Update backend/app/monday_service.py

backend/app/monday_service.py

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ async def _get_board_columns(board_id: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
     return []
 
 
-def _format_column_value(value: Any, column_type: str, column_id: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+def _format_column_value(value: Any, column_type: str, column_id: Optional[str] = None) -> Any:
     """
     Format a value according to Monday.com column type.
     
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ def _format_column_value(value: Any, column_type: str, column_id: Optional[str]
         column_id: Column ID (for special handling)
         
     Returns:
-        JSON string formatted for Monday.com API (or plain string for text columns)
+        For email/phone/link: Python dict object
+        For text/other types: Plain string
     """
     if value is None:
         return ""
@@ -173,18 +174,18 @@ def _format_column_value(value: Any, column_type: str, column_id: Optional[str]
     value_str = str(value)
     
     if column_type == "email":
-        # Monday.com email format requires JSON object with email and text
-        return json.dumps({"email": value_str, "text": value_str})
+        # Monday.com email format requires dict object (will be JSON encoded later)
+        return {"email": value_str, "text": value_str}
     elif column_type == "phone":
-        return json.dumps({"phone": value_str, "countryShortName": "US"})
+        return {"phone": value_str, "countryShortName": "US"}
     elif column_type == "link":
         # If it's already a URL, use it; otherwise create a link
         if value_str.startswith("http://") or value_str.startswith("https://"):
-            return json.dumps({"url": value_str, "text": value_str})
+            return {"url": value_str, "text": value_str}
         else:
-            return json.dumps({"url": f"https://{value_str}", "text": value_str})
+            return {"url": f"https://{value_str}", "text": value_str}
     else:
-        # Text, status, and other types - just return the string (not JSON)
+        # Text, status, and other types - just return the string
         return value_str
 
 
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ async def create_monday_lead(
     # Convert column_values to JSON string for GraphQL mutation
     # Monday.com expects column values as a JSON string where:
     # - Text columns: plain string values
-    # - Email/Phone/Link columns: JSON string values (double-encoded)
+    # - Email/Phone/Link columns: dict objects (properly JSON encoded)
     column_values_json = json.dumps(column_values)
     print(f"[DEBUG] Monday.com column_values JSON: {column_values_json[:500]}")