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Hey Everyone, It’s been a busy month for Softr, and we have lots of new exciting stuff for you. Check out all the news, new features, and improvements below: :1st_place_medal: #1 Product of the Week & Day on Product Hunt :jigsaw: Softr 2.0 Use Cases - Client Portals, Internal Tools, Marketplaces, Communities, Resources & Websites New experience for you :tada: New branding, logo and a redesigned website :rocket: New dashboard area :gem: Redesigned Softr editor navigation New Features :bust_in_silhouette: Sign in and Sign up via Google (for your app users) :sparkles: Sign in via magic link (for your app users) ↔️ Define items per row in lists :label: Dropdown filter type for lists :rocket: Performance Improvements :date: What’s Next? Edit Information in Softr app (Airtable records) New Table view list block Payments in forms New redesign rollouts More performance improvements Details here: bit.ly/3gZW2or

After working with all sorts of Airtable users to get their bases connected to PowerBI, I wanted to provide a quick tutorial to the community in case you might be looking to connect Airtable to PowerBI as well. There are two ways to connect Airtable to PowerBI The Airtable REST API Using a service like the one I’m helping with → Sync Inc I’ll cover both here briefly: REST API These instructions pull together information across several posts here and here. Thanks to @Oscar_Diaz for getting this started - hope pulling this into one place can help. Retrieve your API key from your Airtable accounts page. Retrieve the your Base ID from the Airtable API Docs. Generate the API request to pull the data from your desired Airtable base and a specific table. Here is the basic format: https://api.airtable.com/v0/[BaseID]/[NAME_OF_THE_TABLE]?Api_key=[API_KEY] In Power BI, select Get Data and enter the properly formatted URL you just created Now, set up pagination so you can pull in more t

Hi! So I recently noticed that if I am creating records in a filtered view that all NEW records added in that view will automatically get the same values that are required by that filter. This is pretty AWESOME! Ive been itching to get new records to auto-fill and this helps me get toward that goal. Feature request… If you could attach a form view to create records in a specific view, that would ROCK! However, I do also use the ‘prefill’ in the URL option to do that.

He creado la tabla de novedades Airtable en castellano para mis amigos de España! Airtable Las novedades Airtable updates en español - Airtable Explore the "Las novedades Airtable updates en español" view on Airtable. Esta tabla te da todas las novedades publicadas por el equipo de Airtable desde su creación por orden cronológico y te traduce al español todas las funciones en automático gracias a Google. Disfrutar!

Introducing Default Field Values via new Scripting Block Brought to you by the team at BuiltOnAir & Openside/On2Air Overview Airtable’s Scripting block brings a new level of customization to your Airtable bases. The Scripting block will allow you to run scripts to enhance your bases and manage tedious tasks. You can do things such as create templates for records, prompt users, create custom reports, and much more. Once the script is added to your base, you can use it with the click of a button. We are creating a library of scripts for you to use in your Airtable bases. We have many more examples on the way. These scripts will give you an even better understanding of the data in your base and eliminate repetitive data entry. About This Script: Setting Default Values In this tutorial, we will show you how to set a default value for any record or field in your base. With this script, every time you create a record in your base table, it will automatically add the data you set as a

Hi there, I’m looking for help to to build an application to… receive a text file (upload button), parse it and run some calculations query airtable and display matching records verify a success or ask user to pick which record if multiple records match export an XML at the end. all within some user managed environment The XML combines data form the parsed input text file and the queried / matching records. There would also need to be security management for log-in (outside Airtable users) and some way of assigning user permissions within the App. The external JS modules of interest are… GitHub bradcordeiro/edl-genius An ES6 module to parse Edit Decision Lists. Contribute to bradcordeiro/edl-genius development by creating an account on GitHub. GitHub bradcordeiro/timecode-boss A Javascript (ES6) module for working with SMPTE timecode - bradcordeiro/timecode-boss

Dear community! :wave: We are super excited to launch the new version of Softr on ProductHunt today ! :tada: - the easiest and fastest way to build powerful web apps and client portals from Airtable, in minutes. No code required. No learning curve. :rocket: It’s now trending #1 and we would love to hear your feedback and get some love on ProductHunt! :point_down: Product Hunt Softr 2.0 - Build web apps & portals from Airtable, no code required |... Softr is the easiest and fastest way to build powerful web apps and portals from Airtable, in minutes. No code required. With Softr, you can build client portals, internal tools, marketplaces, online communities, resource directories and websites.

Dear Airtable Developer, I’m looking for a person who can make me a dynamic form with a multi-checkbox option that is generated based on data that comes from the Shopify API. What I’m developing is a Customer Returns Portal in which my customers can fill in their ordernumber and zip code, so that they get based on that their order information in Airtable. In the form I want my customer to be able to get a dynamic multi-select-checkbox menu with that items from their Shopify order. So that for example, when a customer has places an order with 4 items, if they want to send 2 back, they can select 2 items, and send those 2 items back to us. For that I need the form to pull the order information from Shopify, and show the customer the line items based on the information they fill in, in the form. Kind Regards, Jimmy Jaspers CEO

i have 3 tables. Table 1: Expenses(fields: Date, Details, Invoice PDF, Amount, Category) Table 2: Income(fields: Date, Details, Amount) Table 3: Total(fields: Date, Details, Expense, Income, Total) What i need is: when i’m making a new entry on Table 1, fields Date, Details, Expense from Table 3 to auto-filled on a new entry. If i change something on that entry on table 1 (on that row) to be changed as well on Table 3. when i’m making a new entry on Table 2, fields Date, Details, Income from Table 3 to auto-filled on a new entry. If i change something on that entry on table 2 (on that row) to be changed as well on Table 3. and in the midtime in every row on field Total the expenses/income to adding/subtract accordingly. Its possible to be done with automations?

Hey all, i am currently looking for someone experience in designing backend with Airtable that can be connected with frontend Appbuilder such as appgyver. I would like to build simple to complex apps step by steps. Of course coach / Trainer / Tutor will be compensated. Many Thanks, Deric

I’m working on an amateur project that involves outputting nice-looking text. I managed to cobble together something that serves my specific needs and thought I’d share it here in case it helped anyone else (and also so I can save the link for reference later). Many thanks go to @W_Vann_Hall for the sample base demonstrating how to extract the last name from a field, which was a crucial piece in my “finding the last comma” puzzle. Is there a PROPER name formula in Airtable? - #3 by W_Vann_Hall Goal: Given a list of items separated by commas, add an Oxford comma where appropriate My data has a rollup field which returns items separated by a comma and a space. Example: Moonbreaker Mountain Dreamwater Depths, Meltwater Loch Meltwater Loch, Dreamwater Depths, Blastfire Bog In lists containing one item, there’s nothing to change. In lists containing two items, I want the comma replaced with " and". In lists containing three or more items, I want the FINAL comma replaced with “, and” (preser

Hello, We are a small Center within a large non-profit looking for help building out bases that can be used to manage CRM, projects (project descriptions, funding amounts, latest updates), grant awards, strategic partnership relations, and our marketing communications strategy. We need tables from one base to be able to sync and link to another, and are looking for help building out roll-up tables. We have some things already built, but are looking for help in cleaning it up and making it more efficient. Thank you! Elena

Hi everyone - excited to announce that I’m running a 1-day Airtable Scripting Bootcamp on Wed 16th June. Info and booking here: http://bit.ly/airtable-bootcamp This is going to be a live bootcamp, hosted on Zoom and it is targeted at any Airtable users who want to get started with Airtable scripting. The introduction of scripting to Airtable has been a big deal and opens up lots of possibilities for processing, automation, integration and so on. But, if you’re not a hardcore coder, how do you get started? This is what the bootcamp will tackle. We’re going to cover: Intro to the scripting block Adding the script app and orientation Getting data from your Airtable base Updating records with a script Deleting records with a script Creating records with a script Filtering your data Transforming/summarising your data Running a script in an Airtable automation We’ll also cover some JavaScript concepts along the way. This bootcamp is open to anyone, but is targeted at new and beginner level

I’m looking to hire a consultant to connect an existing Airtable base to a new Gatsby site. The new Gatsby site will be very similar to a site that already exists using Jekyll. I do not know Gatsby well, which is why I’m looking to hire. I’m hoping to find someone well-versed in both Airtable and Gatsby. Thank you.

Retool and Airtable make a great pairing. Airtable is great for managing data around almost anything. Retool is a great for building internal tools on that data. For instance, you use this Customer Success Airtable template and Retool to rapidly build a customer success tool (as we do in the video below). Or, you can use this Product Catalogue template and Retool to build a resource management tool.You could even expose a customer portal if you wanted to. While not exactly no-code (you’ll need a little JavaScript / SQL), Retool takes care of most of the hard work so you can just focus on building your app. If you are comfortable with Airtable scripting - then you’ll be right at home in Retool. We created a video tutorial that shows you step-by-step how to build a custom app using Retool with Airtable and our service - Sync Inc. Sync Inc is just an option here. It makes it easier to build your app on Retool. But you can use the Airtable API if you are comfortable working working with

I have just published a blog post about using Integromat to automate processes in Airtable which people may find useful - any question please fee free to get in touch! Link to Post

I’m the CEO for a nonprofit in Northern Virginia. I have recently subscribed to Airtable. What I need is a consultant to help with setting up the database (forms; processes, etc.): clients>linked to multiple projects per client; about 100 data fields total. I will need to integrate clients/projects from a home-grown database into Airtable as well. In time, I will also need to build a robust grants managment and marketing database. This is my second priority. Can anyone help me with this? thanks

Within the last 3 weeks we had a team member build several tables for us. However, we have lost that team member. There are various simple things we need help with for everything to function properly. The first major issue we have is setting up a sync to Google calendar once it is noted/marked on the table. Is there someone who can assist, willing to pay. Thank you

We are an outdoor lighting company that installs lighting as well as sells product. We have a robust network of apps that speak to each other. We use airtable for our inventory and project management. We would like someone to help in building forms that will make data entry easier and more efficient.

We at Softr have collected the 10 most used Airtable fomrulas with practical examples for those who want to get into formulas but don’t know where to start. After reading the article, you should be ready to apply those in your own projects. Enjoy!

Trying to create an AirTable structure that fits the type of work we do and flow. Been using for a year now, and we can not make it work for our business, and trying to get help from someone to bounce ideas off of. We need to create a base for a To Do Tracker for our employees and projects, organizing clients, organizing projects. Open to paying someone to help build out our AirTable or teach our team how to use it the most efficient way.

Hi there, we’re looking for an 1099/hourly Airtable consultant for assistance on a handful of Airtable integration projects. This individual should have expertise in Airtable’s API & scripting, Zapier/Integromat experience and some prior experience using Webhooks to deliver data to Airtable. Expected need is approximately 40-60 hours starting in June 21 over a period of 4-6 weeks. If this sounds like a reasonable fit, please message me with your background and rates. Thanks!

Hey! I’m looking to get 5-10 Airtable experts for a few large projects. Please send me an email with a few of the projects you’re working on to xander [at] scopeinc [dot] com to pick the best. Thank you!

Hi Everyone, Many of us have faced a situation when Airtable suddenly goes down. Since our platform Softr is also heavily dependent on Airtable, we’ve prepared a brief guide on what steps you can take when faced with such a situation. Hope it’s useful. Cheers, Narek

I have a very small business … but big dreams. I set up my base with the help of a few people, but I don’t think I can accomplish all I need all myself. Backstory: I have a small bed and breakfast, and I use a Booking system called Hostaway to track reservations, the Hostaway API is connected to my base with a script that’s hosted on AWS. I need a lot of help with the functions and automation of this data, CRM and Financials (which are mostly coming from stripe). I was hoping to create a Junction table (I don’t even know if I"m using the term right) to combine the Hostaway data and the Stripe data, so that I can tell which booking is paid in full and which are not. I also wanted to track gift certificate purchases and link them automatically to the booking used with the gift certificate and the consumer who purchased the gift Certificate (guest vs. customer). I have this part almost done … but it’s not connecting automatically. There are a number of things I would like to do, but I d