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Does anyone else struggle with Airtable forms once workflows get complex?

  • January 27, 2026
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Hey everyone, I’ve been using Airtable for a bit now and I love how flexible it is, but I keep running into issues when it comes to forms. Whenever I need a form with conditional formatting, multi-step process, or really anything that goes beyond a “submit once” form. Are there any good tools/workarounds that could achieve this?

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Mike_AutomaticN
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Hey @CarsonC,


You are absolutely not alone here. Airtable’s native forms are ok for simple intake but the moment you need more robust features (e.g. parent child record creation) they are really really limited.

It’s a pity, and I keep pushing this as a feature request (please make sure you submit the form as well!). One day we’ll get it!

You’ll want to look at Fillout for anything beyond basic forms. It integrates directly with Airtable, supports full conditional logic, hiding and showing sections, creating linked records across multiple tables, and even repeatable sections (multiple linked records). Plus the free plan is super generous.

Feel free to reach out if you need any help setting this up! I’d be happy to show you around.


Mike, Consultant @ Automatic Nation 
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ScottWorld
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  • January 27, 2026

@CarsonC 

One of the best recommendations that I can give you is the same recommendation that ​@Mike_AutomaticN listed above, and is the same recommendation that I give to all of my Airtable consulting clients.

For all of your advanced form needs, your #1 best bet is to use Fillout’s advanced forms for Airtable because it communicates directly with Airtable and can easily do everything that you requested.

Fillout is 100% free, and it offers hundreds of features that Airtable’s native forms don’t offer, including the ability to:

I show how to use a few of the advanced features of Fillout on these 2 Airtable podcast episodes:

Hope this helps!

If you’d like to hire the best Airtable consultant to help you with anything Airtable-related, please feel free to contact me through my website: Airtable consultant — ScottWorld