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Deleting records in Airtable isn't something you should do often. Most of the time, it's preferable to archive data instead of delete it completely. However, there are instances where deleting records does make sense. For those scenarios, wouldn't you prefer to have an automation delete those...

When building a front-end app in Softr, you'll likely want to allow your users to create new records in Airtable. For this we have Softr forms, allowing you to add a straightforward Form Block to your page, allowing users to submit responses. While the block itself is straightforward, the use...

All software has limitations and Airtable is no exception! Time and time again, clients reach out to us asking if Airtable can solve specific problems, but we are always wary of these limitations from the tool. That said, limitations in Airtable are generally simple to solve by turning to...

Have you wanted to know how many times a record was edited? Counting edits manually isn't reliable, nor is it an effective use of time. Thank goodness for automation!

In this tutorial I walk throught the simple steps to create an automation to do exactly this. We create a trigger that watches...

When getting summarized data from Airtable, it's common to use a rollup field. In many instances, you may need to create a specific table for rolling up the data you want to summarize. For example, you may want to look at the total number of hours of labor scheduled for a day, but without...

Airtable recently released a new feature for Airtable Interfaces: the Button Element. This option allows you to drop buttons directly in your interface workflow, which each have the option of updating five fields within a record.

On the surface, this may sound like automation. While it's similar...