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Database column name change makes table unaccesible

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Naaandez
13 Jan, 2026, 02:13

Hi, new here!

I'm currently building an app where there's a table called "track_sessions" whose column "creator" I wanted to change to "creatorID". However, after doing it on the dashboard, I'm getting this error: "Invalid query: Attribute not found in schema: creator". I don't know it this is due to some weird replication lag in how Appwrite handles writes or something, but I'm not able to access the table either through the React Native SDK or through the Web Dashboard itself.

Here's a screenshot of the dasboard.

I'd appreciate help with the matter! Thank you

TL;DR
If the `creator` attribute was indexed or part of any relationship, changing its column name may have made the table inaccessible.
13 Jan, 2026, 06:37

Have you checked that it's updated to creatorID everywhere? Please make sure that there's nothing left with the old name creator anywhere in your code.

13 Jan, 2026, 15:45

Yeah, there's no other 'creator' reference anywhere in the code. And even it it were, it wouldn't explain the crash in the dashboard, right? I attempted clearing my browser's cache but still no changes.

14 Jan, 2026, 04:44

Ok tell me one thing, by any chance, the creator attribute was indexed? Or was a part of any relationship?

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