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Issue with prefill parameters in public forms

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enevala
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Hi everyone,

I'm new to Airtable and really excited about using it! I'm trying to create a simple feedback form with four options, where one option is selected based on a URL parameter. I can get the selection to work when I use the ?prefill_type=xxxx parameter in the URL while logged in. For example:

...airtable.com/appZv5lCwXXXXXXX/pagY4IFXXXXXX?prefill_type=xxxx

However, this link only works for logged-in users. To make the form publicly accessible, I add /form to the URL like this:

...airtable.com/appZv5lCwXXXXXXX/pagY4IFXXXXXX/form

This public link works, and anyone can fill out the form. But when I try to add the ?prefill_ parameters, they don't populate the fields. For example:

...airtable.com/appZv5lCwXXXXXXX/pagY4IFXXXXXX/form?prefill_type=xxxx

The fields are not prefilled. My issue is that I can't get the prefill function to work in public forms, but it works when I'm logged in. I've searched for information but haven't found a solution. Maybe it's something simple I'm missing.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Kenneth_Raghuna
8 - Airtable Astronomer
8 - Airtable Astronomer

Would you mind posting a link to the form? If you're not comfortable posting it on the forum, please message it to me privately.

The fields should be prefilling if the URL is constructed correctly. 

Hello @enevala,
Solution within Airtable
As @Kenneth_Raghuna suggest it should be related to URL constructions.
I would recommend you to check this https://support.airtable.com/docs/prefilling-a-form-via-encoded-url 

Other Solution
Check this form tool called Fillout, It has inbuilt Airtable Integration and also supports Pre-fill fields from Airtable data. There are lots of other features worth checking like scheduling, workflow, PSD filling, etc.  It's also free to use for a 1k response. 

I hope this helps you. 👍

enevala
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Thanks for the help. I found the solution. The problem was that even though I had the address, exactly as specified in the instructions, it still didn't work because the record title had a capital letter. The URL was written exactly the same as the record title. I changed both to lowercase and got it to work. I also tested changing to back to uppercase and the problem occurred again.