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# Airtable trigger

# Airtable Trigger

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

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/subverse-611dde60/UZLalX8VX2i72yfQ/images/agentverse/airtable-trigger-node.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UZLalX8VX2i72yfQ&q=85&s=6c86faf9115133dfda5e48accf038a2e" alt="Airtable Trigger Node" width="804" height="1360" data-path="images/agentverse/airtable-trigger-node.png" />

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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:

| Type                               | Description                                                  |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Airtable Personal Access Token** | Token-based authentication using an Airtable API token       |
| **Airtable OAuth2**                | Platform-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

### Parameters

| Parameter                      | Type             | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------ | ---------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Credential**                 | Credential       | Yes      | Select or create an Airtable credential                                                                                                                                           |
| **Base**                       | Resource Locator | Yes      | The Airtable base to monitor — select from list, by URL, or by ID                                                                                                                 |
| **Table**                      | Resource Locator | Yes      | The table within the base to monitor — select from list, by URL, or by ID                                                                                                         |
| **Trigger Field**              | String           | Yes      | A **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 Attachments**       | Boolean          | No       | When enabled, downloads any attachment fields defined in **Additional Fields**                                                                                                    |
| **Additional Fields — Fields** | String           | No       | Comma-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:

```json theme={null}
{
  "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 }}
```

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## Related Nodes

* [Airtable](./airtable.md) — Read and write Airtable records within an orchestration
* [Conditions](./conditions.md) — Branch based on record field values