Rename Uploaded Files

[Dean_Toland]

I think it would be great to be able to update the names of files once they’re uploaded; this is especially needed when linking images or files from online instead of uploading since you have no control on the naming structure for those external files. I’ve recently found that searching a base includes what’s in the filename and this is becoming problematic since I often link to images on the web that have a lot of text in the filename that I would prefer not to be there.

I think the ability to edit properties of uploaded files once they’re in the base would be a huge help.

[Moe]

If you would like to rename attachments while downloading them locally (not in Airtable), we’ve built a tool that allows you to download all attachments in bulk and it gives you the option to rename each file after one of your fields.

miniExtensions

Bulk Download All Attachments from Airtable - miniExtensions

Downloading one attachment at a time? Don't. This automation downloads Airtable attachments in bulk! The attachments can be any file: images, videos, PDFs, etc.

[Zvi]

I know this is an old issue, but was facing it too recently and noticed that there wasn’t a proper solution for renaming multiple attachments in Airtable. So I created a (paid) extension for that, ZekTec - Airtable Extensions, hope this can help anyone that is facing this in the future :slightly_smiling_face: