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All records in the timeline have a WBS code, for example 1.17.2, and also a zero-padded version like 001.017.002. In a grid view this allows clean hierarchical sorting without any issues.However, in the timeline view the records are still arranged primarily by start date. As shown in the screenshot, the configured sort on the WBS Sort field is not reflected in the vertical order.Is there any way to force the timeline to display records strictly according to the hierarchical WBS order instead of by start date?

My kanban columns are not in order. How can I change them? I have a labelled order on the data table but this isn’t translating over in my interface kanban view.  

Unbenownst to us and without warning, we ran into our Business tier automation limits. We run a mission-critical medical company. Is there any way to escalate this internally at Airtable? I have already submitted support tickets and contact forms. Ticket # 01168252. My business is literally stopped right now due to this and the repair process will be significant, and we didn’t have any warning whatsoever. 

I am trying to create a google doc and populate it with data from airtable. The report pulls from a survey table and a linked responses table (~71 responses need to be organized into pillars and topics in the google doc). I have been trying a combination of automation and scripting or the scripting extension and google app scripts to generate the report. With every attempt so far, I have been blocked by 302 redirect errors. Has anyone been able to successful use the combination of app scripts and air table? I love it for the flexibility on formatting, but am not sure how to proceed. 

Hi everyone 👋I’ve recently started using Airtable to track my daily puzzle performance, specifically for Letter Boxed, and I’m trying to build a cleaner, more automated setup.Right now, I have a simple table with: Date Completion status Number of words used Time taken Notes It works fine, but I’d love to improve it a bit.Here’s what I’m hoping to do: Create an automatic daily reminder to log my results Generate a weekly performance summary (average words, success rate, etc.) Possibly visualize progress over time with charts Maybe even trigger a weekly email report I’m still learning Airtable’s automation and formula features, so I’m not sure what the most efficient structure would be. Should I use a separate “Weekly Stats” table with rollups? Or is there a sm

Really impressed by an initial test use case! From a basic prompt on a very broad topic - Changes Over Time in the UK Pay TV Market - the AI generated sections and market analysis were on point and factually accurate in nearly every area - a vast improvement on other common AI tools.More impressive still was the quality of the final report - the interactive visualizations are way ahead of anything else I’ve trialled to date. It’s useful to see the sub agent tasks and reasoning, data sources etc.I managed to make a couple of corrections to reports with further prompts, although even a simple text change seemed to take a few minutes (I’d be curious how many credits a simple change like this would take). An ability to make manual changes to the reports to quickly tweak would be great - perhaps this is do-able via the download option but as yet I’ve been unable to get the .json files to recreate the web based report (probably due to my own lack of knowledge in th

Hi, everyone! For the last 24 hours, I haven’t been able to download CSV files from any of my bases. I’ve tried in the app (on Mac and Windows), and in multiple browsers. Although I see the “preparing CSV file for download” popup, no file is downloaded. Anyone else experiencing this issue, or have a workaround? (UPDATE: it appears it is specific to my workplace, as I can download files from my home network. Anyone have such an issue with their IT setup blocking Airtable downloads?)Thanks in advance, Carole

I am wondering if anyone else is experiencing this issue.  I am noticing that for the past few weeks it can take several minutes to query a view in Airtable using the API.  Is anyone else experiencing this issue, or was some recent change made to degrade service?  It’s been working great for years, and unfortunately I have to update the backend to use cached records in AWS instead of calling the Airtable API directly via the ‘pyairtable’ SDK. Just a lot of work that’s heading me down a migration path of removing Airtable from our stack, since the workaround is literally not to use the Airtable API, which means no Airtable, ultimately.

While testing automation with Airtable, the webpage froze. I closed the page and tried to re-access Airtable, but the homepage wouldn't load. I could access other pages besides the main page, but when I logged in, I saw the screen below. I tried using a different account, but the same thing happened.  

I found something that talked about 216px, but it keeps doing this. 

Hey Airtable Community! ICYMI, Airtable just launched Superagent, helping you turn complex business questions into boardroom-ready answers, beautifully rendered as reports, slides, or websites. (I’ve experimented with it and it’s sooo cool!) We also have an AI User Group right here in the Airtable Community (come join us!) hosting monthly events for anyone curious about AI. Our next event will be on February 12, where you’ll get to hear directly from the team who built Superagent. 🗓 Here's what you can expect at this 30-minute event: A live demo of Sup

I get that you can upload a document to Superagent, but will it analyze all of the documents that are attached/uploaded to an Airtable database (i.e., so you don't have to upload them manually)?

Does right now form cannot upload attachments for read only/free users?errror says “You are not permitted to perform this operation”  

Hi Airtable Community! 👋I’ve been working on a small project where I use Airtable to track and analyze my daily Letter Boxed (NYT word puzzle) performance, and I’d love some advice on improving the structure and automations.🎯 What I’m Trying to DoI want to build a base that: Stores daily Letter Boxed puzzles (letters on each side) Logs the words I used to solve them Tracks number of words per solution (2-word solves, 3-word solves, etc.) Calculates average solve efficiency over time Identifies commonly reused word patterns 🗂 Current SetupI currently have:Table 1: Daily Puzzles Date Letters (long text field) Word Count (formula) Difficulty Rating (manual select) Table 2: Words Used Lin

Any plan to launch an Airtable MCP to allow us to manage AirTabLe from CLaude chats as efficiently as we’re currently able to manage Notion from CLaude?

I have a table where I’m recording goods sold off from our inventory with a checkbox and status change. When I change the dropdown to `Sold` or `Donated` - I want to be able to :  Copy certain columns from one table to another (in the same base) Request certain fields to be completed (sale receipt upload, sale price added, etc)Is that at all possible in Airtable? 

Looks like I’m one of the first to do get into it on Superagent. lol I am creating an in depth product training for a beauty brand w/Superagent. I can’t seem to get it to use actual images of the products though, it keeps creating (rather terrible) ones. Is there a way to do this? Or edit by hand?

I keep getting this message and ive done this same thing a bunch of times before: {{Make sure you enabled the following scopes for your token:data.records:readdata.records:writeschema.bases:read}}  Its kind of hard to miss these exact words while comparing them slowly  to ensure accuracy. It just wont attach the scopes to my api token. Im not sure what in missing and i should not be missing anything, its pretty simple to do as ive done before so what changed now when i have changed nothing?

I’m building two workflows in Airtable, Workflow A and Workflow B.Workflow A includes Task 1, Task 2, and Task 3. Workflow B includes Task 4, Task 5, and Task 6.Task 3 in Workflow A cannot begin until Task 2 in Workflow A is completed and Tasks 4 and 5 from Workflow B are also completed.What’s the best way to set up Airtable so I can track cross‑workflow task dependencies like this? These two Workflow’s overlap with eachother so is there a way I can set up like Status’s for each task that when one task is blocked until xyz tasks are marked as completed?

I am trying to figure out how to show growth of a set of records over time, cumulatively. I have created a column in my table that shows the date of when each new record was added, but when I try to graph that in Interfaces, it seems to only let me show to total number of records added in each given month, I can’t figure out how to make a chart that shows the new monthly total added to the previous monthly total to give cumulative growth over the course of the year. I have found a few previous help questions that were similar, but it seems like no one really got an answer. Is this impossible in Airtable?

Hi to anyone so grateful.I gone through every setting and cannot change the setting so I canadd a record/bottom row or duplicate because its says "you cannot create a new record because it is configured that no one can add a new record? with a lock sign in the bottom left.I have tried unsynching, changing permissions and checked the plan but no luck at all.Any step by step ideas are so welcome?Thanks

The functionality to load all records is phenomenally slow - like on the order of 5 minutes in a dataset with 15,000 records. Before the 1000-records-only initial view, the full set of records would load within 30 seconds. 

I built a fairly complex Airtable architecture about 12 months ago. Since then, both our operational model and my own Airtable knowledge have evolved significantly.I now want to redesign parts of the structure, including primary fields, relationships, automations, AI usage, and reducing manual inputs, so it’s more scalable and aligned with how we operate today. This means that filtering by year or creating views won’t be a viable solution as would break the data schema needed for the old data and built metrics to work.The challenge is that I have 12+ months of historic data that’s critical for KPIs, forecasting, and performance tracking. I don’t want to lose that history, but I’d like to effectively “start fresh” in 2026 with a cleaner structure focused only on new data.Additional considerations: I need to ensure the archive and the live 2026 base are not structurally connected, changes in one must not affect the other. The build

Hi, We’re currently running our business using a software package called Squeegee, but we’ve reached the point where it doesn’t allow us to scale effectively. We’re now looking to build stronger internal systems using Airtable and modern automation tools. The goal is to move away from software limitations and create structured, scalable processes that automate individual tasks wherever possible. At this stage, we’d really value an initial phone call to discuss requirements and explore whether there’s a good fit. Ultimately, we’re looking to build a long-term relationship with the right person, ideally on a retainer basis, where work can be carried out as and when required. If this sounds of interest, please let me know your availability for a short call to understand our requirements and a brief overview of your experience with similar system builds. Kind regards,David Halford 

Hi, I am looking for help with dates and quarters - we have several date fields across multiple tables that currently use each a LONG formula to calculate fiscal quarters (with specific start and end dates, not just first/last day of the month). I am hoping to find a way to use a table with start/end dates to populate the quarter fields in these other tables. I don’t want to use linked records, I think that would be too difficult to manage given our volume of data. I don’t think I can do it with a formula because I need information from separate tables. Is there a way to do this with an automation? Something like...when X date field is updated, find value from Y table?Thanks for your advice!