Block SDK: Invalid Airtable API key specified

[Rupert_Hoffsch1]

I can't get Block SDK to work with Personal Access Tokens. It doesn't accept the format and returns...

Error: ❌ Invalid Airtable API key specified. Make sure you copied it correctly from airtable.com/account.
Code: airtableApiKeyMalformed

@Olafur_Petursso: I saw your post from a few weeks ago and adding the secret key seemed to work for you. You do mean this key, correct?

Any help is highly appreciated! 

[TheTimeSavingCo]

Is this during `block init`?  If so, I vaguely recall hitting something similar; ended up solving it by just making a PAT with access to everything with all workspaces forever heh

And yeap I used that key; lemme know if you're still facing issues with a key that has access to everything and I'll run some tests

[Rupert_Hoffsch1]

@TheTimeSavingCo Thank you! This is happening for 'block set-api-key' and also on 'block submit'. I've tried using a PAT with access to everything, but that didn't solve it. I feel that there is a validator inside of the Blocks SDK that isn't allowing the PAT format and still relies on the old API key format. Setting legacy API keys still works via 'set-api-key', but fails when submitting.

I've reached out to AT support.

[TheTimeSavingCo]

Weird!  I just created a new PAT with only block scopes and access to current and future workspaces.  I then did a `block set-api-key` and it saved it fine

Let me know if I can test anything to help!

[Rupert_Hoffsch1]

Tried the same again (hadn't used "access to current and future workspaces" before), but with no luck. What's your blocks version in package.json?

[TheTimeSavingCo]

Here!

CLI:

@airtable/blocks-cli/2.0.4 darwin-x64 node-v19.5.0

[Rupert_Hoffsch1 · Accepted solution]

Puh, realized I was still using an old version of the Blocks CLI. Played around with Node.JS versions and eventually managed to update. Now all is working! Thanks for your support and sharing!!

[TheTimeSavingCo]

Ahh yeah, been there man.  Glad you got it sorted!

[TheTimeSavingCo]

If you've already tried a PAT with only block scopes and access to current and future workspaces and it still isn't working you may want to open a support ticket with Airtable directly!

[Rupert_Hoffsch1]

Have you checked your Block CLI version? Not updating that caused the issue for me (had to play with Node versions a bit as far as I remember)