diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/utils.ts
index e69de29bb2..88543e7c4c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Table } from "@budibase/types"
+import { isExternalTable } from "../../../integrations/utils"
+
+export function isExternal(opts: { table?: Table; tableId?: string }): boolean {
+  if (opts.table && opts.table.type === "external") {
+    return true
+  } else if (opts.tableId && isExternalTable(opts.tableId)) {
+    return true
+  }
+  return false
+}