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Now Available for All Customers who can use ScriptingWe're excited to announce the general availability of Secrets for Automations! You can now securely store and use sensitive information like API keys, passwords, and tokens in your Automation scripts without exposing them in plain text.Why Secrets MatterWhen connecting to external services in Run Script Actions, you may need to include sensitive credentials directly in your script code. This created potential security risks, as anyone with Editor access to your base could view these credentials.With Secrets, you can now:Store sensitive information securely in Builder Hub Share access selectively with specific user groups (for customers on Business and above) Use the same secrets across multiple bases and automations Prevent unauthorized viewing of secrets or editing

Hey Airtable Community! We recently challenged our Airtable MVPs—highly sophisticated Airtable builders who are part of our exclusive MVP program—to showcase how they're leveraging Airtable's AI capabilities to solve real-world problems, and the results were truly inspiring. Today, we're thrilled to shine a spotlight on the brilliant minds and groundbreaking solutions that were shared in the Airtable MVP AI Build Contest. From streamlining complex business operations to enhancing personal well-being, these winners demonstrate the immense potential of what you can build with Airtable AI.  

Hey Airtable Community,We’re thrilled to announce a series of upcoming Onboarding Office Hours events! This is an excellent opportunity for new users to get up to speed and for seasoned users to refine their skills. Check out the dates and reserve your spot:March 19 April 22 May 6 June 4✅ Here's what you can expect:A recap of recent, important Airtable news and announcements A guided walk-through of essential onboarding resources Hand-picked best practices for building your app in Airtable Open Q&A where you can ask questions and get general advice from an

Welcome to the June 2025 edition of The Airtable Effect—a monthly roundup of what’s new, what’s inspiring, and what’s possible with Airtable. Whether you're an everyday builder, a certified pro, or just getting started, this newsletter is for you.In each rendition of the newsletter, we’ll bring you:New product and program launches and updates The latest educational content from Airtable Academy Highlights from the Airtable Community Upcoming events you won’t want to missYou can find The Airtable Effect every month:In your inbox (are you opted into marketing emails?) On LinkedIn (make sure to subscribe to this newsletter!) In the Airtable Community (check the Onboarding Resources section)Let’s take a look back at what happened in Airtable last month. 

Hi Everyone! We have some exciting news to share. Please welcome to Academy, our new five-course AI-Powered App Building Learning Path and Certification!Maybe you’ve been tasked with investigating how to implement AI at your business, or you’re curious about how AI can support your individual role. Either way, we know the landscape is changing quickly, and it can be tough to get a foothold. This learning path and certification are designed to help you perfectly craft prompts, stand up an AI strategy and execute a successful implementation and rollout. Here’s what to expect before you dive in:The magic of no-code and AI working in harmony.

Hey Airtable Community! We're excited to announce an upcoming change that will streamline your experience within our vibrant community. Effective June 2nd, the Airtable Community will exclusively support login via Single Sign-On (SSO). This means the option to log in with a separate username and password will no longer be available after this date. What does this mean for you?This transition to SSO will provide a more unified login process. We believe this change will ultimately benefit everyone in the community. How do you swap over to SSO?The good news is that for most of you, the switch will be completely seamless! If the email address you currently use for your Airtable Community profile matches the email address associated with the SSO login you use to access Airtable, you won't need to do anything special. Simply log in via the SSO option, and you'll be a

Welcome to June! ☀️  Longer days, warmer weather, and hopefully a little more time to relax (or build something cool in Airtable 😎). Got fun summer plans? Let us know in the comments!While the season may be calling us outdoors, we want to take a moment to shine a spotlight on the amazing members of our community who showed up big in last month. These folks went the extra mile — answering questions, offering encouragement, and helping others get the most out of Airtable.🎉 Let’s give it up for our Top Contributors! 🎉Top Contributors are members who embody the spirit of the Airtable Community. They're knowledgeable, supportive, and always willing to lend a hand. When we recognize Top Contributors, we look at a blend of activity metrics (like answers, replies, and likes) and community values — making sure all engagement aligns with our  

Hey Airtable Community,  Hello, summertime ☀️What are your plans this summer? Share them in the comments below!  While it’s major travel season with summer breaks and all, we can’t forget to celebrate our members who continue to log in and help the community when they could be enjoying sunshine and the pool/beach. So here’s another celebration post for our Top Contributors in April!Reminder, top contributors are our outstanding members who elevate the Airtable experience for all by imparting knowledge and bringing a spirit of positivity and encouragement to the community. When recognizing our Top Contributors, we look at the quantitative data (e.g. likes received, answers given), as well as the quality to make sure everyone follows our Community

Hey Airtable Community! I'm ​@Ayesha_Bose from the Product team, and excited to share some small updates we’ve made to the Dashboard Layout in Interfaces recently over the last few weeks.These are some quick changes to help you build better dashboards and make it easier for you to use.You can now add, delete, and edit records directly in Dashboards! For example, if you have a List view in your Dashboard, you can give your users the ability to directly edit those records. We now support the Calendar view. We now support the Kanban view.

Hello! I'm Emily, a Product Manager at Airtable. We're excited to announce that HyperDB is now generally available, giving your organization the ability to work with massive datasets directly in Airtable. What is HyperDB?HyperDB is our new storage layer that allows Enterprise Scale organizations to operationalize massive datasets within Airtable. For the first time, you can:Store and publish truly massive data on the Airtable platform (up to 100M rows) Store data outside a base, ensuring that admins have control over who has access to data Publish Verified Data Sets that are backed by a HyperDB Table to ensure builders are using the most up-to-date information in their apps

Hello! I’m ​@chasethompson, a Product Manager here at Airtable. We're excited to announce that our Gantt Timeline view now shows more context, allowing you to see all fields side by side and edit them inline.What is the enhanced Gantt Timeline and why would you use it?With this enhancement, you can now combine the flexibility of list-based work management with the visual power of Gantt timelines in one experience. You can edit dates, dependencies, and task details from a single interface without losing visual timeline context.We recommend using the enhanced Gantt Timeline for key use cases like:Portfolio management - A portfolio director overseeing initiatives across multiple departments who needs to adjust timelines while seeing impacts on dependencies Complex project management - A project manager handling detailed projects who needs to make quick adjustments whi

Welcome to the May 2025 edition of The Airtable Effect—a monthly roundup of what’s new, what’s inspiring, and what’s possible with Airtable. Whether you're an everyday builder, a certified pro, or just getting started, this newsletter is for you.In each rendition of the newsletter, we’ll bring you:New product and program launches and updates The latest educational content from Airtable Academy Highlights from the Airtable Community Upcoming events you won’t want to missYou can find The Airtable Effect every month:In your inbox (are you opted into our marketing emails?) On LinkedIn (make sure to subscribe to this newsletter!) In the Airtable Community (check the

Hello! I'm ​@emily_houlihan, a Product Manager at Airtable. We're excited to announce that HyperDB is now generally available, giving your organization the ability to work with massive datasets directly in Airtable.What is HyperDB?HyperDB is our new storage layer that allows Enterprise Scale organizations to operationalize massive datasets within Airtable. For the first time, you can:Store and publish truly massive data on the Airtable platform (up to 100M rows) Store data outside a base, ensuring that admins have control over who has access to data Publish Verified Data Sets that are backed by a HyperDB Table to ensure builders are using the most up-to-date information in their apps

Hey Airtable community, ​@derekwu here with Airtable’s product team.We launched Managed Apps and components last September and we’ve seen customers use them to power some of their most important workflows. We’re excited to  launch a couple of new features for Managed Apps and components to expand where and how you can use them.Use Managed components with your existing tables and fieldsThis is a new capability that allows you to incorporate Managed components into existing workflows. While installing a Managed component, you’ll be able to reference existing tables and fields instead of always creating new ones. Everything else in the managed component will work seamlessly with these substitutions, so you won’t have to rewire your base.Note: For existing Managed components, you’ll have to publish a new version of the component to your App library before this feature will become a

Welcome to the very first edition of The Airtable Effect—a monthly roundup of what’s new, what’s inspiring, and what’s possible with Airtable. Whether you're an everyday builder, a certified pro, or just getting started, this newsletter is for you.In each rendition of the newsletter, we’ll bring you:New product and program launches and updates The latest educational content from Airtable Academy Highlights from the Airtable Community Upcoming events you won’t want to missYou can find The Airtable Effect every month:In your inbox (are you opted into marketing emails?) On LinkedIn (make sure to subscribe!) In the Airtable Community (right here in the Onboardin