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Airtable connector

Find records, inspect fields and update table rows.

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Airtable
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Paperclip’s Airtable connector gives your AI agents tools to find records, inspect table fields and create or update rows through its MCP server. Each tool can be Allowed, Ask first or Off.

Base and table reach comes from the Airtable account you authorize and what you share at its authorization screen.

What agents can do with Airtable

  • Inspect a base’s tableslist_bases · list_tables_for_base
  • Find records and check the table’s fieldssearch_records · get_table_schema
  • Create or update table recordscreate_records_for_table · update_records_for_table

How to connect Airtable

  1. In Paperclip, open Connectors and select Airtable.
  2. On the Access step, choose the identity and which agents may use the connection.
  3. Select Sign in with Airtable and complete browser sign-in. Choose what to share when Airtable asks.

Setup guide

Airtable tools for agents40

Write 40

  • create_automation

    Creates an automation (trigger plus actions, including conditional and repeating groups).

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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"

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  • create_table

    Creates a new table in a base.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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).

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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).

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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).

    Full 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.

    Full description

    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.

    Full description

    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.

Tool availability and permissions

This provider-published list describes the server’s tools. Authorization and feature access can reduce the tools available on your connection.

These lists use a conservative permission policy. Read requires a provider read-only hint or a reviewed Paperclip read rule. Evidence that an action changes data or submits information elsewhere puts it in Write. Write also includes actions we cannot verify as read-only. Read describes the reviewed evidence; it does not guarantee that an action has no side effects. A connected account can group actions differently.

This list comes from published provider information. Authorization, plan, deployment version and account settings can limit the actions available. No connected account was tested.

Connection policies

Discovered actions become active under the connection’s existing policies. Review the list after each refresh. You can set any tool to Ask first or Off. Deleting records is not easily undone; Airtable’s revision history is the recovery path.

Airtable connector FAQ

Can I require approval for changes?

Set actions that change data to Ask first to require human approval of each call or Off to prevent calls. Allowed actions run without approval. Read and Write grouping is separate from these settings.

What can agents reach in Airtable?

Agents can reach the bases and tables available to the authorizing account and shared at Airtable’s authorization screen. Paperclip has no base or table picker.

What do I need before connecting?

Use an Airtable account with access to the bases you need. An enterprise administrator may need to allowlist the client. Paperclip registers its client automatically.

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