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jeans886Participating Frequently

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Publicly Hosted Image URL not populating in emails

I have a publicly hosted logo with a URL that I’m adding to my automated email using <img src=” “>. When I generate a preview, it seems to be working correctly: However, once I actually send the email, the logo doesn't populate and just shows the image icon: Can someone help and tell me how to fix this?

gelbNew Participant

Development & APIs

Creating a Tap in Tap Out system for a coworking space (Webhook question)

Hello! I’m setting up a community coworking space and would like to have a simple tap in/tap out system so we can log who’s visiting the space, how long folks are staying, and how the space is being used. My idea is to use NFC tags with unique webhook payload information stuck on cards that when tapped on a reader near the entrance, a webhook is fired into Airtable with the unique information about that tag. Within airtable we’d then set it to log the taps and workout if someone is ‘in’ or ‘out’ (with the ability to override of course). My questions:Does this seem like the best approach or would anyone suggest a different way to go about it? I’ve searched the forums and aside from some discussion around RFID I haven’t seen anyone talk about setting things up this way. If so, what’s the best way to configure the webhook to fire when the NFC tag is tapped? We’ll be using an office PC with an external reader, and I’m not sure what the best route is to go from ‘tap’ to ‘webhook fired’.Any

Jyo_DNew Participant

Interface Designer

Interface embeds: Display records at full width upon expanding + Hide record link button

Hi all,I see that publicly shared interface show record detail pages as sidesheets but not at full width or full screen (even when set to show as full width). Upon closer inspection it looks like airtable have it hardcoded in this class as a style, which is within the overall element, and not at the main embed level so the width for the record details when expanded is always 680px no matter what. Has anyone encountered a similar issue and found a workaround? I also see record link button in the embeds on our website although it is not shown in the interface or in the preview, is there any way through which we can hide that? Appreciate any suggestions if you have faced similar situation. Thank you.

KaRenNew Participant

Share permission

I have a digital asset management database with multiply artists. I would like to share only one artist’s assets with other people so they can edit on it, and the edit would sync back to my database too. I’m in Team plan currently.The solution I came up with is to create a View with only the data that I would like to share. Then create a 2-way sync and edit to a new base and share the collaborator permission of the new base. But that would require me to update go Business plan.I’m wondering if there’s a workaround with the Team plan?Thanks.

BenFortunatoKnown Participant

Development & APIs

Attach file from script without hosting in a third party site to get an url

I’m wondering if its possible to create a file, encode it and then add it as an attachment. Since the attachment field needs a url the only way for me to do this would be to make an api call from within the script to store the file in an AWS s3 bucket, return that url and then attach. This seems like a huge work around. For now I can just use the raw text field in the text field, if the large text file fits, but for formated xlx files for example this won’t work. Seems like a long workaround just to output a file, is there another way to do this?

nikolasgreenwalNew Participant

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How to Contact Airtable Sales

I've been trying to get in touch with Airtable sales for over a month regarding upgrading to an Enterprise plan for my company but haven't received any responses. I've submitted the contact form multiple times but no one has has emailed me still. Is there a contact email I can reach out to instead?

EstherpeNew Participant

Severe slowness in automations

Currently, our AirTable automations — configured to react to triggers in specific table fields — are experiencing severe slowness and, in some cases, complete freezing. As a temporary workaround, we have had to manually disable and re-enable the automations.This performance issue is directly affecting users, who now have to carry out their tasks sequentially, one at a time, to prevent multiple automations from being triggered simultaneously. When two or more triggers occur at once, the system often freezes entirely.Most of our automations are related to status changes, which trigger actions like sending emails or inserting records into other tables. Although we have set sufficient conditions to restrict the scope of these automations, performance issues persist.Additionally, there have been instances where, after a system freeze, previously entered data was lost, forcing users to repeat the entire process manually. We would like to understand the possible causes of this behavior and ho

Nick_RobinsNew Participant

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Syncing Softr/creating mapped user groups/automating workflows?

The eco system ive been introduced to utilises airtable as a referencing and task hub for projects. The base data is integrated with Softr where records are created using a tiered importance methodology.Can someone please advise me on how to do the below without adding coding or other platforms for integrations to enable?When a record is created in Softr a. all fields must be filled. b. records appear in Airtable with a round robin assigned workflor for relevent teams c. each time a record is completed by the necessary team, the workflow pushes the record to the following team Possibly integrate slack as an additional layer to communicate internally as well as link to input and update the above Create a dashboard on progress for each user and user group to track progress at micro and macro level of each projectAll advice is greatly welcome! I have a very short window of time for this.I have checked the existing automations in both Airtable and Softr without success as yet

vivranceNew Participant

Resetting fields on a "shift duties" board daily with 'update record'

Hello, I was hoping to get some guidance on what I’m doing wrong in regards to updating the “completed by” field on a salon “shift duties” board interface. My partner built the base/interface for her salon and has asked for help in making the automation work.The goal would be to change the drop-down for each task to “not done” every night via a scheduled trigger.I’ve found a few related topics and used those to guide me but I can’t seem to get past testing the actual record updating part.If I utilize the list of record IDs from the ‘find records’ step, I end up with ‘ received invalid input’ errors.My automation process:Scheduled Trigger → Find Records (Where “Completed By” is any of [all options selected]) → Repeating Action Group (Repeat for each in [List of records]) and → Update Record (Record ID is list of all records found previously - “Completed By” field updated to “not done”)A couple pics of my attempt:I would love to know what I’m doing wrong! 😑Pic of the interface for con

Corosh ToshangNew Participant

Looking for an Airtable expert (with Make.com & Softr experience)

Hi!We are looking for a skilled individual or company experienced with Airtable, Make.com, and potentially Softr. Our goal is to customize a database solution tailored to our specific needs.We’re looking to: Optimize and structure our Airtable base Set up automated workflows with Make.com Possibly create a frontend for the database (using Softr or another tool) Connect Airtable with our website/backend Preferably, we would love to work with someone based in Sweden or who is comfortable working in Swedish, but this is not a strict requirement.If this sounds like something you can help with, feel free to reach out via DM or comment below. Looking forward to hearing from you!

jeans886Participating Frequently

Other Questions

Publicly Hosted Image URL not populating in emails

I have a publicly hosted logo with a URL that I’m adding to my automated email using <img src=” “>. When I generate a preview, it seems to be working correctly: However, once I actually send the email, the logo doesn't populate and just shows the image icon: Can someone help and tell me how to fix this?

gelbNew Participant

Development & APIs

Creating a Tap in Tap Out system for a coworking space (Webhook question)

Hello! I’m setting up a community coworking space and would like to have a simple tap in/tap out system so we can log who’s visiting the space, how long folks are staying, and how the space is being used. My idea is to use NFC tags with unique webhook payload information stuck on cards that when tapped on a reader near the entrance, a webhook is fired into Airtable with the unique information about that tag. Within airtable we’d then set it to log the taps and workout if someone is ‘in’ or ‘out’ (with the ability to override of course). My questions:Does this seem like the best approach or would anyone suggest a different way to go about it? I’ve searched the forums and aside from some discussion around RFID I haven’t seen anyone talk about setting things up this way. If so, what’s the best way to configure the webhook to fire when the NFC tag is tapped? We’ll be using an office PC with an external reader, and I’m not sure what the best route is to go from ‘tap’ to ‘webhook fired’.Any

Jyo_DNew Participant

Interface Designer

Interface embeds: Display records at full width upon expanding + Hide record link button

Hi all,I see that publicly shared interface show record detail pages as sidesheets but not at full width or full screen (even when set to show as full width). Upon closer inspection it looks like airtable have it hardcoded in this class as a style, which is within the overall element, and not at the main embed level so the width for the record details when expanded is always 680px no matter what. Has anyone encountered a similar issue and found a workaround? I also see record link button in the embeds on our website although it is not shown in the interface or in the preview, is there any way through which we can hide that? Appreciate any suggestions if you have faced similar situation. Thank you.

KaRenNew Participant

Share permission

I have a digital asset management database with multiply artists. I would like to share only one artist’s assets with other people so they can edit on it, and the edit would sync back to my database too. I’m in Team plan currently.The solution I came up with is to create a View with only the data that I would like to share. Then create a 2-way sync and edit to a new base and share the collaborator permission of the new base. But that would require me to update go Business plan.I’m wondering if there’s a workaround with the Team plan?Thanks.

BenFortunatoKnown Participant

Development & APIs

Attach file from script without hosting in a third party site to get an url

I’m wondering if its possible to create a file, encode it and then add it as an attachment. Since the attachment field needs a url the only way for me to do this would be to make an api call from within the script to store the file in an AWS s3 bucket, return that url and then attach. This seems like a huge work around. For now I can just use the raw text field in the text field, if the large text file fits, but for formated xlx files for example this won’t work. Seems like a long workaround just to output a file, is there another way to do this?

EstherpeNew Participant

Severe slowness in automations

Currently, our AirTable automations — configured to react to triggers in specific table fields — are experiencing severe slowness and, in some cases, complete freezing. As a temporary workaround, we have had to manually disable and re-enable the automations.This performance issue is directly affecting users, who now have to carry out their tasks sequentially, one at a time, to prevent multiple automations from being triggered simultaneously. When two or more triggers occur at once, the system often freezes entirely.Most of our automations are related to status changes, which trigger actions like sending emails or inserting records into other tables. Although we have set sufficient conditions to restrict the scope of these automations, performance issues persist.Additionally, there have been instances where, after a system freeze, previously entered data was lost, forcing users to repeat the entire process manually. We would like to understand the possible causes of this behavior and ho

Corosh ToshangNew Participant

Looking for an Airtable expert (with Make.com & Softr experience)

Hi!We are looking for a skilled individual or company experienced with Airtable, Make.com, and potentially Softr. Our goal is to customize a database solution tailored to our specific needs.We’re looking to: Optimize and structure our Airtable base Set up automated workflows with Make.com Possibly create a frontend for the database (using Softr or another tool) Connect Airtable with our website/backend Preferably, we would love to work with someone based in Sweden or who is comfortable working in Swedish, but this is not a strict requirement.If this sounds like something you can help with, feel free to reach out via DM or comment below. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Nick_RobinsNew Participant

Automation of assigning tasks to users in airtable when records are created in softr via API

I’ve just started some work as a freelancer for a company who have an eco system where airtable is the referencing hub for projects. Softr is used to create records linked to projects and the API pushes through the records to sit in Airtable. I’m searching for a way to create workflows easily:Generate automations whereby records that are imported from Softr to Airtable are automatically assigned to people in user groups on a sequential basis to spread workload Create a dashboard on progress for each user and user group to track progress.NB- this is entirely project based and therefore each step must be complete before progression. Thanks alot in advance for your input and advice!

dcurmeNew Participant

Interface Designer

Lookup field in end-user interface?

Hi All – I have a large base which essentially functions as a CRM. The first field in the base is “partner name” and the subsequent fields are information about the partner - location, bio, Linkedin profile, etc. We use the base to track engagement and other touchpoints with the partners. I want to build an end-user interface while allows my executive director to input the name of an individual from the base and then have it return a few specified fields. For example, the ED has an end-user interface and is instructed to input a partner name. After inputting the name, the interface returns Linkedin profile, bio, and last-emailed (all fields that we collect and keep up-to-date). I know it’s possible to just make my ED an editor and give access to the entire base but we have 50+ fields and I want an more user-friendly experience. Privacy is not the concern here, rather my ED doesn’t need to see all the fields and details in the base. Is this kind of build possible with an interfa

rkingNew Participant

Interface Designer

Allow users to show/hide fields in Interface view

Hi all,Longtime lurker, infrequent poster. This might be a very simple issue, but it’s causing me grief & I can’t find any other posts about it.I have a table with my org’s class schedule (& all associated data) for multiple campuses. This is shared with the org in an interface. I’ve made a few different specific views, but mostly I have our users filter/sort/group the data in a way that suits their various workflows & bookmark the newly generated URL for future use. The customization option works great, and saves me from having to create a million views for all our teams. However, I can’t figure out how to allow users to show/hide fields, like they can in shared views of tables. Examples:Shared table view (with Hide Field option) Shared interface page (no Hide Field option) Is this feature hidden somewhere I’ve yet to find, or is it missing from interfaces?We’re on the Enterprise plan, by the way! Thanks :)

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