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Webhooks for Records

  • October 21, 2016
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Webhooks for records would be really useful.

I’m heavily caching Airtable data on my own server via the API, and if Airtable could notify my server when a record is updated, created, or destroyed, that would help me invalidate the cached data and re-request it.

Ultimately that would mean less calls from my server to the Airtable API, which I imagine would please Airtable.

Are webhooks on the roadmap at all?

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      I would like to second this request. Webhooks notifications when a record is updated would be HUGE.

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        • Sam_Moreton
        • New Participant
        • December 2, 2016

        This is a must for me! The only thing letting airtable down

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          • Laurent_Ades
          • New Participant
          • January 4, 2017

          Not just a must. An absolute necessity for any serious integration. Zapier is far too limited.

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            • dbruehlmeier
            • New Participant
            • January 16, 2017

            The lack of webhooks is currently a killer for the future use of Airtable.

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              • Plympton
              • New Participant
              • January 22, 2017

              +1 for Webhooks. We use Airtable like a CMS in certain ways and it’d be great to have team members’ changes be known in the rest of our system.

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                • Joshua_Deeden
                • New Participant
                • January 22, 2017

                Yes, constantly polling the API for changes isn’t my favorite

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                  • Imran_Akbar
                  • New Participant
                  • January 27, 2017

                  Please please please.

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                    • galenking
                    • New Participant
                    • February 8, 2017

                    +1 for webhooks! :slightly_smiling_face:

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                      • Milo_Jennings
                      • New Participant
                      • February 16, 2017

                      +1 for webhooks. The API is great, but there are some applications that are crippled without this feature. I’m really hoping this will be added.

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                        • Ryan_Hayden
                        • New Participant
                        • February 18, 2017

                        +1 for webhooks. Even just the ability to run a GET when new data is added so I can trigger a CI build.

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                          Webhooks are a must. Until then I’ll need to poll the api every 5 seconds or so… I’m OK with doing just seems like a waste.

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                            +1 for webhooks! This would open up Airtable to a huge world of application opportunities without excessive polling

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                              • Hashim_Warren
                              • Known Participant
                              • March 9, 2017

                              Webhooks would allow Zapier to have instant Airtable zaps, instead of the 5 minute wait

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                                No webhooks yet? :frowning:
                                Maybe i’ll use collaborator field and leverage the email notification (pipe to script) as a temp workaround.

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                                  • Juan_Vazquez
                                  • New Participant
                                  • March 11, 2017

                                  Big +1!

                                  Webhooks would be sweeeeet. :slightly_smiling_face: :spider_web: :fishing_pole_and_fish:

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                                    • Sam_Levan
                                    • New Participant
                                    • March 14, 2017

                                    A big +1 for webhooks!

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                                      • Ben_Orozco
                                      • Known Participant
                                      • March 15, 2017

                                      +1 for webhooks … actually more API love would be great!

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                                        • tom_m
                                        • New Participant
                                        • March 28, 2017

                                        +1, even a single GET request when the base has changed or a table has changed would be huge!

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                                          • Tony_Allan
                                          • New Participant
                                          • April 5, 2017

                                          +1,000,000 I want to use Airtable as a database for simple web apps. Webhooks for table activity are absolutely essential for modern applications.

                                          This enables use cases such as:

                                          (1) Functions for bases where a change to data in rows one table will cause processing of the change and updates to other rows and/or tables. These cloud function might use a service such as https://glitch.com/.

                                          (2) Airtable as a database with a great UI for a team of data maintainers and an API to allow another app to provide interesting custom views. A Webhook allows such an app to effectively mirror and cache up-to-date data.

                                          I know Webhooks is mentioned on the API roadmap, but sooner rather than later would be great!

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                                            • Jeremie_Aubut
                                            • New Participant
                                            • April 18, 2017

                                            +1 for webhooks

                                            To receive direct POST from ecommerce to update order.completed table and manage inventory…
                                            Not really working well with zapier since it do not read properly the JSON data…

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                                              +1, we definitely want to see webhooks.

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                                                • Carson11
                                                • New Participant
                                                • May 5, 2017

                                                Big fan of this idea! Consider me interested as well.

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                                                  • Scott_Hampton
                                                  • New Participant
                                                  • May 11, 2017

                                                  +1, webhooks would make our life so much easier!

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                                                    no webhook yet? +99999999999999999 for webhooks :joy:

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                                                      +1. I hope it will be introduced soon.

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