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Hello everyone!How can I manage user-level access in Airtable so that each role only sees specific tables or fields? Does Airtable support row-level or column-level permissions?Details:I’m building a structure where I have multiple tables (Operational, Manager, Admin), and each user role should only see the data that belongs to them. For example:Operational users should only see the Operational tableManagers should see both Operational and Manager tablesAdmin should see everythingInterfaces solve part of the problem, because I can show or hide tables and fields, but I want to confirm:Is there any way to implement real column-level permissions?Is there any way to implement true row-level permissions?Are interfaces the only recommended approach to hide fields and restrict access?I want to be sure I am building the structure correctly. Thank you!

I want to create a signable form using some fields from my base. I want to insert an image at the top of the form, then a bunch of text from a .doc, then the signature field. How do I do that and what level of subscriptin do I need. I’m currently on free. This form will be sent to 28 unique email addresses.

I’m trying to enable users filling out a form to create a new contact. For context, I’m building a repository of companies and their points of contact. Currently, the “Add Contact” button only allows selecting from existing contacts already in the repository. Since this form is meant for intake, I want users to be able to create new contacts directly from the form and have them automatically linked to the company. When I reached out to support, they said when using Airtable's form builder, you can only link to existing records in a linked record field. Users won't be able to create a new linked records directly through the form. Are there workarounds or unique solutions to this limitation?

Hey Guys, i wanted to ask if a guest user via Airtable Portals has the possibility to actively work in interfaces and set for example a drop down menuitem to an different value or add comments in a single line text field, which then is updated in the base. Or is the guest user via Portals a read-only access and changes made are only visible for the guest user session? 

Hello,I’m new to Airtable and in trouble with airtable forms. For example, here is the situation.I collect weekly requests from my school friends through a Form.In the Form, they write how many of each drink they need and submit it.I then store all of this data in a database.Let’s assume my friend wants to fill out the Form like this: Cola: 5 bottles Water: 154 bottles Orange juice: 30 bottles Wine: 2 bottles Beer: 15 bottles I already have a base where each drink—Cola, Water, Orange Juice, Wine, Beer—is listed.However, it seems that the Form does not allow submitting multiple quantities for a single drink. Since I’ve only been using Airtable for a few days, I may be misunderstanding something.Could you please let me know if my understanding is correct?Or is there something that I can try? Thank you fo

Hi I'm working with Airtable Forms and using a single-select field for a Sample ID (which is a number). I'd like users to be able to add a new Sample ID directly from the form if it doesn't already exist, instead of being limited to the existing options.Is there any way to enable this "Add new option" behavior for single-select fields in Airtable Forms? Or would I need a workaround—like using a linked record or setting up an automation—to allow new Sample IDs to be created automatically?Appreciate any guidance

I am doing a hiring and searching for jobs database. I have made the form for everyone involved but would like for them to be able to change their availability status after having submitted the form. Is that possible? I haven‘t upgraded my subscription, I am still using the free version. I am new in airtable, still trying to figure it out if it is the answer for what I am looking for before I start paying. 

Hi!I’m close to reaching my storage limit on the “Team Plan” (20 GB). I’ve been deleting data to free up space, but I’m not making progress fast enough. Here’s my question:If I have a base with images in X number of rows, and another base with a “lookup” field that mirrors those images from the first base, will the images count twice toward my storage limit?

Hello guysI am reaching out to clarify a question regarding your licensing model. I would like to know whether users who will only access and view bases and databases created under a paid account are required to have a paid license as well.In other words: if I have a workspace under a paid plan, do additional users who will only view or consult information (without editing or modifying data) need a paid license, or can they access it for free?Thankyou!

Any way to Isolate or hide data in the base via access or other means?If I create an inteface with linked data from another base, will the base data be visible by those who have base access? This is relevant when attempting to report on the status of legal work where the repoting dashboard interface needs the metrics however not everyone needs to have access to the back-end data related to the specific cases.  I hope I am explaining this so it’s understandable.   

I have three tables.One has business information.One has Employee information.One has information about the workshops the business have signed up for. I want to create a table that tracks employee attendance for all workshops at all businesses. All employees attend all the workshops the businesses sign up for.I don’t know how to do this without a left table join. It seems like it should be simple, but it is not.

I am new to Airtable and need help or confidence about the process. I have created two interfaces, an intake form and a directory to organize  the data collected from the form. I am unsure of how the form data populates the directory. Am I missing something?Thank you to all who reply.

I’m trying to filter using linked records but i must have a mental block. Table A is People Records. it is linked to: Table B: Service Records (multi records) Table C: Congregation (one record) Table C is Congregation. It is linked to: Table D: Districts (one record) Note: it is NOT linked to Service Records, but does have a lookup field to Service Records (from People). Table D has lookup fields for: Service Records (from Congregations) I want to report the number of Districts that had at least one Congregation that has a Service Record that meets the following criteria:Service contains “2025 11” {Service is the “Name field”} Service does not contain “Cancelled” {Service is the “Name field”}I also want to report the number of Congregations that have a People Record with a Service Record that meets the same criteria.

Hello! I am banging my head against a wall trying to figure this out--maybe someone here can help! I want to update an Airtable record based on receiving a new email. The emails are automatically logged by subject line in Google Sheets. The subject line contains the same “Name” that matches the Airtable record, but it also contains other information--so the information in the Google Sheets cell does not match the Airtable field exactly. I would like to search the Google Sheet and find the Airtable record based on the information in the cell, but it seems like I can only locate the Airtable record if the information in the Sheet matches exactly. Basically, is there a way to swap these two fields, so that the automation is searching for the “Name” field in Airtable from the Google Sheet?  

Hi,I'm building a Kanban-style interface that needs to display data from two separate sources.Goal: The first column of the Kanban should list Job Listings (Source 1). The subsequent columns should display relevant Candidate Profiles (Source 2). A single candidate would be able to be placed more than once in the Kanban with different Job listing. Essentially, I want to map multiple candidates to a single job listing within the Kanban view.Currently, I'm struggling to set up this dual-source data structure in the interface.Is there a standard or recommended method for achieving this job-to-candidate grouping functionality?

I click the + below.The form opens.I click "Save" but nothing is saved.

Hello, we have an issue with the urls of the records on the interfaces.We have basically 2 interfaces 1 for our project manager and one for our dev team.The issue is when we try to share a record url from the interface to our dev team they can’t access the url because they have their own interface even if the record is basically the same.So how to solve this issue? Any idea or workaround?We need to have different interfaces for different teams and is a pity we could not cross share records url. Thanks a lot!

I want to create a formula to select the SECOND-LARGEST value among five different categories. I’ve already created one to select the LARGEST value (called “Category 1), and then my thought was to exclude that category and return the max of the remaining four fields. With the help of Airtable’s AI, I got this formula:IF( {Category 1} = "Connections", SWITCH( MAX({Events}, {Programs}, {Support}, {Marketing}), {Events}, "Events", {Programs}, "Programs", {Support}, "Support", {Marketing}, "Marketing" ), IF( {Category 1} = "Events", SWITCH( MAX({Connections}, {Programs}, {Support}, {Marketing}), {Connections}, "Connections", {Programs}, "Programs", {Support}, "Support", {Marketing}, "Marketing" ), IF( {Category 1} = "Programs", SWITCH( MAX({Connections}

We’ve embedded Airtable to a knowledge base article on Zendesk. When accessing the article on your laptop or desktop, you’ll see all the features that you would normally have like filter, group, etc. at the top of your Airtable base. However, on mobile, those features do not show up, making it difficult for us to support our mobile users. Even selecting the “view larger version” link doesn’t help. Is there a way for us to default it to show the web version of the Airtable base in the embed? Or is this a known bug or product gap?

I have added some new views and a form in the production view, but they are not appearing in the sandbox view, so I am unable to create any automation specifically around the form I created.How do I sync back to the sandbox?

Hi all, I import CSV files with salary ranges.There are two fields from CSV: “Salary Min” & “Salary Max”. Their format is $75,000.00. I want to have them in one field ($75,000 - $100,000), so created a third field with the formula IF(  AND({Salary Min}, {Salary Max}),    "$" & {Salary Min} & " - $" &a

no one in our company is receiving a notification when using the @mentions feature in the comments section. Until two days ago this was working flawlessly. I have tested several variations to ensure the issue is not limited to a single user or group. Is anyone else experiencing this problem (12/05/25)

I have some domain data that updates daily, and I need the data to be aggregated by domain as new entries are created each day. I tried using Rollup, but it only links one set of domain records. I have data for the same domain across two more days, but it’s not being summed. How can I automate this? Is there a better approach?

I have a table with a linked field to another table. The linked field refers back to the primary key of the table I am linking back to (eg a unique project number) but that is just numbers and it doesn’t mean anything to most users when searching. Is there any way I can have the linked field search for the name of the project rather than typing in the unique primary key to the record I want to link back to? I have added a lookup field but this only pulls in the project name field once I have linked back using the link field by entering the corresponding unique job number,

Hello, I have a table where all records are auto populated by a Webflow form submission through Zapier. Everything works fine except one small thing. Every time a user sends a form and the main text field has commas in it Airtable splits this record in multiple records. Example: Form Submission: Watchmen #12 "A Clock at Midnight, Its Face Running with Blood, Cover Original Art" Airtable Records: 1st Record: Watchmen #12 "A Clock at Midnight, Its Face Running with Blood, Cover Original Art 2nd Record:Watchmen #12 "A Clock at Midnight 3rd Record:Its Face Running with Blood 4th Record:Cover Original Art Is there any way to avoid this? I just want the first record not the second, third or fourth. Thanks