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

Maton 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://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

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

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to bases, tables, and records within the connected Airtable account.
• All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

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://api.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://api.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: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

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

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.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

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with airtable. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/airtable/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/v0/{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}

Resources

• Airtable API Overview
• List Records
• Create Records
• Update Records
• Delete Records
• Formula Reference
• Maton Community
• Maton Support