# How do I enter a null/blank value in a Make filter

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**Category:** Automations and Integrations\
**Created:** [September 16, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/how-do-i-enter-a-null-blank-value-in-a-make-filter/881 "2023-09-16T18:51:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![AirBenderMarcus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/air.tableforums.com/airbendermarcus/32/198_2.png) [@AirBenderMarcus](https://air.tableforums.com/u/AirBenderMarcus)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/how-do-i-enter-a-null-blank-value-in-a-make-filter/881/1 "2023-09-16T18:51:02Z")

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I’m sure the answer is ridiculously easy, but nothing has worked for me yet.

I am creating an automation that either creates a Google Drive folder or updates an existing folder.  
If the Folder ID field in an Airtable record is blank, I want the Make automation to route to the ‘Create a Folder’ step.

What condition should I add in the filter to say If Folder ID value is blank? Everything I’ve tried so far (null or emptystring keywords, Folder ID does not exist, etc) gets routed to the ‘If Folder ID exists’ track.

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**Author:** ![parkwestdigital](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/air.tableforums.com/parkwestdigital/32/75_2.png) [@parkwestdigital](https://air.tableforums.com/u/parkwestdigital)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/how-do-i-enter-a-null-blank-value-in-a-make-filter/881/2 "2023-09-16T21:23:24Z")

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Have you tried checking for emptystring instead of null? Or using the Basic Operator “Exists”?

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**Author:** ![AirBenderMarcus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/air.tableforums.com/airbendermarcus/32/198_2.png) [@AirBenderMarcus](https://air.tableforums.com/u/AirBenderMarcus)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/how-do-i-enter-a-null-blank-value-in-a-make-filter/881/3 "2023-09-16T21:26:55Z")

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Yes I tried all 3 originally before asking for help.

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**Author:** ![AirBenderMarcus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/air.tableforums.com/airbendermarcus/32/198_2.png) [@AirBenderMarcus](https://air.tableforums.com/u/AirBenderMarcus)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/how-do-i-enter-a-null-blank-value-in-a-make-filter/881/4 "2023-09-16T21:53:10Z")

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I tried it again using just the text ‘null’ instead of the pink null button and it worked!

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**Author:** ![ScottWorld](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/air.tableforums.com/scottworld/32/5_2.png) [@ScottWorld](https://air.tableforums.com/u/ScottWorld)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/how-do-i-enter-a-null-blank-value-in-a-make-filter/881/5 "2023-09-16T22:52:56Z")

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Hi @AirBenderMarcus,

I’m glad you found a solution that worked! There are many different ways of doing it, but here’s how I would do it. I would set a filter on the path to check if the field value exists or not, like this:

 ![Screenshot 2023-09-16 at 6.51.11 PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/tableforums/original/1X/71b8a2869e53f8917e9a9963d9e259f0e8e2da3f.jpeg)