Announcements

Hey Airtable Community!We're thrilled to announce that one of the most requested features has finally arrived – Dark Mode is now available for Airtable in a public beta!Whether you're working late into the night, prefer a lower-contrast viewing experience, or simply love the sleek aesthetic, you can now switch to Dark Mode with just a click.How to enable Dark Mode:Click on your Account menu in the top right corner (your profile avatar) Select "Appearance" Switch to "Dark" or “Use system setting” (which will follow your general system preferences) This is available for everyone on web today, with Android and iOS support coming soon when we’re out of beta. If you notice any issues, please submit your feedback here so we can fix it. Help spread the word:Share your thoughts and screenshots of your apps in Dark Mode below! If you share a screenshot as a reply to this post by Thursday, May 15th, you will enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win 10,000 Airtable AI credits.* We really appreciat

Now Available for All Customers who can use ScriptingWe're excited to announce the general availability of Secrets for Automations! You can now securely store and use sensitive information like API keys, passwords, and tokens in your Automation scripts without exposing them in plain text.Why Secrets MatterWhen connecting to external services in Run Script Actions, you may need to include sensitive credentials directly in your script code. This created potential security risks, as anyone with Editor access to your base could view these credentials.With Secrets, you can now:Store sensitive information securely in Builder Hub Share access selectively with specific user groups (for customers on Business and above) Use the same secrets across multiple bases and automations Prevent unauthorized viewing of secrets or editing of scripts containing secretsHow Secrets WorkCreating and Managing Secrets Secrets are stored in your Builder Hub, accessible from your account menu or directly at airtab

Hey Airtable Community! We recently challenged our Airtable MVPs—highly sophisticated Airtable builders who are part of our exclusive MVP program—to showcase how they're leveraging Airtable's AI capabilities to solve real-world problems, and the results were truly inspiring. Today, we're thrilled to shine a spotlight on the brilliant minds and groundbreaking solutions that were shared in the Airtable MVP AI Build Contest. From streamlining complex business operations to enhancing personal well-being, these winners demonstrate the immense potential of what you can build with Airtable AI.  Proactive Pipeline Rescue: Dominique Festa​@D_F, of HearstLab has developed an ingenious Proactive Pipeline Rescue solution, earning her top recognition for this innovative proof of concept. This system addresses the challenge of manually re-evaluating hundreds of startups flagged in the pipeline for future consideration. Dominique's solution is designed to automatically resurface these companies every

Hey Airtable Community,We’re thrilled to announce a series of upcoming Onboarding Office Hours events! This is an excellent opportunity for new users to get up to speed and for seasoned users to refine their skills. Check out the dates and reserve your spot:March 19 April 22 May 6 June 4✅ Here's what you can expect:A recap of recent, important Airtable news and announcements A guided walk-through of essential onboarding resources Hand-picked best practices for building your app in Airtable Open Q&A where you can ask questions and get general advice from an Airtable Onboarding CSM Practical tips and recommendations to help you unlock Airtable's full potential⛔ What We Won’t Cover:Technical troubleshooting or bugs Billing, account status, or subscription questions Product feature requests (feel free to submit those through our Product Ideas board)For technical issues or account questions, your Account Executive is a recommended point of contact and/or our Help Center is always a grea

Hi Everyone! We have some exciting news to share. Please welcome to Academy, our new five-course AI-Powered App Building Learning Path and Certification!Maybe you’ve been tasked with investigating how to implement AI at your business, or you’re curious about how AI can support your individual role. Either way, we know the landscape is changing quickly, and it can be tough to get a foothold. This learning path and certification are designed to help you perfectly craft prompts, stand up an AI strategy and execute a successful implementation and rollout. Here’s what to expect before you dive in:The magic of no-code and AI working in harmony. Essentials and beyond for crafting bespoke prompts to provide you with immediate results. Recommendations for how to approach crafting a coherent AI Strategy with tips for governance and readiness. A roadmap for your rollout, including pathways to understand your organization’s AI maturity and change management best practices.…And of course, so much m

Hey Airtable Community! We're excited to announce an upcoming change that will streamline your experience within our vibrant community. Effective June 2nd, the Airtable Community will exclusively support login via Single Sign-On (SSO). This means the option to log in with a separate username and password will no longer be available after this date. What does this mean for you?This transition to SSO will provide a more unified login process. We believe this change will ultimately benefit everyone in the community. How do you swap over to SSO?The good news is that for most of you, the switch will be completely seamless! If the email address you currently use for your Airtable Community profile matches the email address associated with the SSO login you use to access Airtable, you won't need to do anything special. Simply log in via the SSO option, and you'll be automatically connected to your existing community profile. What if I'm not currently using SSO for my Airtable account?No worri

Welcome to June! ☀️  Longer days, warmer weather, and hopefully a little more time to relax (or build something cool in Airtable 😎). Got fun summer plans? Let us know in the comments!While the season may be calling us outdoors, we want to take a moment to shine a spotlight on the amazing members of our community who showed up big in last month. These folks went the extra mile — answering questions, offering encouragement, and helping others get the most out of Airtable.🎉 Let’s give it up for our Top Contributors! 🎉Top Contributors are members who embody the spirit of the Airtable Community. They're knowledgeable, supportive, and always willing to lend a hand. When we recognize Top Contributors, we look at a blend of activity metrics (like answers, replies, and likes) and community values — making sure all engagement aligns with our  Code of Conduct and Guidelines  Last month, our Top Contributors provided 28 answers, 516 replies, and received 142 likes. Congrats to all, and thank yo

Hey Airtable Community,  Hello, summertime ☀️What are your plans this summer? Share them in the comments below!  While it’s major travel season with summer breaks and all, we can’t forget to celebrate our members who continue to log in and help the community when they could be enjoying sunshine and the pool/beach. So here’s another celebration post for our Top Contributors in April!Reminder, top contributors are our outstanding members who elevate the Airtable experience for all by imparting knowledge and bringing a spirit of positivity and encouragement to the community. When recognizing our Top Contributors, we look at the quantitative data (e.g. likes received, answers given), as well as the quality to make sure everyone follows our Community Code of Conduct and Guidelines in their activity. In April, our Top Contributors provided 38 answers, 414 replies, and received 156 likes. Congrats to all, and thank you for being a part of the Airtable Community! Top Solution Authors 🧠 ​@TheT

Hey Airtable Community! I'm ​@Ayesha_Bose from the Product team, and excited to share some small updates we’ve made to the Dashboard Layout in Interfaces recently over the last few weeks.These are some quick changes to help you build better dashboards and make it easier for you to use.You can now add, delete, and edit records directly in Dashboards! For example, if you have a List view in your Dashboard, you can give your users the ability to directly edit those records. We now support the Calendar view. We now support the Kanban view. We’d love to hear what you think about these improvements or if there’s any other areas of the dashboard layout you’d like to see improved.We’ve got more core improvements coming very soon, including one of our top requests from the Community next week — stay tuned! 🍿🌑😎 

Hello! I'm Emily, a Product Manager at Airtable. We're excited to announce that HyperDB is now generally available, giving your organization the ability to work with massive datasets directly in Airtable. What is HyperDB?HyperDB is our new storage layer that allows Enterprise Scale organizations to operationalize massive datasets within Airtable. For the first time, you can:Store and publish truly massive data on the Airtable platform (up to 100M rows) Store data outside a base, ensuring that admins have control over who has access to data Publish Verified Data Sets that are backed by a HyperDB Table to ensure builders are using the most up-to-date information in their appsWhat's new in our GA release?Massive scale storage + connection to critical data sources:Support for up to 100M records in a single HyperDB table Optimized performance for working with large data sets Ability to import larger CSV files to HyperDB Native connectors to Snowflake and SalesforceEnhanced admin controls:En

Hello! I’m ​@chasethompson, a Product Manager here at Airtable. We're excited to announce that our Gantt Timeline view now shows more context, allowing you to see all fields side by side and edit them inline.What is the enhanced Gantt Timeline and why would you use it?With this enhancement, you can now combine the flexibility of list-based work management with the visual power of Gantt timelines in one experience. You can edit dates, dependencies, and task details from a single interface without losing visual timeline context.We recommend using the enhanced Gantt Timeline for key use cases like:Portfolio management - A portfolio director overseeing initiatives across multiple departments who needs to adjust timelines while seeing impacts on dependencies Complex project management - A project manager handling detailed projects who needs to make quick adjustments while maintaining the big picture view Cross-functional coordination - A PMO lead who needs to communicate timeline changes ac

Hello! I'm ​@emily_houlihan, a Product Manager at Airtable. We're excited to announce that HyperDB is now generally available, giving your organization the ability to work with massive datasets directly in Airtable.What is HyperDB?HyperDB is our new storage layer that allows Enterprise Scale organizations to operationalize massive datasets within Airtable. For the first time, you can:Store and publish truly massive data on the Airtable platform (up to 100M rows) Store data outside a base, ensuring that admins have control over who has access to data Publish Verified Data Sets that are backed by a HyperDB Table to ensure builders are using the most up-to-date information in their appsWhat's new in our GA release?Massive scale storage + connection to critical data sources:Support for up to 100M records in a single HyperDB table Optimized performance for working with large data sets Ability to import larger CSV files to HyperDB Native connectors to Snowflake and SalesforceEnhanced admin c

Hey Airtable community, ​@derekwu here with Airtable’s product team.We launched Managed Apps and components last September and we’ve seen customers use them to power some of their most important workflows. We’re excited to  launch a couple of new features for Managed Apps and components to expand where and how you can use them.Use Managed components with your existing tables and fieldsThis is a new capability that allows you to incorporate Managed components into existing workflows. While installing a Managed component, you’ll be able to reference existing tables and fields instead of always creating new ones. Everything else in the managed component will work seamlessly with these substitutions, so you won’t have to rewire your base.Note: For existing Managed components, you’ll have to publish a new version of the component to your App library before this feature will become available for use with that component. Customizing sync sourcesYou can now choose the most relevant view to use

Hey Airtable community! As of today, you can now trigger automations when you receive an email, so you can turn your inbox into insights! 🎉  You can use automations to extract data such as the content, sender, and even attachments. Then use AI and automations to analyze and take action on that data.  This highly-requested feature allows you to turn unstructured email content into a clean data set that your organization can actually use to power workflows and make decisions.  For example, product teams constantly receive valuable customer feedback over email. But what happens to it? Is the same request being received from several customers? Did anyone close the loop? Now, you can track feedback received via email, extract insights, and close the loop.      How does it work?  Check out the support article to learn more about how to set up the new email trigger.  When is this rolling out?  It’s live now!  What plans is this ro

Hi Airtable community, I’m Alon Bartur, AI Product Lead at Airtable. We're excited to announce that Airtable Assistant is now available to all users in beta. What is Airtable Assistant? Airtable Assistant helps every Airtable user accelerate app creation and discover breakthrough insights. Assistant has context about your business from the data in your Airtable app, so you can talk to it the same way you would an expert Airtable builder or a colleague who knows your domain. Just ask. Cobuilding for faster app development:Build apps quickly with simple natural language prompts - no pointing and clicking required Add new fields (including AI fields!), automations, and interfaces just by asking Continue to iterate and refine your apps through conversation Maintain full visibility and control over what the assistant is doing Insights for strategic decision-making:Ask pointed questions about your business in natural language Watch the assistant analyze large volumes of records and data to f

Hey Airtable Community, Can you believe it’s already April?! So much has happened so far this year and we wouldn’t forget to celebrate the greatness that February and March brought us first, starting with the people that make this community possible. Shout out to all of our top contributors who dove into the new Airtable Community experience — we’re excited to celebrate you today!Reminder, top contributors are our outstanding members who go above and beyond to elevate the Airtable experience for all by imparting knowledge and bringing a spirit of positivity and encouragement to the Community. When recognizing our Top Contributors, we look at the quantitative data (e.g. likes received, answers given), as well as the quality to make sure everyone follows our Community Code of Conduct and Guidelines in their activity. In February and March, our Top Contributors provided 62 answers, 635 replies, and received 269 likes. Congrats to all, and thank you for being a part of the Airtable Communi

Hey Airtable Community! It’s been a couple of weeks since the Community relaunch, and I wanted to spotlight some of the enhancements we built out for our members. Let's dive in: 1. Updated: Airtable Enterprise Network Nested under “Builders Board”, be sure to subscribe to the Enterprise Network!For Airtable enterprise customers, the Airtable Enterprise Network (“AEN”) is a dedicated space for enterprise users to connect, exchange ideas, and access exclusive resources tailored to their needs.In the previous Community experience, members would have to “request to join” and wait for a moderator to approve them before they had access to the Network. Now, the Enterprise Network is automatically visible to enterprise customers by logging in with SSO! Once logged in, members can find the Enterprise Network in the main navigation under Discussions -> Builders Board -> Enterprise Network. Additionally, there is a new banner on the home page to quickly take you there. Be sure to subscribe

Welcome back to the Airtable Community! You might have noticed a few things have changed, and we’re so excited for you to explore the newly designed space that we’ve built for you.  Why did we make these changes?We always want to create a better experience for our members guided by what our members find most important. Based on feedback we’ve heard, the Airtable team made the decision to redesign a community experience tailored to better connect, engage, and empower all of our members. In this new iteration of the Airtable Community, we hope that members will find it easier to share ideas, collaborate, and access resources in a more intuitive and engaging way. In the long run, this will also help us to build stronger connections, drive meaningful conversations, and ensure everyone feels supported and valued.For example, we have a new points system! For every action you take, you will now achieve a certain number of points, and you can see who our most active members are on the leaderbo