Adding a new option to multiple select field through a form

[Airtable_Padaw1]

Hello! On the grid view, users are normally able to add new options to a multiple select field. However, when I try to do this on a form, I can only select from existing options. Is there any way to get around this? 

[ScottWorld]

Your #1 best bet for doing this is to use Fillout's advanced forms for Airtable.

Fillout is 100% free and I love using Fillout for this, because it’s the easiest & quickest & most bulletproof way of doing this.

Fillout also offers hundreds of advanced features for Airtable forms that go above & beyond what you are looking for (i.e. the ability to add new options to a multiple select field). For example, Fillout even lets you update existing Airtable records from a form.

However, if you want to try to do this natively in Airtable, check out the instructions that I gave in this thread.

Hope this helps! If you’d like to hire an expert Airtable consultant to help you with anything Airtable-related, please feel free to contact me through my website: Airtable consultant — ScottWorld 

[Sistema_Aotearo]

I personally do Scott's option 2. The only difference is that I manually look over the added options and add them to the list myself.

I found that having users add to this list can lead to messy data. But if your use case is more manageable then for sure automation makes it easier!

[HannesK-ME]

Hi there, 

Hannes from the miniExtensions team here! I just wanted to add that our form offers this functionality as well, without any need for automations or separate fields. You can try this out with a free account now! 🙂