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Hi,I am creating a formula for my fixed field for a sponsor base. Not all sponsors have business names; therefore I am looking for a formula that will be something along the lines of:IF({Business Name (from Contacts)}, {Business Name (from Contacts)}, "{Contacts}"). However, the " " shows up as the physical text rather than what is in the Contacts field.  What should I be doing instead? P

Are empty record fields counted as 'Unique' in the Unique total number? I expect not, but just checking.

Hello! I'm using the Airtable API and I'm encountering an error.I'm making API requests in Node.js with OAuth authentication to retrieve records with applied filters. However, I'm receiving an error message that says 'You should provide a valid API key to perform this operation,' and I couldn't find any information about this error no matter how hard I looked. Is there any way to resolve this?I was able to successfully retrieve the list of bases and tables with the same access token.Thank you.Scope: data.records:read data.records:write data.recordComments:read data.recordComments:write schema.bases:read schema.bases:write webhook:manage

I have a single table where I have different columns for Town, County, Region etc. I then have a Description field with some generic copy but at the end I want to automatically add the Town name within its row (see image).E.g. Town: Aaron's HillDescription:  Welcome to the beautiful town of {Town}Seems like a fairly basic requirement but I've done a lot of Google searching and I can't find the answer. Any help very much appreciated  🙏  

Hello. I have used the script extension to get the URL stored in the URL field of the currently selected record. I am using the button field to send the URL to the script but ideally, I would want to just click on a record and the extension identifies the currently selected record. However, when I try to output the URL from the record in an iFrame, I simply get the HTML code for the iFrame in my output. How can I display the actual website? I know it is possible because the "URL Preview" extension built by Airtable is able to display some webpages.Here's a screenshot of what my output looks like:And here is my code:    let MyTable = base.getTable("Shopping List"); let field = MyTable.getField('URL'); // When run from a button field, the script skips the p

I am trying to bar chart comparison of 2 fields in a table Project Name Pod Name Planned Duration Actual duration project 1pod 134project 2pod 21011project 3pod 31214project 4pod 11112project 5pod 21210project 6pod 3119project 7pod 1119project 8pod 2119Row LabelsSum of Planned Duration Sum of Actual duration Grand Total8178pod 12525pod 23330pod 3

I may be going the wrong way around this. I am trying to send records from one table to another as a group of linked records. There are two condition groups for creating two linked records each time the automation is triggered.Condition 1 is:Farm contains "Ahoaho"Status is "Sales"Sales Summary (Linked Record) is EmptyCondition 2 is:Farm contains "Ahoaho"Status is "Sales"Sales Summary (Linked Record) is EmptyI would like to be able to further group these by "like dates," so that stocktake records from different dates don't get linked to the same Sales Summary record.My first approach was to attempt creating a repeating group based on unique instances of "stocktake date," however the repeating group fu

This automation has brought me to my knees, please help.I'm trying to create a google calendar event for a session booked from a start time to end time. The automation fails because it's unable to parse datetime: " "This is my flow:1. I enter the date and time in text format (Text date)- 3 April, 2024 at 17:002. Then convert the above to date format using Datetime parse formula - 4/3/2024 17:00(formula - DATETIME_PARSE({Text date},'D MMM YYYY at HH:mm') 3. Then I convert this to ISO format using Datetime formula - 2024-04-03 17:00:00.000(formula - DATETIME_FORMAT({parsed and formatted date},"YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS") What i get in step 3 is what is entered as start time in the automation. Similarly the end time is calculated using three steps. 

i have a linked record field that links to another table. the linked field in Table A does NOT have the "allow linking to multiple records" toggled on. The corresponding field in Table B also does NOT have the "allow linking to multiple records" toggled on. and yet, i can link to multiple records. In Table B, i can select a record in Table A that already has a different record linked from Table B. Then when i go over to Table A, i have two records linked in a field that is clearly not supposed to allow this. is this a known issue? is there a way to prevent it? if it is a known bug/"feature", are there standard suggestions for ways to work around it? i don't want to try and work around it, if i can just prevent it. but if it can't be prevented, what is the point of offering that toggle option at all?!

Hi, I have a formula that averages 2 ratings fields. I wish the formula field would show stars instead of numbers. Is there a way to do this with the rating field? Or with a more complex formula? See my current screenshot below.

While i do see lots of posting and tags saying “looking for a certified airtable consultant” but I am not able to find a accredited program or a pathway to become a certified consultant?

Primary field 'Total' pick list choices at the bottom is blocked by the '+' sign for add records.When I hover over the area to the right of the total 312 records number in this base an area behind the '+' sign is also displayed or highlighted, but I can't see what is there. Any suggestions?Thank you. 

I have an inventory tracking challenge that I’m having difficulty with In my line of work clients order resources. Each resource contains a number of items from my stock room. I want to track inventory of items automatically based on resource orders that clients make. I think I need a formula that says "hey! a resource has been ordered.That resource contains items A,B,C…Let’s subtract “quantity items used” from “item inventory level.” Note: The quantity of items used will vary based on the number of participant the client wants to use the resource for. I haven’t gotten very far with this but the image below gives you the idea. I want to subtract 40 from the stock levels contained within records 114, 110, 107, 105, 104 and 112. I’ve learned a lookup isn’t the way to go but now I’m stuck.

(i edited this to make more sense hopefully🤪)I want to create a new date and time, by stripping the time from a date, add a certain number of days, then add a duration field back as a new time to the date such as :1/3/24 11:00 am   to   1/3/24    add 126 days becomes   5/8/24  then add 15 hours to get the result of 5/8/24 3:00 pmhere is my formula:DATEADD(DATETIME_FORMAT(DATESTR(DATEADD(DATESTR({Initial Date}),{Days to Add},'d')),'MM-DD-YYYY'),{Duration},'s')  However when I use DATEADD to add the duration as a time, it assumes the starting time of 18:00 / 6pm  AND cuts the days short by 1 so when I add the d

Hey all.I'm looking to automate a task based on # of projects included in a record.The above is a listing of test courses.  The are marked for the trigger conditions, and should be the only records that are created into the Project Production Table. I'd had a simple automation that did this perfectly.  However, I'm needing it modified to where it will now create new records based on the # of projects in that field:Here's the automation setup:

React devtools used to be found in the "Advanced" tab while developing a custom extension.  They no longer are and I heard that they got removed for maintenance difficulties.Can you please bring them back or somehow give us a workaround for using the standalone version?If you want developers to make extensions for the Airtable community that are good, this will help us do that better/faster 🙂

Hi there, We have a questionnaire for our clients to fill out where they deposit links to their corporate materials (decks, etc). These are hyperlinks in the table where we collect them, but we would like to be able to reference these on another table (via a linked record). Problem is... when we link those records, they appear on the second table as plain text, without hyperlinks. Am I screwed? Or is there a workaround that someone knows and can share? 

This is sorted when we're using Airtable API to build our own product.Free access linkHope it will also be useful to you😄  

Hello-I have a lookup cell that is pulling data from multiple cells. The results are showing a list of topics. The topics are repeated (as they're pulling from different cells). You can see, for example, that "Space" is being pulled multiple times. Is there a way to tell it to only list topics that haven't been listed, meaning only unique topics (not duplicates)?  Thanks in advance!!

Safari v14.1.2 To the right of a table where it says ‘add or import’ the add or import is flickering and quickly. It started on one base and has spread to another. What can i do to stop it happening and annoying my eyesight. (Uploading a screenshot is pointless as it won’t capture the flickering, rather I’d have to time the screenshot to coincide which at the speed of flicker could take ages. )

I have a table that is creating a record for each client that completes a form. I have another table on the same base which is a synced google drive table with all client folders. Is there a formula/automation I can use to link the "open in google drive" button from the synced drive table to the client table? 

I’m very NEW to Airtable.I want to create a B2C project. The goal is to have the client enter a due date and an email is triggered to notify them each time the item is due. I don’t need to know their due dates because it will become their personal tracker .It’s like their personal planner/accountability tool.Is this possible?If so clear and simple instructions because I’m learning how to develop a base from scratch.thanks in advance 

I am trying to create an Automation that will send an email to all records in a View, but I consistently get an error which indicates that the Action does not recognize the email field. Specifically: Job Board TableNew Listing View – New listing (all records with today’s date)Worker Availability Table                  Active List View Trigger: New record in Job Board Table – New Listing ViewAction:  Find records in Job Board Table – New Listing ViewEmail: to all records in Job Board Table – New Listing (field type: email) Testing my action produces the following error report: Invalid email address in the "to" field: <b>Worker email (El Correo de electrónico)</b><br/>theothergarynelson@comcast.net<br/><br/><br/&gt

Hey guys,I am having an issue with a formula field not showing up in a teams message. I have a formula field inserted into the body of the message, the formula is just "Required" or "Not Required" text. But when I test the action the formula field's text doesn't show on the teams message. Has anyone encountered this or know a fix for this?Thanks!

I have some useful Airtable templates and recently discovered that Airtable credits are a great way to use Airtable for free by participating in Airtable's marketing campaign for growth. My question concerns the best way to attract users by making my private Airtable templates public. I have tried:(1) Inviting a user as a commenter. This worked, and I earned the credit, but unfortunately, the commenter cannot copy the base; they can only comment.(2) When I create a public share link, it works as intended; people I share the link with can easily register and copy the base template to their instance. However, I don't earn any credits this way.So my question is, is there any way to achieve what happens in (2) while still benefiting from the credits like in (1)? How can I share the templates with my fans and still earn credits?P.S. I'm not interested in money or cash; I'm asking for Airtable credits. Helping Airtable users and attracting new users to Air