Connect Airtable

≈ 3 min Extension Web app Bearer Token

Before you start

• An Airtable account with access to the bases you want to use.

Used by

• Airtable

Set it up

1. Create the token. On Airtable, open Builder hub › Personal access tokens (airtable.com/create/tokens) and click Create token.

2. Add scopes and bases. Add the scopes data.records:read, data.records:write and schema.bases:read, then under Access add the bases (or the workspace) it may use. Click Create token and copy it.

3. Save it in AWFlow. Open Credentials and click Add Credential (or + Add Credential in a node’s Credential field), then fill the New Credential form. In the browser side panel the form comes in two steps: tap AirTable in the list, then fill the rest.

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   1. 1 Step 1:Pick AirTable Under Integration App / Service, pick AirTable. There is no Auth Type menu: AirTable uses a Bearer Token.
   2. 2 Step 2:Name it For example Airtable – CRM base. A Description is optional.
   3. 3 Step 3:Paste the token Paste the token into Bearer Token.
   4. 4 Step 4:Check where it is saved Signed in, choose Local (this browser only) or Cloud (synced to your account) under Storage location. Without an account it is saved locally in this browser, as here.
   5. 5 Step 5:Click Create Credential Check: the credential is listed on the Credentials page, ready to pick in nodes.

   Numbered areas in the screenshot: 1. Integration App / Service: AirTable; 2. Name; 3. Bearer Token; 4. Where the secret is stored (here, locally in this browser); 5. Create Credential.

Check it's connected — 

In an Airtable node, open the Base list: your bases appear. Pick one and the Table list fills too.

Where your token lives

Where your token lives — 

The credential is stored where you choose when you create it:

• Local (this browser only): encrypted in this browser. The encryption key is kept on the same device, so turn on the local secret vault to lock it with a passphrase only you know.
• Cloud (synced to your account): sent over an encrypted connection and stored encrypted on AWFlow’s server, so it works on your other devices.

When a step runs, your browser sends it only to api.airtable.com. AWFlow’s servers never relay the call.

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Permissions each operation needs

Operation	Scope
Base · Get many, Get schema	schema.bases:read
Record · Get, Search	data.records:read
Record · Create, Update, Delete	data.records:write

Common issues

• “Invalid permissions, or the requested model was not found”. The token has no access to this base, or lacks a scope. Edit the token on Airtable and add the base or scope.
• The Base list is empty. No base was added under Access when the token was created.
• “Missing base ID” or “Missing table ID”. Pick Base first, then Table.

Related

Airtable node

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