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very simple. How do i use Search in Make to find an Airtable record.

  • May 5, 2026
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CKARC
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Im trying to use airtable record search in Make . . .I have a field called PostID. I want to search it for a number. I Cant find anywhere how a simple airtable syntax works for this  .. is it {PostID}=”123456” or do i put search or someting in front of it?

 

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ScottWorld
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  • May 5, 2026

@CKARC 

Make accepts normal Airtable formulas.

You can test your desired formula by creating a test formula field in Airtable, and type in the Airtable formula that you want to use.

If your formula results in a non-zero, non-empty, non-error value for any particular record, then Make will find that particular record in your search results.

Hope this helps!

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CKARC
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  • May 5, 2026

Thank you - i realised that make wouldnt run the text split in the same field as the airtable search . . made all the difference. Now to take your aadivce and slowly port a lot of workflows from zapier to make

 


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  • May 22, 2026

The tip about testing your formula in an actual Airtable formula field first is genuinely useful and saves a lot of trial and error in Make. The syntax is exactly standard Airtable — {PostID}="123456" works fine, just make sure numeric fields get compared without quotes around the value. Moving workflows from Zapier to Make is worth the effort, the scenario structure gives you so much more control.