Airtable

Airtable

Access the Airtable API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage bases, tables, and records with full CRUD operations.

Quick Start

# List records from a table
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}?maxRecords=100')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/airtable/{native-api-path}

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual Airtable API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to api.airtable.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Airtable OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=airtable&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'airtable'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "airtable",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Airtable connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/airtable/v0/appXXXXX/TableName')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

List Bases

GET /airtable/v0/meta/bases

Get Base Schema

GET /airtable/v0/meta/bases/{baseId}/tables

List Records

GET /airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}?maxRecords=100

With view:

GET /airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}?view=Grid%20view&maxRecords=100

With filter formula:

GET /airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}?filterByFormula={Status}='Active'

With field selection:

GET /airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}?fields[]=Name&fields[]=Status&fields[]=Email

With sorting:

GET /airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}?sort[0][field]=Created&sort[0][direction]=desc

Get Record

GET /airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId}

Create Records

POST /airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "records": [
    {
      "fields": {
        "Name": "New Record",
        "Status": "Active",
        "Email": "test@example.com"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Update Records (PATCH - partial update)

PATCH /airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "recXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
      "fields": {
        "Status": "Completed"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Update Records (PUT - full replace)

PUT /airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "recXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
      "fields": {
        "Name": "Updated Name",
        "Status": "Active"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Delete Records

DELETE /airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}?records[]=recXXXXX&records[]=recYYYYY

Pagination

Use pageSize and offset for pagination:

GET /airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}?pageSize=50&offset=itrXXXXXXXXXXX

Response includes offset when more records exist:

{
  "records": [...],
  "offset": "itrXXXXXXXXXXX"
}

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/airtable/v0/appXXXXX/TableName?maxRecords=10',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/airtable/v0/appXXXXX/TableName',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    params={'maxRecords': 10}
)

Notes

• Base IDs start with app
• Table IDs start with tbl (can also use table name)
• Record IDs start with rec
• Maximum 100 records per request for create/update
• Maximum 10 records per delete request
• Filter formulas use Airtable formula syntax
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: Invalid API Key

When you receive a "Invalid API key" error, ALWAYS follow these steps before concluding there is an issue:

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Resources

• Airtable API Overview
• List Records
• Create Records
• Update Records
• Delete Records
• Formula Reference