Development & APIs

Hi, I am developing an MS Teams bot using Node.js and Airtable REST API, the bot fetches the information from Airtable and sends it to the MS team’s bot. I’m facing a problem when sending the video attachments. This is the code that I use to fetch the attachment record: const records = await base(table_name).select({ view: "Grid view", }).all( ); records.forEach(async function (record) { files= record.get("Attachments") //Attachments is the field name console.log(files) const reply = { type: ActivityTypes.Message }; reply.attachments = [await getInternetAttachment(files.url)]; turnContext.sendActivity(reply) }) [ { id: 'attAm7ezFldMnS7uC', url: file_url, filename: 'SampleVideo_1280x720_10mb.mp4', size: 10498677, type: 'video/mp4' } ] When I redirect to the output URL, the video doesn’t load which causes issues in sending the video files to the bot. Is this how the a

Hi everyone, Is it possible to create and sign JWT inside Airtable Scripting? It is an authorization step required for making API calls. Thanks.

I would really appreciate if someone could help me with the following script: I have a table called VARIABLES with certain costs {variable_name} and the possibility to assign to a cost concept different groups of assets {variable_groups} Then I have a second table called ASSETS for entering assets, where I always assign one group to each asset being entered. And I finally have a third table called COSTS connected to ASSETS in a one asset_id to many cost_id relationship with a field called {Cost name} that Links to the field called {variable_name} in VARIABLES. I need a script to be triggered when a new record is entered in ASSETS that: Reads the group to which this asset belongs {Group}, Checks in VARIABLES what costs {variable_name} have this group assigned in {variable_groups} Creates in COSTS one record for each {variable_name} that has this {Group} assigned. In the example for {Group}= “Vehicles”, we can see how it creates 6 records in COSTS connected to the asset_id just ent

Have anyone tried this script yet? When I run it with Map address field populated by lat, long in degrees separated by comma (exactly how I use same for other maps), the script adds some attachment to every record but them removes it. In the end of the day, the attachment field instead of having pictures remains empty for every record. Any ideas?

Hi! I’m attempting at the moment to automate a flights table so passengers know where they’re flying to and when, etc etc. I’m having a huge issue with the linked fields! Here is the current table design; (confusingly, ‘Name’ here is in reference to flight name, but the principle will be exactly the same as extracting the Confirmation) Where ‘Confirmation’ is a six digit flight confirmation number (PNR number), coming from the ‘Confirmations’ table. For some reason, whenever I attempt to populate that field with my script, with a linked record from Confirmations, it shouts at me telling me the linked record ID does not exist! A dumbed down version of my code is below, it’s not too dissimilar to what is being done in this forum post (Adapting script to paste into linked field). The record is being created just fine, but the update with the value from the linked field is where things go wrong. I am a huge airtable newbie and am a bit lost! // Read table info let flightsTable = base.get

Hello, the airtable documentation shows that to sort a query using selectRecordsAsync you should do it as follows: let queryResult = await table.selectRecordsAsync({ sorts: [ // sort by "Description" in ascending order {field: "Description"}, // then by "Priority" in descending order. {field: "Priority", direction: "desc"}, ] }); but this is apparently deprecated. How can I do it with the current codebase?

Howdy, I have a database that deals with inventory for serialized items. For each item, I need to know when they have been found to be in-stock. Here’s what my setup looks like today: Records are items uniquely identified by a serial number One link-to field is Inv_Seen In which collects values each month that that item has been present for. As an example, one record will have been “Seen In: 2022-06” which means it was seen in June 2022. I manually type “2022-06” for each item. This setup is working fine, but requires a lot of typing the same exact thing over and over again Here’s my “dream” setup that I’d like help writing a script to achieve: Records are uniquely identified by a serial number One link-to field is Inv_Seen In and collects values… BUT… …There is ALSO a button field called Inv_In Stock? whose action is “Run Script”. That script will populate Inv_Seen In with “2022-06” (or whatever the month currently is. I am a-okay hardcoding the month value in the script.) for jus

Our Jobs & Projects are identical in structure with regards Airtable views. I create a section view with 4 / 5 separate views all predefined. When a new job comes up, I create a new section, then duplicate each view, then rename each view, then alter each filter according to the job number. Request: In addition to “Duplicate View”, can we have a “Duplicate Section and all views in it” please? Thanks in advance.

Hi Everyone! I’m trying to set a 5-10 seconds delay for an automation. I’ve checked this post : https://community.airtable.com/t/i-need-a-delay-method-settimeout-is-undefined-not-found-window/28125 And I’ve tried the following script: function timeout(ms) { return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms)); } await timeout(50000)//waits 5 seconds The editor gives an error and my automation can’t complete. Do you have any clue of how I can (A) fix this issue or (B) set a delay in a different way ? Regards,

Hi all, I pulled JSON data through an API that looks like this: {'odata.metadata': 'https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/OData/80416ned/$metadata#Cbs.OData.WebAPI.UntypedDataSet', 'value': [{'ID': 0, 'Perioden': '20060101', 'BenzineEuro95_1': ' 1.325', 'Diesel_2': ' 1.003', 'Lpg_3': ' 0.543'}, {'ID': 1, 'Perioden': '20060102', 'BenzineEuro95_1': ' 1.328', 'Diesel_2': ' 1.007', 'Lpg_3': ' 0.542'}, I have created corresponding column names in my table. I have also read through the API docs and set up my Base ID / Table ID / API key. I managed to GET and POST requests into/from Airtable with dummy / hard coded data as presented in the API docs. I have tried to POST the JSON data into Airtable in different ways, which resorted in all the error messages you can think of :grinning_face_with_big_eyes: . So how do I structure the JSON data so that Airtable can interpret it? Look forward to hearing from you

Hello - I have a base that manages products for a website through Webflow. I have built and tested a tool that will import products from an XML source from the supplier that my client uses; however, for the product descriptions it gives the bullet list in an array (XML) that provides up to 24 bullets. I have them mapped and they sync to 24 distinct columns accurately, but now I’m having some trouble navigating how to get those 24 fields converted into a bullet list in the rich text field I have for the “Full Description” - while ignoring empty fields. Any support or insight would be greatly appreciated! Brian

Hi folks, I’m using filterByFormula param to filter records of a table but I’m able to select for a specific date. Below and example: request: https://api.airtable.com/v0/appFOOBAR/Spese?filterByFormula=AND({Importo}=111.22,{Data}='2022-04-01') response: { "records": [] } while with the request below I got a result: https://api.airtable.com/v0/appFOOBAR/Spese?filterByFormula=AND({Importo}=111.22,not({Data}='2022-04-01')) response: { "records": [ { "id": "recXXXX", "createdTime": "2022-05-24T09:38:50.000Z", "fields": { "Tipologia": "Spesa", "Data": "2022-04-01", "Importo": 111.22, "Name": "Prova 1" } } ] } so the example using not operator shows that there’s a record with Data=2022-04-01, I don’t understand why this record isn’t extracted using the first request.

I’m developing an app with airtable API and then there is a page that listed items and that item has 3 filter categories, so I want to make a filter function but each filter category must can count how many items can be filtered again example category 1: item 1(3) item 2(1) item 3(2) category 2: item 1(3) item 2(2) item 3(4) expected result filter: category 1 = item 1 category 2: item 1(2) item 2(1) I’m stuck on that case, so can anyone help me?

***I know this might be irrelevant here, But Somonoe might have gone through this Hi, I use Airtbale as my database on bubble.io. therefore I use the Airtable plugin to get data and display it in a repeating group list. However, the plugin only allows for CRUD operations. I want to filter the data. So I Wrote a script that fetches the data from Airtable API using Curl. All is good so far. I get the data I need, My problem is how can I display it in the reading group! Usually, I have the repeating group set up as follows: type of content: the table I’m getting the data from Data source: get Data from an external API → Airtable → Pick the table that matches the type of content. But since I’m fetching the API call. the script returns (using javascriptToBubble) a value list. I tried to use the options display list in RG and fed it the returned value. but it didn’t work. getting the error “Airtable plugin data load error: Could not find what you are looking for” I inspected the RG to get th

My question is essentially summed up in the title. If I have a python code saved down on my computer (or G-Drive), can I make an automation in Airtable that will run the python code? I would be using the Python Code because it already does what I need (runs a SQL script), and if I don’t need to learn how to do that in Javascript - then I won’t.

Hi, I want to query and filter a table based on several filters sent via the URI as parameters. I found the Airtable API doc suggesting that I use the AT API encoder and use FIlterByFormula. I tried it and it all works perfectly. but for only one formula. meaning it only works for one column. but I have around 8 columns I want to query. How can I add more than one FilterByFormula in the URI? If the URI Looks like this: “https://api.airtable.com/v0/app0uHEtrxyWp3uzn/tbl1MB1FIAfGmnX4I?api_key=NULL&filterByFormula=REGEX_MATCH(Socials_Lookup,‘Instagram|Twitter’)” how can I make it like: “https://api.airtable.com/v0/app0uHEtrxyWp3uzn/tbl1MB1FIAfGmnX4I?api_key=NULL&filterByFormula=REGEX_MATCH(Socials_Lookup,‘Instagram|Twitter’)&filterByFormula=REGEX_MATCH(Parent_Category_Bubble,‘Animal|Food’)” And keep adding appending to it, This is me testing it on Postman. When I try to add more than one Formula:

Hi, I am an online marketing consultant from Belgium and currently working on a side project (app). Still in the first phase of testing out the different possibilities (doing some market research at the moment). I all goes well I would like the get an app developed in Q1 2023, but I’m wondering if I should develop a basic MVP first, and looking at Airtable for this. But I have two questions: is there a way to have a nice design for an Airtable form? Nothing fancy, just something that looks good enough? Templates? Integration? … is there a way of using the data in the Airtable Base for notifications? Like you should have in app? Kinda automated of manual. The MVP would be used on a smaller group of customers to test things out, so need something simple that just works. Thanx for any advice of information. Have nice weekend, Joeri

Hello, I want to be able to import transactions from Quickbooks, and link those transactions to a Client record from another table (Clients) in the base (relational). The first issue that I ran into was having an automation update multiple records at once. It seems the solution to this is a script. I modified one that seemed popular here to the following: let config = input.config() let records = config.QBRecords //.step2Records must match the Name field of the input field. let table = base.getTable("Quickbooks 7-14-22 YTD"); // Replace with your table name. for (let record of records) { await table.updateRecordAsync(record, { "Client": [{id: config.clientRecord}] }) } However, it’s throwing an error: “Error: Field “fldOyEuNcD7vGj42h” cannot accept the provided value. at main on line 5” Can anyone help with this? I have a feeling it’s something dumb… but I can’t seem to fix it. Thank you in advance. Script: Automation: Quickbooks table:

I was wondering if there was a way to sync data from Airtable to any forms or data table plugins in wordpress. I have a list of tourist attractions and prices in Airtable, If I change a price in airtable, will I be able to update that price in a Gravity Form? It’s early enough that I can switch to another form plugin or even use a data table plugin. I’ve looked at zapier and IFTTT and neither seems to be able to do this.

Good afternoon, I m trying to script so that in a specific view of my table, ever 15 minutes, the first row will have box checked. As checked rows are filtered out, another one will be in first row for the next run. I managed to script that it check all the boxes at once with this script: let table = base.getTable(“Table Name”); let view = table.getView(“View Name”); let query = await view.selectRecordsAsync({fields: }) let updates = query.records.map(r => { return {id: r.id, fields: {“Checkbox”: true}} }) while (updates.length > 0) { await table.updateRecordsAsync(updates.slice(0, 50)) updates = updates.slice(50) } Thanks!

I’m creating records via API and everything works well EXCEPT for creating single select options. I’m passing strings in an array and only pass options, which already exist. Still I get this error back: Does anyone know why?

Hello everyone, I have a base with 12 tables and a few plain text and rich text fields in each. I’m looking for a way to find and replace the name of my company everywhere (any table, any field). The marketplace script only lets me choose one field in one table at a time… Thanks a lot for your help. Joachim

Hi there, I’m writing a script to compare two tables (views actually) and mark the records that match. I wrote a script that compares View 1 to View 2. And then needed a way to compare the other way around, View 2 to View 1. The problem is I got a big chunk of duplicated code and surely there’s a better and more elegant way to accomplish this. Right? :thumbs_up: Here’s the setup section of my script, nothing fancy: //get table let table = base.getTable("Table 1"); //get records in the App View let AppView = table.getView("App"); let AppRecords = await AppView.selectRecordsAsync({fields: ["DateApp", "Payee", "Amount"]}); let AppExpenses = AppRecords.records //get records in the Bank View let BankView = table.getView("Bank"); let BankRecords = await BankView.selectRecordsAsync({fields: ["DateTransaction", "DateProcessed", "Payee", "Amount"]}); let BankExpenses = BankRecords.records :thumbs_up: Here’s where I compare compare View 1 (App) to View 2 (Bank). And update the records: /

This is my current scripting code to do cumulative total based on customer field. // change these names to pick a view: let table = base.getTable('Sales'); let view = table.getView('Overall'); let result = await view.selectRecordsAsync({fields: ['Customer','Sales Amount','Cumulative by Customer'], sorts: [ {field: 'Customer'}, {field: 'Sales Date', direction:'asc'}, ] }); let runningTotal = 0; let currentCustomer = ''; for (let record of result.records) { // change the field names here to adapt this script to your base let currentAmount = record.getCellValue('Cumulative by Customer'); // skip records if (currentAmount !== null) { continue; } console.log(record) if (currentCustomer != record.getCellValueAsString('Customer')) { currentCustomer = record.getCellValueAsString('Customer'); runningTotal = 0 ; } runningTotal += record.getCellValue('Sales Amount'); await table.updateRecordAsync(recor

Hi all, i’m running a speed test and i see that my website is greatly slowed down by an static airtable javascript file. I was wondering if anyone can help to understand why and how to optimize it. Current setup: Running an embedded airtable form on a carrd website Direct link to file that’s causing the slow down. https://static.airtable.com/js/by_sha/a915f8b6/shared_form_view-br.js Thank you!