Database

Airtable

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Airtable is a platform that combines the features of a spreadsheet and a database. With the Airtable app in ﻿, you can manage the records in your Airtable account. 
Requirements
To use the Airtable app in ﻿, you must have an Airtable account.
Connect Airtable and ﻿ 
You can connect Airtable apps in ﻿ in two ways:
﻿Connect with OAuth﻿﻿
﻿Connect with a Personal Access Token﻿﻿
Create the connection in ﻿ with OAuth
To create the connection with OAuth:
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Log in to your ﻿ account, add an Airtable module to your ﻿, click the Add button next to the Connection type field, and select the connection type as Airtable OAuth.
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Optional: In the ​​Connection name​​ field, enter a name for the connection.
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Optional: Switch on Show Advanced Settings and enter the client credentials created in the section, Obtain OAuth Credentials.
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Click Save.
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In the Authentication screen, click Add a base and select the base to which you want to grant access.
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Click Grant access.
You've successfully created the connection and can now use the Airtable app in your ﻿. If you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps here.
To obtain OAuth credentials:
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Log in to your Airtable account.
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Click Profile > Developer hub.
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Click OAuth integrations > Register new OAuth integration.
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Enter the name for the integration and OAuth redirect URL as https://www.integromat.com/oauth/cb/airtable3.
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Click Generate client secret.
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Copy the Client ID and Client Secret values and store them in a safe place.
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Select the scopes, enter the support information, and click Save changes.
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Create the connection in ﻿ with a Personal Access Token
You can connect Airtable apps using personal access token values from your Airtable account.
1
Log in to your Airtable account.
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Click Your Profile Icon > Developer hub.
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Click Personal access tokens > Create new token.
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Enter a name for the access token, select the Scopes, Access, and click Create token.
Users should choose at least the following most frequently required scopes: data.records:read, data.records:write, and schema.bases:read
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Copy the Personal access token value and store it in a safe place.
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Click Done.
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Log in to your ﻿ account, add an Airtable module to your ﻿, click the Add button next to the Connection type field, and select the connection type as Airtable Token or Key.
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Optional: In the ​​Connection name​​ field, enter a name for the connection.
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Select the token type as Personal Access Token and enter the token copied in step 5 above.
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Optional: Switch on Show Advanced Settings and select the proxy service in the Proxy field.
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Click Save.
You've successfully created the connection and can now use the Airtable app in your ﻿. If you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps here.
Templates
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Airtable resources
﻿Airtable REST API Documentation﻿