The Typeform extension in Airtable is repeatedly failing to connect (screenshots at the bottom of this post). I have written multiple emails to Airtable Support but the responses are vague and not very helpful so far.
I want to create a Typeform that pulls data from certain fields in Airtable, and displays that data as options for certain selection-based questions in my form. This is a less popular use case than simply sending Typeform data to Airtable, which is the focus of most other threads in the Support portal, in this community, and other third-party forums.
Can someone quickly help solve this / suggest the best way forward?
I click Accept on this page:
but keep landing on this page instead of seeing a successful connection.
Best answer by ScottWorld
You have 2 solutions here, and the second one is much better than the first! :)
It seems like that extension has been abandoned by TypeForm, since it no longer works and it hasn’t been updated by TypeForm in 4 years.
That extension should be removed from the Airtable Marketplace since it no longer works. I was going to suggest emailing support@airtable.com to ask them to remove it, but it sounds like they haven’t been very helpful with you. You may also want to email TypeForm Support, to ask them to either update or remove their extension.
However, you have a very easy solution to accomplish what you want, and a SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER solution than using the TypeForm extension (even if the extension worked properly).
The reason this solution is significantly better than the extension (even if the extension worked properly) is because it works throughout ALL OF AIRTABLE (not just at the data layer), and also it gives you way more power and way more customizability. For example, you can integrate with 3,100+ other apps as well.
However, one very important thing I should add is this: If you’re simply trying to update options in TypeForm to match options that you have in Airtable, TypeForm is likely the wrong tool for the job.
You have 2 solutions here, and the second one is much better than the first! :)
It seems like that extension has been abandoned by TypeForm, since it no longer works and it hasn’t been updated by TypeForm in 4 years.
That extension should be removed from the Airtable Marketplace since it no longer works. I was going to suggest emailing support@airtable.com to ask them to remove it, but it sounds like they haven’t been very helpful with you. You may also want to email TypeForm Support, to ask them to either update or remove their extension.
However, you have a very easy solution to accomplish what you want, and a SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER solution than using the TypeForm extension (even if the extension worked properly).
The reason this solution is significantly better than the extension (even if the extension worked properly) is because it works throughout ALL OF AIRTABLE (not just at the data layer), and also it gives you way more power and way more customizability. For example, you can integrate with 3,100+ other apps as well.
However, one very important thing I should add is this: If you’re simply trying to update options in TypeForm to match options that you have in Airtable, TypeForm is likely the wrong tool for the job.
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