Airtable

Airtable

Read bases, tables, and records directly via api.airtable.com.

Setup (one-time)

1. Go to https://airtable.com/create/tokens
2. Click + Create new token, give it a name
3. Add scopes:
   • data.records:read
   • schema.bases:read
4. Under Access, select which bases to grant access to (or all)
5. Copy the token — it starts with pat
6. Set the environment variable:

   AIRTABLE_PAT=pat_your_token_here
   

Commands

List all accessible bases

python3 /mnt/skills/user/airtable/scripts/airtable.py list-bases

List tables in a base

python3 /mnt/skills/user/airtable/scripts/airtable.py list-tables <base_id>

List records in a table

python3 /mnt/skills/user/airtable/scripts/airtable.py list-records <base_id> "Table Name"
python3 /mnt/skills/user/airtable/scripts/airtable.py list-records <base_id> "Table Name" --limit 50

Filter records with a formula

python3 /mnt/skills/user/airtable/scripts/airtable.py list-records <base_id> "Tasks" --filter "{Status}='Done'"
python3 /mnt/skills/user/airtable/scripts/airtable.py list-records <base_id> "Contacts" --filter "NOT({Email}='')"

Filter to specific fields only

python3 /mnt/skills/user/airtable/scripts/airtable.py list-records <base_id> "People" --fields "Name,Email,Company"

Use a specific view

python3 /mnt/skills/user/airtable/scripts/airtable.py list-records <base_id> "Tasks" --view "Active Tasks"

Get a specific record

python3 /mnt/skills/user/airtable/scripts/airtable.py get-record <base_id> "Table Name" <record_id>

Search records

python3 /mnt/skills/user/airtable/scripts/airtable.py search-records <base_id> "Contacts" "Smith"
python3 /mnt/skills/user/airtable/scripts/airtable.py search-records <base_id> "Contacts" "smith@acme.com" --field "Email"

Notes

• Free plan: unlimited bases, 1,000 records per base. API reads work on free.
• Base IDs start with app, record IDs start with rec.
• Table names are case-sensitive and must match exactly. Use quotes if the name has spaces.
• Airtable deprecated old API keys in Feb 2024. Only Personal Access Tokens (PAT) work now.