Budibase/budibase · error · Error

Table ${linkField.tableId} not found in the json response.

Error message

Table ${linkField.tableId} not found in the json response.

What it means

Error "Table ${linkField.tableId} not found in the json response." thrown in Budibase/budibase.

Source

Thrown at packages/server/src/sdk/workspace/ai/helpers/table.ts:23

  TableSchema,
  TableSourceType,
} from "@budibase/types"
import sdk from "../../.."
import { helpers } from "@budibase/shared-core"

export async function generateTables(
  tables: { name: string; primaryDisplay: string; schema: TableSchema }[]
) {
  const createdTables: GenerateTablesResponse["createdTables"] = []
  const tableIds: Record<string, string> = {}

  try {
    for (const table of tables) {
      for (const linkField of Object.values(table.schema).filter(
        f => f.type === FieldType.LINK
      )) {
        if (!tables.find(t => t.name === linkField.tableId)) {
          throw new Error(
            `Table ${linkField.tableId} not found in the json response.`
          )
        }
        if (linkField.tableId === table.name) {
          throw new Error(
            `Self-referential relationships are not supported. Table ${table.name} cannot link to itself.`
          )
        }
      }
    }

    const existingTableNames = (await sdk.tables.getAllInternalTables()).map(
      t => t.name
    )

    for (const table of tables) {
      const name = helpers.getSequentialName(existingTableNames, table.name, {
        separator: " ",

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/server/src/sdk/workspace/ai/helpers/table.ts:23 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Budibase/budibase@a81a902e9a (2026-08-29). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b21010cbc49c4212. Report an issue: GitHub.