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Hello there!There's been a lot of talk about AI agent and MCP servers lately.  I decided to cut through the buzz and figure out what if it can do something useful for my work with Airtable. I decided to spend a weekend researching this and honestly got frustrated with how not user friendly it all was. Make introduced MCP servers - but it was not very useful. Zapier was pretty good, but did not have ability to create tables and fields.There were 2 code projects for Airtable MCP servers (project 1, project 2). I can code but most of my clients or my channel viewers at first mention of installing coding environment locally will just check out. After some more digging I found a way how to set up remote MCP server that can be connected to a chat client (with Claude.ai being the most user friendly now) . This simple proof of concept that you can actually play with right now is here: https://airtable-mcp.business-automated.com/ This is obviously just a proof of concept to let people test thin

This walkthrough will show you how to:Use AI to extract data from a text field Convert that data into an array Use that array in a Repeating Group to create multiple records in a different table---Let’s assume that your goal is to:Extract the list of hobbies from a text field Create one record per found hobby in a Hobbies table Link it back to the triggering recordHere’s what our final result will look like and the example base with the full setup can be found here! Here’s what our set up looks like initially:  1. Set up your automation triggerTo start with, we’ll create a checkbox field that we’ll use to trigger the automation: Note: How the automation triggers depends on how your data gets created‘When record updated’ pointed at the text field is going to end up triggering for every character you type into a text field so that won’t work hereAs a workaround, we can use a checkbox field to trigger the automation, or if you’re using a form, use the ‘When form submitted’ trigger 2. Star

Hello, I have built a tool called AirMap to make it easier to work with and visualise complex schema from an Airtable base. It dynamically generates an ERD from the base you specify, and also allows you to pass in your schema into Google Gemini for analysis. I’d love any feedback on the tool — if it’s addressing a problem you face, or anything else you’d like to see in it. You can use the tool immediately with the preloaded demo credentials, or if you want to try it on your own schema, use the code airtable-community for a trial month. 

 This topic has been discussed a ton on this forum and people still have trouble with generating PDFs in Airtable. So this guide shows the different ways I generate clean PDFs from Airtable: Printing from Grid / Gallery / List / Calendar views Printing from Interfaces Page Designer (and where it breaks) Google Docs templating via Make Google Sheets templating for variable line items An HTML method. If you’ve ever struggled with invoice PDFs, long line items, or getting clean printable layouts out of Airtable, this might help.That last method is very powerful. I've printed 400 page compendiums with multiple nested tables and complex uniquely formatted reports using HTML.Formatting reference for Google Docs/Sheets exports (margins, page size params):https://vikasvimal.com/resources/8-formatting-gdrive-pdf-exportsHappy to answer questions if useful.

For anyone else who hasn’t had a perfect experience with the new Custom Interface Extensions, or like me has gotten this terrible message:{“error”: “FORBIDDEN”,“message”: “You can only run your development block in the original base where it was created.”}I have found a super easy solution. If you ask Omni to build you a simple custom interface extension, you can then go and hit “Edit Source” (right below the “Share Interface” button) and change the script however you’d like. I fed it to Claude, had Claude insert itself into the interface (plus it has Airtable MCP) and now have a simple RAG for my Airtable base. But you can really change the script however you’d like, without going down the CLI/Blocks SDK route. 

👋 Hi all - wanted to share something I thought you might enjoy!We just launched Whalesync 1.0 - the easy way to 2-way sync Airtable with your CRM, DB, spreadsheets, and other tools.https://whalesync.com/Hundreds of fast growing companies, like Webflow, Descript, and Clay, use us to bring the power of Airtable to their other apps with true 2-way sync.Popular use casesWhen you can two-way sync Airtable with your other apps, you basically unlock super powers. A few pretty awesome use cases include:Creating programmatic SEO pages in WebflowUpdating leads in HubSpotConnecting project teams in Notion/Google Sheetshttps://www.whalesync.com/connector/airtableTools you can 2-way sync with AirtableWe support >15 connectors you can two-way sync with Airtable includingGoogle SheetsNotionSalesforceHubSpotZoho CRMSupabaseMS DynamicsWebflowTry it outWe have 2-week free on all our plans which you can try out here -> https://app.whalesync.com/If ever have any questions, also fee

I’ve not been this excited about a product since 2019, when I first discovered Airtable. Fillout’s Zite merges two things: no-code building, and vibe coding. This means we can build apps on top of Airtable’s fine backend faster and with much better UI than Softr or Bubble or other alternatives.Here’s an Asana-like app I built in under 4 hours. Backend is Airtable. Asana-like interface for Airtable.Comes with drag and drop, planning, and task grouping. Zite is new, but if this is what I could build in 4 hours, think what could be built if the budget was a year’s worth of Asana subscription for a 15 person team!! Try out the Task manager app (you could log in using Google account and just use it. It is linked to a throwaway backend): App: https://taskflow.zite.so/Airtable backend: https://airtable.com/app5L3DQEHnDIFxIq/shrNzcuDHp3fJ7cFW I made a video showcasing a few tools I built over a week or so:  Top link is an affiliate link — you get extra AI credits, I might get a coffee.Check ou

Here’s a quick guide on how to create an automation that deletes records automatically!  (Needs a paid plan for access to the Run a Script automation action)Possible use cases include:Records over a year old to be cleared out automatically Deleting flagged duplicates Resetting daily / weekly logs for reporting, etc I’ve put together an example base where everything’s set up for reference, and here’s a gif of the automation running.  First, we’ll create an automation that triggers when the ‘Delete’ checkbox is ticked, and add a Run a Script action to it: We’ll then paste in the following code:let {recordId, tableId} = input.config()await base.getTable(tableId).deleteRecordAsync(recordId)The code uses `recordId` and `tableId`, so we’ll define those as input variables by clicking ‘Add input variable’ on the left:You can see how we typed in ‘recordId’ and ‘tableId’ manually, then selected the appropriate option via the dropdown menu For ‘recordId’, we select the record ID of the triggering

Hello :wave: Over the years I’ve discovered you can do all sorts of amazing things with Webhooks. …and with Airtable introducing their native Webhooks feature, it just removed a bunch of “hoop jumping” pain that was required for me to get my data into Airtable :star_struck: With this post I wanted to do a quick walk through of how I use the new Airtable Webhooks feature with native Webflow forms. Now, I can submit my Webflow forms directly into Airtable without using services like Make, Integromat, or Zapier :exploding_head: Let’s build! Setup Airtable Standard stuff here. New Airtable base with a “name” column in it. Automations Flip over to the “Automations” tab. The Magic Here’s the magic :star_struck: Our new Webhook trigger. I copy the new Webhook URL to my clipboard. Webflow Form I create a generic Webflow form. Nothing special here. With the default form block I get a name and email field. For this quickie run through, I blow them away and just leave the forms submi

Have you ever wished it was easier to get new contacts into Airtable from various web forms? Or send marketing emails to people in your tables without manually exporting-importing data? Now you can! We at Outfunnel have added an Airtable integration , that makes it super easy to connect Airtable to email marketing tools like Mailchimp or ActiveCampaign, or web forms like Wix Forms, Elementor, Contact Form 7 and Facebook Lead Forms. So that the next time you send out a newsletter, you can skip the export csv-import csv bit. We’ll continuously be adding marketing tools you can create connections with (at least 2-3 more coming before the end of the year eg. Calendly). How is this better or different than tools like Zapier, you may ask. Generic app integration tools are great for creating basic connections between Airtable and other apps. But deeper marketing use cases can get complex and pricey very quickly. We’re a team of marketing and sales pros and we’ve poured our hearts into making

YES! Yes, yes, yes! They are finally here!!! Airtable is a relational database. As such, it allows you to link records from one table to record(s) from a different table and keep such relationship on both sides.However, there are interesting use cases in which you’d want to link records from one table to records from the exact same table. For example, you might want to have one unique table for Tasks and handle hierarchy between them (e.g. Parent task, and Sub Task(s)).When creating a linked record field to its own table, you would have seen that only one field was created (the one you did manually). You would call this field Child Tasks for example, and link through it the child tasks to any parent task. However, the inverse relationship (backlink) would not be tracked anyway -meaning which are the parent tasks for each child tasks. To such effect we used to have to create yet an additional linked record field to the same Tasks table, and create all sort of nasty automations and scrip

Put together this video tutorial on how to create PDFs of certificates in Airtable with DocuPotion.  Topics covered include:Structuring your table Designing the PDF template Linking the automation to a specific record Triggering the automation when a user checks a ‘Generate Certificate’ checkbox Using your own ‘template’Any questions just let me know!Alex

Hi Airtable builders (and Shopify merchants) 👋 Many of our users asked for a way to sync Shopify product and variant images to Airtable.So we built this new feature with SyncBase (our Airtable-Shopify integration)! How does it work? Our app creates a “Products” table inside a new base (or inside an existing one if you prefer). On this table, you’ll now find an “Images” field (Attachment field type) containing all your product images from your store. You can add or remove any image directly from Airtable.  => And best of all, it syncs instantly! ⚡  I hope this new feature helps some of you build your own Shopify PIM, ERP, or custom workflows inside Airtable. You can of course install and try the app for free. We’re also about to release a feature that syncs all your Shopify files and media (including images) into a single Airtable table (with fields like file ID, alt text, and more) so you can manage everything from one place.Always happy to hear your feedback, so let me know if thi

 Hi everyone!I’ve just launched a new Airtable extension called Text Cleanup Tools on the marketplace, and I’d love to get some feedback from the community.It’s designed to make bulk text manipulation simple - things like: Capitalisation / title case Find + replace Adding prefixes/suffixes Whitespace cleanup URL slug generation + URL encoding …plus a bunch of other handy utilities. A couple of nice quality-of-life features I’m proud of: Full undo/redo support Live preview before you commit changes We’ve been using it internally for a while and it’s already saved us a heap of time, but I’d really appreciate feedback from other real world users. Things we might be missing, workflows we haven’t thought of, or edge cases we should support.You can find it here:https://airtable.com/marketplace/blkhN5rtH7lR6D7q6/text-cleanup-toolsThere’s a generous free tier (I hope!), but as a thanks for any feedback in advance, here’s a coupon that unlocks the pro features for free: IWMJM1NA (curr

Pick the source table / field and the destination table / field and the script handles the rest!Unfortunately, automation scripting doesn’t have the ability to update option colors and so the Scripting Extension is our only option for now! Let me know if you face any issues and I’ll do what I can to help!---Scripts (installation instructions below)Duplicating to the same table: let settings = input.config({ title: `Copy select field options to the same table`, items: [ input.config.table("table", { label: `Table` }), input.config.field("copyField", { parentTable: `table`, label: `Select field to copy options from` }), input.config.field("pasteField", { parentTable: `table`, label: `Select field to paste options into` }), ],});let { table, copyField,pasteField } = settings;const options = copyField.options const cleaned = options.choices.map(({ id, ...rest }) => rest);await pasteField.updateOptionsAsync({choices: cleaned}) Duplicating to another table:le

Hey everyone! I’m Becky and I’m on the Customer Success team at Airtable. I’m currently collecting Airtable users’ favorite tips and tricks so I wanted to reach out and hear directly from our awesome community here! What are some Airtable tips and tricks that you can’t live without? Are there any formulas that you wish you knew about earlier? Are there any Blocks that are game changers for you? What about Zapier integrations that are automating your workflow? One of our favorite tricks? Using the DATEADD formula to automatically return dates after a specified time or date interval. It’s perfect for building out a timeline or schedule for your workflow. For example, let’s say you’re using Airtable to manage a content production cycle where the first draft is due 14 days before the publication date, and the final draft is due 5 days before the publication date. To set this up, you can add the following fields: Publication Date (date field): Select your publication date First Draft (form

Here's a quick guide on how to use a Make Webhook to trigger updates in Airtable!  Here's a link to the base where it's set up, and I've also included the JSON for the scenario at the end of this post in case anyone would like to just import the scenario directly into their Make account instead!One thing to keep in mind with this method is that it will open a new tab for the user, so it's important to close these tabs once they've been used. I've seen a rare case where webhook tabs opened on an iPad weren't closed right away. A week later, closing these tabs refreshed the page and unexpectedly triggered the webhooks again; that was...interesting to troubleshoot Here we append the webhook URL with "?record_id=" to indicate that we're passing a value named "record_id" to Make, allowing us to use it in the Make Scenario:  https://hook.us1.make.com/38jqh9w2gh123ava12y44hfp37o9c1m?record_id=" & RECORD_ID()  After this, we click the button to load up the URL once

Hi community, In the past months I’ve been running a new service that can watch your Airtable schema - or even data - and react in real time. It started alongside my Stripe invoicing product, and now also includes a changelog for fields and tables. This is especially useful in larger bases where several people change tables and the overall structure can shift without anyone noticing. The schema changelog works simply: it reacts to field and table changes right away and can either send events to your webhook or log them in a dedicated Schema Changes table. If you use the table approach, you can review the history yourself and keep track of what your colleagues or clients have modified. You can also ask Airtable Omni to summarize recent changes automatically - it works nicely with this dataset. And since these are just Airtable records, you can discuss key changes directly in comments, like clarifying why a new field was added. The service connects to Airtable with permission to read the

Hey Airtable users 👋I've been working with clients as an Airtable consultant for the past few years (mostly in the European market) and this is a very common request I get.Therefore I built the following 3 "plugins" for my platform AirPluginsBackup base as XLSX - receive a full base backup as xlsx daily via email or webhookExport table or view as XLSX - gives you a link to click (& store somewhere) so you can export data anytimeExport linked records as XLSX - gives a link that allows to export linked records as xlsxThere are also other Airtable plugins available.Feel free to PM me if you have any question, suggestion or request on these plugins.Florian

I was inspired by Studio Source Yearbooks’ case study on building forms for Airtable that would let customers see live pricing, calculate totals automatically, and apply discounts for returning clients. They tested several form solutions for Airtable before deciding on Plumsail Forms with JavaScript.   Adding JavaScript opened up possibilities that other form builders couldn’t easily handle. Instead of being limited to static formulas or one-way logic, they built a fully interactive order form that could run calculations, validate data against their backend system for schools, and keep everything consistent.  What the order form does now:  Show live pricing and totals The form calculates license costs based on quantity. If a customer is returning, it automatically applies a loyalty discount.    Check if a customer already exists When a returning client enters their email, the form calls the backend API to look up their details. If a match is found, it pre-fills company information and

Hi everyone.As part of my job, I have to send a form to my customers, so that they can provide me with production data. iToday, this transfer is done via an Excel file.Tomorrow I'd like to digitize the method.I'm looking to create a form template, which will be sent to my customers, so that they can provide me with the information.The form filled in by the customer must be unique (unique url).The customer would also need to be able to consult and modify the form at any time.At certain times, he can't collect the information all at once.It would also be interesting if the unique form were password-protected.The data will be stored in a dedicated table.Do you have any ideas on how to go about this?Thank you very much!

Problem:If you’ve ever tried connecting Airtable with DocuSign through Make.com, you’ve probably realized how little documentation there is—especially about the nuances of how the DocuSign module actually works. It took me a lot of trial and error to figure out how to get everything syncing smoothly.Solution:In this tutorial, I show how to build a full document automation between Airtable, Google Docs, and DocuSign using Make.com—step by step. You’ll learn how to generate a document template from Google Docs, send it for signature via DocuSign, and track everything back in Airtable automatically.⚙️ What You’ll Learn:How to generate document templates in Google Docs from Airtable records How to send those documents through DocuSign using Make.com How to sync signed documents and signature statuses back into Airtable How to handle tricky module settings and webhook responses in Make.com Lessons learned from testing and debugging real-world workflows👉 Watch the full tutorial here.

Hi everyone, I’m the founder of BaseMailer, an Airtable extension I built after running into the same issue many of you have probably faced: sending and managing emails from Airtable is harder than it should be. With BaseMailer, you can now 🎨 Design emails with a drag-and-drop builder inside Airtable 📎 Attach files directly from records ✉️ Send bulk or one-off emails without exporting data 🔄 Automate email sends when a record is created, updated, or enters a view ✅ Stay compliant with unsubscribe groups & preference links 📊 Track opens and clicks right in your base  My goal is to make Airtable feel like it has a native email system.Check out this short video. Here’s the link if you want to check it out: https://dub.sh/basemailer I’d love feedback from the Airtable community — what’s your current workflow for emails, and what features would make this more useful for you?

Here's a Tampermonkey script that'll let you set the colors of the columns!(Tampermonkey lets you install scripts in your browser to customize and add functionality to a site, in this case, Airtable! https://www.tampermonkey.net/)To use it, you'll need to set up the exact field IDs and colors that you want those fields, as well as the opacity when hovering over the row / having a cell selected:const opacity = 0.4 const colorMap = { "fldI5EIoOG25a85F7": { r: 255, g: 224, b: 204 }, "fldxj4ka7M2FwkJAP": { r: 207, g: 245, b: 209 }, "fldAPHkUW98PsaZV3": { r: 255, g: 234, b: 182 } }; I've placed instructions on how to get the field IDs and RGB color codes in the code itself.  Let me know if there are any bugs and I'll get them sorted!I've also got another script that lets you customize the headers itself in this other forum post---// ==UserScript==// @name Airtable Column Colors// @namespace http://thetimesaving.company// @version 22-Jan-25// @description Changes

I've seen so many posts here about the challenges of building forms in Airtable, especially when you need multiple pages or a more custom layout. Let me bring you the tool that will solve all your design headaches: Plumsail Forms.Try it with a free plan: https://plumsail.com/forms/public-forms/#try-now  In minutes, you’ll have a professional, integrated form that creates and updates records in Airtable. You simply connect Plumsail to your Airtable base, then drag and drop fields onto your form. From there, you can customize the layout exactly the way you want it.  Here's a look at what you can do with Plumsail Forms: 📖 Multipage Forms: Create a smooth user experience by breaking up long forms into multiple, manageable pages. 🧱 Flexible Layouts: Build complex designs using Grids with multiple columns. You can precisely control the field layout, stack fields together, and make your forms look exactly how you want them to.  📁Organize content: Use Tabs or Accordions to organize your fo