create_automation
Creates an automation (trigger plus actions, including conditional and repeating groups).
Creates an automation (trigger plus actions, including conditional and repeating groups). Saves the draft configuration only — it is off until the user reviews and turns it on in the Airtable UI. Prefer calling `get_create_automation_instructions` first. Example prompt: - "Set up an automation to send a Slack message whenever a new record is added to my Tasks table"
create_base
Creates a new Airtable base.
Creates a new Airtable base. Example prompts: - "Create a base called 'Project Tracker' in my workspace" - "Set up a new base for tracking job applications"
create_field
Adds a new field to an existing table.
create_interface
Creates a new interface within a base.
Creates a new interface within a base. Interfaces let you present your base's data in custom layouts that teammates can use without needing direct access to the underlying tables. Example prompts: - "Create an interface for the Projects base" - "Set up a new interface for the HR team"
create_page
Creates a new page within an interface.
Creates a new page within an interface. Supports visualization, dashboard, and recordDetail
page types. Supports kanban, list, calendar, gallery, grid, timeline, and recordReview
visualization types for "visualization" pages.
create_records_for_table
Creates records in a table.
Creates records in a table. Example prompts: - "Add a new task called 'Review Q3 budget' to my Tasks table" - "Create a record in the Contacts table for Maria Chen"
create_table
Creates a new table in a base.
Creates a new table in a base. Example prompts: - "Add a Projects table to my base with Title, Status, and Priority columns" - "Create a Contacts table"
delete_automation
Deletes an automation that is off.
Deletes an automation that is off. Automations that are on must be turned off in the Airtable UI first. Example prompt: - "Delete the unused automation named Weekly digest"
delete_interface
Deletes an interface, including all of its pages, from a base.
delete_page
Deletes a page from an interface.
delete_records_for_table
Deletes records from a table by ID.
Deletes records from a table by ID. For example: "Delete record with id recsMsWiMlekQ9cqo."
delete_table
Deletes an entire table, including its records, fields, and views, from a base.
describe_page_element
Returns the configuration options for a page element type (list, grid, kanban, calendar, gallery, timeline, recordReview, number, barChart, lineChart, scatterChart, pieChart, donutChart, pivotTable).
describe_page_type
Returns the configuration options for a page type (visualization, dashboard, and recordDetail).
display_records_for_table
Renders records as an interactive widget (kanban board or levels view).
fetch_automation_input_data
Fetches dynamic input options for an automation trigger or action (for example Slack channels or Jira projects).
Fetches dynamic input options for an automation trigger or action (for example Slack channels or Jira projects). Requires an external account ID from `list_external_accounts`. Example prompt: - "Which Slack channels can I send to in this automation?"
get_automation
Gets the full configuration of a single automation, including trigger and action inputs and deployment status.
Gets the full configuration of a single automation, including trigger and action inputs and deployment status. Use `list_automations` first to obtain the automation ID. Example prompt: - "Show me the full configuration of the Slack notification automation"
get_create_automation_instructions
Returns the full specification for creating or updating automations — supported triggers and actions, expression language, catalogs, and examples.
Returns the full specification for creating or updating automations — supported triggers and actions, expression language, catalogs, and examples. AI tools typically call this once per session before building an automation.
get_form_schema
Returns the layout of a form: its sections, fields, required fields, and visibility conditions.
get_record_for_page
Gets a single record from an interface page.
Gets a single record from an interface page. Works even when users only have access to the interface, not the underlying base.
get_table_schema
Returns a JSON representation of a table's fields, including names, IDs, types, and configuration options.
list_automations
Lists automations in a base, including ID, name, deployment status, trigger info, and node summaries.
Lists automations in a base, including ID, name, deployment status, trigger info, and node summaries. Optionally filter by trigger type. Example prompts: - "What automations are configured in this base?" - "Show me automations that run when a record is created"
list_bases
Finds the Airtable bases you have access to.
list_external_accounts
Lists third-party accounts connected to your Airtable account (Slack, Google, etc.) that can be used in integrations and automations.
list_pages_for_base
Lists all interfaces and their pages for a base.
Lists all interfaces and their pages for a base. Pages can be dashboards, record lists, or overview pages.
list_records_for_page
Lists records from an interface page.
Lists records from an interface page. Works even when users only have access to the interface, not the underlying base.
list_records_for_table
List records from a table, with optional filtering and sorting.
list_tables_for_base
Lists the table schema for every table in the base.
list_views_for_table
Lists views in a table (ID, name, and type).
Lists views in a table (ID, name, and type). Useful when an automation needs a view ID — for example, triggers that fire when records enter a view.
list_workspaces
Lists the workspaces you have access to.
revert_action
Reverts a previous eligible mutation by action ID.
search_bases
Finds bases matching a name and recommends the best match.
search_candidate_linked_records
Searches candidate records for a linked-record field.
Searches candidate records for a linked-record field. Works even when users only have access to the interface, not the underlying base.
search_records
Search for records in a table by keyword.
Search for records in a table by keyword. Example prompts: - "Search my Contacts table for 'Acme Corp'" - "Find records mentioning 'Q1' in the Projects table"
submit_form
Submits a form.
Submits a form. Example prompt: - "Submit the new-hire intake form for John Doe with a start date of next Monday"
test_automation_webhook_trigger
Re-runs an automation webhook trigger test to capture the latest representative request body schema.
update_automation
Replaces the full draft configuration of an existing automation (trigger, nodes, name, and description).
Replaces the full draft configuration of an existing automation (trigger, nodes, name, and description). If the automation is on, live behavior is unchanged until unpublished changes are applied with Update in the Airtable UI. Use `list_automations` and `get_automation` first. Example prompt: - "Update the Slack notification automation to also email the assignee"
update_field
Updates an existing field's name or description, or a formula field's expression.
Updates an existing field's name or description, or a formula field's expression. Changing a field's type or its select choices is not supported. Use the Airtable UI for those changes. Example prompts: - "Rename the Status field in my Tasks table to Stage" - "Change the formula on my Total field to multiply Quantity by Price"
update_records_for_table
Updates fields on existing records.
Updates fields on existing records. Only the fields you specify change — everything else is left alone.
update_table
Updates a table, including changing its name or description.