# Airtable
Airtable (opens new window) is a cloud-based platform that allows you to link records from one table to another, creating an easy-to-share relational database. Airtable provides pre-built templates for different industries and use cases, including project management, event planning, customer relationship management, and more.
# API version
The Airtable connector uses Airtable's REST-based API v1 (opens new window).
# Connection setup
The Airtable connector supports the following authentication types:
# Personal access token
Use personal access token authentication to connect to Airtable with a token generated from your Airtable account.
API KEY DEPRECATION
Airtable deprecated API keys for authentication at the end of January 2024. API keys no longer work on the platform. Migrate to personal access tokens to maintain API access to Airtable. Personal access tokens provide granular, secure API access to your Airtable data.
# Create a personal access token
Refer to Creating personal access tokens (opens new window) in the Airtable documentation.
# Connect to Airtable using personal access token
Complete the following steps to set up a personal access token connection to Airtable in Workato:
Click Create > Connection.
Search for and select Airtable on the New connection page.
Enter a name for your connection in the Connection name field.
Airtable connection setup
Use the Location drop-down menu to select the project where you plan to store the connection.
Use the Authentication type drop-down menu to select Personal access token.
Enter your personal access token in the Personal access token field.
Optional. Use the Custom OAuth profile drop-down menu to select a custom OAuth profile for your connection.
Click Connect.
# OAuth 2.0
Use OAuth 2.0 to connect to Airtable by signing in and granting access through Airtable's authorization flow.
# Minimum and default scopes
The scopes data.records:read and schema.bases:read are always requested. The connection defaults to data.records:read, schema.bases:read, data.records:write, and schema.bases:write if no additional scopes are selected.
Ensure that any additional scopes you select are supported by your Airtable plan. Selecting unsupported scopes may result in a connection error. For example, the scope View metadata about workspaces, bases, and views including collaborators corresponds to workspacesAndBases:read, which is available only on the Business and Enterprise Scale plans.
Refer to the Airtable documentation for more information on Airtable OAuth scopes and associated plans (opens new window).
# Connect to Airtable using OAuth 2.0
Complete the following steps to set up an OAuth 2.0 connection to Airtable in Workato:
Click Create > Connection.
Search for and select Airtable on the New connection page.
Enter a name for your connection in the Connection name field.
Airtable connection setup
Use the Location drop-down menu to select the project where you plan to store the connection.
Use the Authentication type drop-down menu to select OAuth 2.0.
Expand Advanced settings and use the Requested permissions (OAuth scopes) drop-down menu to select the scopes for this connection.
Optional. Use the Custom OAuth profile drop-down menu to select a custom OAuth profile for your connection.
Click Connect.
Sign in to Airtable when prompted and click Allow to grant Workato access.
Last updated: 3/11/2026, 6:05:38 PM