rows. [1]
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Garrett W.
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i want to send one row for each person found though
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Perfect! Use the new "Send table data" action with "Send row for each item in a list" method. This flattens your Find People results so each person becomes a separate row in the destination table. [1]
Go to Actions → Send table data, select your destination table, choose "Send row for each item in a list," then select your Find People column as the list source. [2]
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Garrett W.
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its not letting me select a table
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You need to create a destination table first. The "Send table data" action can only send to existing tables - it won't create new ones automatically. [1]
Create a new table in your workbook, then return to the "Send table data" action and select that table as your destination.
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If you still need help with selecting a destination table or setting up the "Send table data" action, I’m here to assist. Would you like to provide more details about what you’re trying to achieve so we can continue troubleshooting?
Garrett W.
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yea its still not working, pls get an agent
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Daniela D.
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Hey Garrett! Thanks for reaching out. Happy to help. It looks like you resolved this by mapping the people search array instead of the find people count. For context, both actions returned an error because the expected field there is an array/list of objects. Let us know if you still run into any issues.

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