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useSession dangerous when running app in a universe base

I noticed useSession can return null/undefined when running an app in a base in the Airtable universe. This can cause fatal bugs when code relies on it not being null. It might be worth making a note of this on the docs Airtable Blocks SDK and making...

Andy_Cloke by 8 - Airtable Astronomer
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Save custom app output as pdf or enable printing

Hi, I’ve created a custom app which uses chart.js and tables to display custom reports on individual records pulling data from linked tables. I am very happy with what has been created but I am unable access these reports outside of the airtable bloc...

'block run' command leading to errors

Hi, I’ve tried installing and launching a hello world app from the documentation for the first time today. I encountered a few issues initially trying to install the CLI, however I eventually seemed to get it working. The issue I’m having now is with...

Specify fields for expandRecord

Hey there, expandRecord is really a great feature because it can eliminate the need for me to develop edit record forms in my apps, but for that to truly be used for that, it needs to accept the list of fields to display. @Taylor_Savage, is there an ...

Anyway to add Babel plugins?

Does anyone know if you can get babel plugins working with base run? I’d like to use Styled Components and the css prop so I can write quick inline css. Is this possible?

Capturing change events from before the block loads

I’m trying to make a Block that can detect changes (such as deletes) to the Airtable and notify another service. It doesn’t seem possible to efficiently detect deletes using the Airtable API with the 10’s of thousands of records we have in our Airtab...

Resolved! a.isDirectory is not a function -> How to fix it

Hello, I’m trying to init a custom block for my database but i get this following error whenever I launch the command line block init from any github repo. Initializing block using https://github.com/xavdid/airtable-grouped-chart template ❌ Something...

Fabien_Vermot by 5 - Automation Enthusiast
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Using a select element to render a recordset (react)

Hopefully someone can help. I’m using the airtable API to build a custom app. I want to have a record picker which displays a selection of records, upon selecting the record the resulting report (data based on selection) is rendered. I’ve been playin...

Block won't release to Airtable's server

Hi all! I’m trying to remix the Wikipedia Enrichment app from Github. I’ve got everything installed and it’s working great, but I can’t get the app to release to Airtable’s servers. I’m getting zero feedback from Terminal when I put in $ block releas...

Resolved! Cannot create Multiple Record Link Type for a Field?

Uncaught (in promise) Error: Can't create table: invalid field config for field 'games_id'. Creating or updating options for multipleRecordLinks fields is not supported at this time. Is there any other mechanism or workaround for this? When creating...

Avi_Moondra by 5 - Automation Enthusiast
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