diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
index 1b0a4762b7..57b808a85f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export async function patch(ctx: UserCtx<PatchRowRequest, PatchRowResponse>) {
   })
   return {
     ...response,
-    row,
+    row: await outputProcessing(table, row),
     table,
   }
 }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export async function save(ctx: UserCtx) {
     })
     return {
       ...response,
-      row,
+      row: await outputProcessing(table, row),
     }
   } else {
     return response
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ export async function find(ctx: UserCtx): Promise<Row> {
     ctx.throw(404)
   }
 
-  return row
+  const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
+  return await outputProcessing(table, row)
 }
 
 export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
index a34669de03..b4a33efdde 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
@@ -1518,8 +1518,16 @@ describe.each([
   describe("bb reference fields", () => {
     let tableId: string
     let users: User[]
+
     beforeAll(async () => {
       const tableConfig = generateTableConfig()
+
+      if (config.datasource) {
+        tableConfig.sourceId = config.datasource._id
+        if (config.datasource.plus) {
+          tableConfig.type = "external"
+        }
+      }
       const table = await config.api.table.create({
         ...tableConfig,
         schema: {
@@ -1559,10 +1567,11 @@ describe.each([
       expect(row).toEqual({
         name: rowData.name,
         description: rowData.description,
-        type: "row",
         tableId,
         _id: expect.any(String),
         _rev: expect.any(String),
+        id: isInternal ? undefined : expect.any(Number),
+        type: isInternal ? "row" : undefined,
       })
     })
 
@@ -1579,7 +1588,6 @@ describe.each([
       expect(row).toEqual({
         name: rowData.name,
         description: rowData.description,
-        type: "row",
         tableId,
         user: [
           {
@@ -1592,6 +1600,8 @@ describe.each([
         ],
         _id: expect.any(String),
         _rev: expect.any(String),
+        id: isInternal ? undefined : expect.any(Number),
+        type: isInternal ? "row" : undefined,
       })
     })
 
@@ -1608,7 +1618,6 @@ describe.each([
       expect(row).toEqual({
         name: rowData.name,
         description: rowData.description,
-        type: "row",
         tableId,
         users: selectedUsers.map(u => ({
           _id: u._id,
@@ -1619,6 +1628,8 @@ describe.each([
         })),
         _id: expect.any(String),
         _rev: expect.any(String),
+        id: isInternal ? undefined : expect.any(Number),
+        type: isInternal ? "row" : undefined,
       })
     })
 
@@ -1634,14 +1645,13 @@ describe.each([
       expect(retrieved).toEqual({
         name: rowData.name,
         description: rowData.description,
-        type: "row",
         tableId,
         user: undefined,
         users: undefined,
         _id: row._id,
         _rev: expect.any(String),
-        createdAt: timestamp,
-        updatedAt: timestamp,
+        id: isInternal ? undefined : expect.any(Number),
+        ...defaultRowFields,
       })
     })
 
@@ -1661,7 +1671,6 @@ describe.each([
       expect(retrieved).toEqual({
         name: rowData.name,
         description: rowData.description,
-        type: "row",
         tableId,
         user: [user1].map(u => ({
           _id: u._id,
@@ -1679,8 +1688,8 @@ describe.each([
         })),
         _id: row._id,
         _rev: expect.any(String),
-        createdAt: timestamp,
-        updatedAt: timestamp,
+        id: isInternal ? undefined : expect.any(Number),
+        ...defaultRowFields,
       })
     })
 
@@ -1703,7 +1712,6 @@ describe.each([
       expect(updatedRow).toEqual({
         name: rowData.name,
         description: rowData.description,
-        type: "row",
         tableId,
         user: [
           {
@@ -1723,6 +1731,8 @@ describe.each([
         })),
         _id: row._id,
         _rev: expect.any(String),
+        id: isInternal ? undefined : expect.any(Number),
+        type: isInternal ? "row" : undefined,
       })
     })
 
@@ -1745,12 +1755,13 @@ describe.each([
       expect(updatedRow).toEqual({
         name: rowData.name,
         description: rowData.description,
-        type: "row",
         tableId,
-        user: null,
-        users: null,
+        user: isInternal ? null : undefined,
+        users: isInternal ? null : undefined,
         _id: row._id,
         _rev: expect.any(String),
+        id: isInternal ? undefined : expect.any(Number),
+        type: isInternal ? "row" : undefined,
       })
     })
 
@@ -1796,7 +1807,6 @@ describe.each([
           rows.map(r => ({
             name: r.name,
             description: r.description,
-            type: "row",
             tableId,
             user: r.user?.map(u => ({
               _id: u._id,
@@ -1814,8 +1824,8 @@ describe.each([
             })),
             _id: expect.any(String),
             _rev: expect.any(String),
-            createdAt: timestamp,
-            updatedAt: timestamp,
+            id: isInternal ? undefined : expect.any(Number),
+            ...defaultRowFields,
           }))
         )
       )
@@ -1863,7 +1873,6 @@ describe.each([
           rows.map(r => ({
             name: r.name,
             description: r.description,
-            type: "row",
             tableId,
             user: r.user?.map(u => ({
               _id: u._id,
@@ -1881,10 +1890,16 @@ describe.each([
             })),
             _id: expect.any(String),
             _rev: expect.any(String),
-            createdAt: timestamp,
-            updatedAt: timestamp,
+            id: isInternal ? undefined : expect.any(Number),
+            ...defaultRowFields,
           }))
         ),
+        ...(isInternal
+          ? {}
+          : {
+              hasNextPage: false,
+              bookmark: null,
+            }),
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/external.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/external.ts
index 447d1d7d16..817bfce33d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/external.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/external.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { utils } from "@budibase/shared-core"
 import { ExportRowsParams, ExportRowsResult } from "../search"
 import { HTTPError, db } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import pick from "lodash/pick"
+import { outputProcessing } from "../../../../utilities/rowProcessor"
 
 export async function search(options: SearchParams) {
   const { tableId } = options
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ export async function search(options: SearchParams) {
       rows = rows.map((r: any) => pick(r, fields))
     }
 
+    const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
+    rows = await outputProcessing(table, rows)
+
     // need wrapper object for bookmarks etc when paginating
     return { rows, hasNextPage, bookmark: bookmark && bookmark + 1 }
   } catch (err: any) {
@@ -166,9 +170,11 @@ export async function exportRows(
 }
 
 export async function fetch(tableId: string) {
-  return handleRequest(Operation.READ, tableId, {
+  const response = await handleRequest(Operation.READ, tableId, {
     includeSqlRelationships: IncludeRelationship.INCLUDE,
   })
+  const table = await sdk.tables.getTable(tableId)
+  return await outputProcessing(table, response)
 }
 
 export async function fetchView(viewName: string) {