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Mail Merge Add-on: Airtable and Gmail


  • Known Participant
  • 16 replies

Hey there,

We built a Mail Merge add-on for Airtable. Check it out!

You can send personalized emails based on information in your base. It’s open-source (< 30 lines of Python), so you can edit how the entire add-on works yourself too.

Here’s how to enable it:

Step 1
Install Blockspring Scripts for Chrome.

Step 2
Go to a base. You might need to refresh the page once you get there if you just installed the extension.

Step 3
Click the icon in the bottom left to open the scripts editor.

Step 4
Import the “Mail merge” template.

Step 5
Wait for the template to install. This may take a bit the first time.

Step 6
Sign in with Gmail.

Step 7
Close the editor then click on mail_merge in your base.

Step 8
Fill out the form! You’ll need to select a column of emails, enter a subject line, and then write your email template (check out the video below for examples - it uses the mustache library).

Here’s a video showing how the add-on works.

Enjoy! And shoot us some feedback once you get a chance to try it out.

PS - if you want to change the code behind the add-on, just click back on the icon and edit away.

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Quick point of clarification: this service is neither officially endorsed nor vetted by Airtable. Airtable cannot vouch for the security credentials of this third-party service, and if you choose to make use of this service, you do so at your own risk. Please be careful when potentially exposing your Airtable data to third-party services, especially if you are using Airtable to store sensitive information.


  • Participating Frequently
  • 5 replies
  • October 17, 2017
Katherine_Duh wrote:

Quick point of clarification: this service is neither officially endorsed nor vetted by Airtable. Airtable cannot vouch for the security credentials of this third-party service, and if you choose to make use of this service, you do so at your own risk. Please be careful when potentially exposing your Airtable data to third-party services, especially if you are using Airtable to store sensitive information.


Thank you for this clarification - so would you recommend the csv/google sheets method?


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  • Inspiring
  • 31 replies
  • March 19, 2019

This Mail Merge tool is great @Paul_K! we added to resource directory here: https://builtonair.com/resources. More people need to know about this!


  • New Participant
  • 2 replies
  • June 19, 2019

Hello , I install it to chrom and see the ICON in my base, but after clicking it , NOTHING happened.

any solution ?

regards
sean lu


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sean_lu wrote:

Hello , I install it to chrom and see the ICON in my base, but after clicking it , NOTHING happened.

any solution ?

regards
sean lu


I tried to get it to work, but never received any response. No Icon in my base and nothing happens. I think this product is over.

Regards,
André


  • New Participant
  • 1 reply
  • August 31, 2019

Yes, I’m getting a console error when I click the icon after attempting to enable scripts.


  • New Participant
  • 2 replies
  • February 25, 2020
Simon_Riker wrote:

Yes, I’m getting a console error when I click the icon after attempting to enable scripts.


also this popup I’m getting…
but can’t get further…
can anybody help me?

after clicking the popup: ‘ok’ nothing happens

thanks
Karel


  • New Participant
  • 2 replies
  • February 25, 2020

is this working still?
also this popup I’m getting…
but can’t get further…
can anybody help me?
after clicking popup ‘ok’ nothing happens

thanks
Karel


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As fas as I know this has not been working for at least a year and a half. It looked very promissing to me.


  • New Participant
  • 1 reply
  • October 21, 2020
sean_lu wrote:

Hello , I install it to chrom and see the ICON in my base, but after clicking it , NOTHING happened.

any solution ?

regards
sean lu


This happens for me too!