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Automatic bidirectional linked records in same table

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Cat_Holland
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

Is there a way when linking Record A to Record B that Record B can automatically be linked back to Record A?

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Augustin_Clouti
6 - Interface Innovator
6 - Interface Innovator

+1000 for this feature

kuovonne
18 - Pluto
18 - Pluto

I sell an automation script for maintaining same table backlinks.

Using this script requires no coding knowledge, and no edits to the code. Copy/paste the script into your automation, and setup the input variables as shown in the video. Note that if you want to be able to edit either link, you will need to use two different automations.

Meredith_Scrogg
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Voting for this - absolutely crazy they don’t already have this, especially when so much of Airtable is table-centric and built so that data should be in one table.

Hannah_Wiginton
10 - Mercury
10 - Mercury

We have the “same table linked records” feature plus 60+ more Airtable functions in the On2Air Actions app.

Here’s a tutorial:

Benjamin_Tincq
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Adding a +1 on this too. Can’t believe users have been asking for this since 2018 :upside_down_face: Also on other threads which have been closed since, it seems.

We use an “organisations” table which lists startups, investors, research institutes, foundations, etc. When adding a link between say, an investor and a startup, there should be a reciprocal link in the startup entry to that list all its investors.

The reason why we put all organisations in the same table is because it’s much easier to handle all organisations from the same table (for instance when you have a “People” table and you want to show their affiliation to an organisation, and not have multiple “organisation” fields")

Maciej_Smola
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

+1, would help immensly

Jeff_Haskin
6 - Interface Innovator
6 - Interface Innovator

Only between two different tables. However, if you create a table and then create a linked record field that links to that same table, then link record 1 to record 2, record 2 will not also be linked to record 1.

Elias_Gomez_Sai
13 - Mars
13 - Mars

Yes, welcome to 2018 :rofl:

Brandi_Bullock
6 - Interface Innovator
6 - Interface Innovator

Here again to vote for this… @airtable where are you?!

Paul1
6 - Interface Innovator
6 - Interface Innovator

An unresolved issue in an ongoing 3 year old post- when it would have closed with no activity in 15 days!!
That’s got to represent some measurable lost profits Airtable!!
Please get this popular request done!