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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/airtable

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 linke

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 whe

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.

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 ge

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

 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

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 fie

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 f

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

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 commen

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 anytime

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 automaticall

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!

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. Her

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 ID

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 form

I've been working with Airtable APIs lately and got tired of the usual hassle - you know, logging into the API docs, hunting through pages to find your Base ID, copying the wrong string... it's annoying.Just built this free tool that solves exactly this problem. You literally just paste any Airtable URL and it instantly extracts the Base ID, Table ID, and View ID for you. No sign-up, no BS.Check it out here: https://shortcuts.sequentialroutine.com/base-idWhat I love about it:- Takes 2 seconds instead of 2 minutes- Works with any Airtable link- Everything happens locally in your browser (no data gets sent anywhere)- One-click copy buttons for each IDBeen using it for our own iOS Shortcuts and API integrations

I have a table with a multiple select field monday, thusday etc etc. I will make a view or a 2nd database where I can show and count all the people on the different days.Monday : count : namesThusday : count : namesetc How can I do this?

Hey everyone - my new Airtable course has just launched on Udemy. This is quite a specific niche, so honestly didn’t go into this thinking there would be too much interest; however, this is something I’m truly passionate about and wanted to share this knowledge with the world as I know how life-changing it can be once you’ve set up systems like the one we’re building in this course. Feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn for more info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisvanhuystee/Still sending the same messages every week by hand?This course shows you how to build an internal communications system that writes and sends tailored message

Just upgraded our favorite iOS shortcut and had to share this with you all!Many users have been using this "Save AI Audio Notes to Airtable" shortcut for months, and the new version is more simplified and easy to use. You literally just speak your thoughts, and it automatically transcribes, structures the data with ChatGPT, and saves everything to your Airtable base. What I love most:- Records your voice notes instantly- ChatGPT processes and structures the messy transcript- Saves both the clean data AND original audio file to Airtable- One-time setup, no monthly subscriptions (unlike those $100+/year apps)The setup takes maybe 10 minutes - you copy a sample base, create an access token, and install the shortcut. That's it.You can use it for everything now - grocery lists, meeting notes, random ideas. The fact that it keeps the origi

Hi all, I've been building an Airtable product called AirDiff over the last ~6 weeks and wanted to share with ya'll since it might be super useful for you. It's built by an Airtable power-user, for Airtable power-users! The tech stack is Next.JS, Typescript, and Tailwind CSS on the front-end, n8n on the back-end, and PostgreSQL on the database layer.I spent a lot of time on UX, design, and making it intuitive and useful so hopefully its reflected if/when using it. The product is like a mini version of Github and Datadog, but for Airtable. (version control, observability, monitoring, historical tracking, analytics).  You basically add a script to any Airtable base, and it'll track all of your schema changes through time (table creation/deletions, field creations/deletions, changing the condition of a field, the text, the choices, table view changes, etc)Some of the things you can do:Generate a developer

Airtable comments are super valuable. They capture quick discussions, context, or decisions that you don’t always want to put directly into fields.But I’ve noticed that when people actually want to review comments, they usually have to open records one by one. That makes it hard to see everything in one place, analyze discussions, or keep a record without a lot of manual work.I know there’s an API that can pull this data, but I ended up creating a small tool for people who aren’t very technical and find APIs difficult to use.The tool lets you filter comments (by table, author, date, or keyword) and export them into something more usable like CSV or JSON.If this fits your use case, you can check it out here: https://viewsandbases.com/comment-exporter