Configure Airtable API

To use Airtable with PixieBrix, you’ll need to set up an integration.

How to get an Airtable API key or token

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Airtable API keys will be deprecated in January 2024, at which time you’ll need to use tokens with restricted scopes to access. Updated documentation will come at that time if it impacts your usage with PixieBrix.

Go to the Airtable API Key page
Click to access your API key (you’ll need to confirm your email if you haven’t already).

Copy the key value.

How To Find Airtable Base Id

Your “base” is your board the holds the data. To find your baseId, go to the base or project in Airtable.

When on a base, you can find the ID in the URL. It’s the first string that comes between the / and starts with app.

Copy the whole string, everything between airtable.com/ and the next /

Setting up Airtable Configuration in PixieBrix

To set up an Airtable integration that your team can use, head to the Admin Console. Make sure the desired team is selected at the top of the page, and then select Integrations from the left sidenav. Click Add Integration.

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If you’d prefer to create a personal integration that only you can access, choose Integrations from the Extension Console instead, select the + Add Integration button, search for Airtable, and click Configure, then continue with the following step.

Search for airtable and select the airtable/api integration and select it.

Name your configuration something clear to you.

Paste the apiKey you retrieved from Airtable, as well as the baseId.

Click “Save” and you’ll be able to use this integration in mods that reference Airtable.