Airtable Web API

Name: Airtable Web API API
Brand: Airtable Web API
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★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentStorageDatabasebearer21 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Read, create, update, and delete records in Airtable bases, list tables and fields, and subscribe to webhook change events.

Quickstart

Get started with Airtable Web API in minutes using your preferred integration method.

# Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf)
{
  "jentic": {
    "url": "https://api.jentic.com/mcp",
    "auth": "oauth"
  }
}

# Then ask your agent:
"list records in an airtable table"

# → Jentic returns the GET /events tool with parameter schema, agent executes.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with Airtable Web API API.

List records in a table with filterByFormula, sort, and view parameters via GET /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}

Create one or more records in a table via POST /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}

Update records partially with PATCH or fully with PUT on the table endpoint

Delete one record by id or many records via the deleteRecords path

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Start building with Airtable Web API API

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Use for: I want to list records from an Airtable table with a filter formula, Create a new record in a base I have access to, Update specific fields on an existing Airtable record, Delete a record by its record ID

Not supported: Does not handle row-level RBAC beyond Airtable's built-in scopes, full-text indexing across bases, or running scripts inside an Airtable extension — use for record CRUD and schema operations only.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI document for Airtable Web API, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for Airtable Web API, keeping it validated and agent-ready. Airtable is a cloud database that combines spreadsheet familiarity with relational features such as linked records, formulas, and views. The 21 documented endpoints expose record-level CRUD inside a base/table, metadata for bases, tables, and fields, and webhook subscriptions for change notifications. Authentication uses bearer personal access tokens or OAuth 2.0 tokens with scoped permissions per base.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use Airtable Web API API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Spreadsheet-Style Record Sync

Sync rows between Airtable and an external system by listing records with GET /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName} (using filterByFormula and pagination via offset), then upserting changes back with PATCH /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId}. Suitable for keeping CRM, billing, or content data aligned with an Airtable working copy used by non-engineers.

List records in table 'Customers' under base 'appXYZ' with filter '{Status}="Active"' and update each matching record to set field 'LastSyncedAt' to today

Lightweight Backend for Internal Tools

Use Airtable as the persistence layer for internal apps where non-engineers need to edit data directly. POST creates, PATCH updates, and DELETE removes records — all scoped to a base/table by ID. Schema introspection via /meta/bases and /meta/bases/{baseId}/tables lets the calling app render columns dynamically without hard-coding field names.

Create three new records in table 'Tasks' with fields { 'Name': 'Audit', 'Owner': 'Sam' } and verify all three IDs are returned

Webhook-Driven Change Listener

Subscribe to Airtable webhooks to react to base, table, or record-level changes without polling. Webhook subscriptions report inserts, updates, and deletes so downstream systems can update caches, trigger notifications, or sync external sources. Manage subscriptions through the /meta/bases/{baseId}/webhooks endpoints.

Create a webhook subscription on base 'appXYZ' that fires when any record in table 'Orders' is created or updated, then verify the subscription is listed

Schema-Aware Bulk Migrations

Migrate or normalise data inside an Airtable base by introspecting field types via /meta/bases/{baseId}/tables, then issuing PATCH or PUT calls in batches of up to 10 records per call. Useful when consolidating multiple bases, renaming fields, or back-filling new columns.

Read the schema of base 'appXYZ', identify the 'Email' field in table 'Contacts', and patch all records to lowercase the email value

Agent CRUD via Jentic

Agents perform Airtable CRUD by searching Jentic for the right record-level operation, loading the schema, and executing under a personal access token managed by Jentic. Removes the need for the agent to remember field-specific endpoint paths or pagination semantics.

Search Jentic for 'list records in an airtable table', load the operation, and execute with baseId 'appXYZ' and tableIdOrName 'Customers'

Key Endpoints

21 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for airtable web api, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}

List records in a table

POST

/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}

Create records

PATCH

/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}

Update records (partial)

DELETE

/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/deleteRecords

Delete multiple records by IDs

GET

/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId}

Get a single record

PATCH

/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId}

Update a single record

GET

/meta/bases

List accessible bases

GET

/meta/bases/{baseId}/tables

List tables in a base

GET

/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}

List records in a table

POST

/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}

Create records

PATCH

/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}

Update records (partial)

DELETE

/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/deleteRecords

Delete multiple records by IDs

GET

/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId}

Get a single record

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

Airtable personal access tokens and OAuth bearer tokens are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault. Agents call the operation with a runtime token and the Authorization header is injected at execution time so raw tokens never enter the agent context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search by intent ('list airtable records', 'create an airtable record') and Jentic returns the matching operation along with the baseId/tableIdOrName parameter schema.

Time to first call

Direct Airtable integration: 1-2 days for token setup, pagination, and rate-limit handling. Through Jentic: under 30 minutes — search, load schema, execute.

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Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

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Choose Notion when content is document-heavy and pages matter; choose Airtable when records, formulas, and views matter most

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Use Smartsheet when Gantt and project planning are required; use Airtable when relational records and views drive the workflow

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Choose monday.com for visual board workflows and built-in automations; choose Airtable for richer record schemas and formulas

Complementary

Zapier

Trigger Zaps from Airtable record changes to fan out into hundreds of other apps

Add Zapier when downstream actions span apps that don't have direct integrations and the agent prefers a no-code orchestration layer

FAQs

Specific to using Airtable Web API API through Jentic.

Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for Airtable Web API?

Airtable does not publish a public OpenAPI specification for the Web API. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call Airtable Web API via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.

What authentication does the Airtable Web API use?

Bearer tokens. Use either a personal access token from airtable.com/create/tokens or an OAuth 2.0 access token. Pass it as Authorization: Bearer <token>. Through Jentic the token is stored encrypted and injected at execution time.

Can I list records with a filter formula?

Yes. GET /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName} accepts filterByFormula, sort, view, pageSize, and offset query parameters. The formula uses the same syntax as Airtable's UI, e.g. AND({Status}="Active", {Region}="EU").

What are the rate limits for the Airtable Web API?

Airtable enforces 5 requests per second per base. Bursts beyond that return HTTP 429 with a 30-second penalty before further requests succeed. Batch up to 10 records per write call to stay efficient.

How do I update an Airtable record through Jentic?

Install with pip install jentic, search for 'update an airtable record', load the PATCH /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId} operation, and execute with baseId, tableIdOrName, recordId, and the fields object. Jentic injects the bearer token at execution time.

Can I subscribe to record changes via webhooks?

Yes. Use the /meta/bases/{baseId}/webhooks endpoints to register a notification URL and a specification of the change types you care about. Airtable will POST change payloads to the URL when matching records are inserted, updated, or deleted.