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Airtable Trigger

The Airtable Trigger starts an orchestration when a record is created, updated, or deleted in an Airtable base. Airtable Trigger Node

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Use Cases

  • Sync Airtable records to another service when new rows are added
  • Notify a Slack channel when a CRM record is updated
  • Trigger an AI agent when new data arrives in Airtable

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Credentials

This node requires an Airtable credential. Two credential types are supported:
TypeDescription
Airtable Personal Access TokenToken-based authentication using an Airtable API token
Airtable OAuth2Platform-managed OAuth2 — sign in with your Airtable account
To create a credential, go to Settings → Credentials → New Credential and select the Airtable credential type.

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Node Reference

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Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
CredentialCredentialYesSelect or create an Airtable credential
BaseResource LocatorYesThe Airtable base to monitor — select from list, by URL, or by ID
TableResource LocatorYesThe table within the base to monitor — select from list, by URL, or by ID
Trigger FieldStringYesA Created Time or Last Modified Time field used to detect new/updated records. Your table schema must include one of these field types for the trigger to work correctly.
Download AttachmentsBooleanNoWhen enabled, downloads any attachment fields defined in Additional Fields
Additional Fields — FieldsStringNoComma-separated list of field names to return in the output (returns all fields by default)

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Output Data

The trigger outputs the full record that triggered the event: 
{
  "id": "recXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
  "createdTime": "2025-03-10T09:00:00.000Z",
  "fields": {
    "Name": "Acme Corp",
    "Status": "Active",
    "Revenue": 150000
  }
}
Reference fields in downstream nodes: 
{{ airtableTrigger.fields.Name }}
{{ airtableTrigger.fields.Status }}
{{ airtableTrigger.id }}
  • Airtable — Read and write Airtable records within an orchestration
  • Conditions — Branch based on record field values