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Step by step setup:

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Part 1: The Airtable side

1

Create a Personal Access Token

• Go to Airtable’s token creation page .
• Under “Scopes,” create a token scoped to the correct workspace/base with at least:
  • data.records:read
  • schema.bases:read (optional but helpful for testing)
• Name your token, set a credit limit if you use them, and copy the token somewhere safe.

2

Find your Base ID

1. Open your Airtable base in a browser.
2. Look at the URL and copy the string starting with “app” as this is your Base ID Example: https://airtable.com/app123XYZ/...

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Part 2: The Base44 side

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Option A: Ready-made integration (create a new app)

1

Add Airtable from the Integrations Catalog

• In the integrations catalog, select Airtable
• Then click “Use this integration”

2

Paste your secrets

• When prompted, paste:
  • AIRTABLE_API_KEY
  • AIRTABLE_BASE_ID
• Backend functions are enabled automatically through the ready-made integration.

3

Build your app

• Here’s a sample prompt you can use: “Build an internal dashboard. We will connect to my Airtable base and show real records. Include a Sync Status page and start by letting me choose a table before building visuals.”
• The app runs a test call to Airtable and lists your tables
• You select one
• It fetches real records and shows a raw data table so that the schema is clear

4

Sync status page

You’ll get a page with the following:

• A Check Connection button to re-run the test
• Table list
• Last check time
• Connection status

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Option B: Add Airtable as an Instant integration

1

Access your existing app

• Here’s the prompt that we typed out in the AI chat to build our sample app: “Build an internal dashboard. Let me pick a data source later.”

2

Enable backend functions

• Go to your app’sDashboard →**Settings ** → App Settings → Enable Backend Functions

3

Connect to Airtable through the AI chat

• Here’s a sample prompt that we pasted in our AI chat: Connect this app to Airtable. Ask me for AIRTABLE_API_KEY and AIRTABLE_BASE_ID and save them as Secrets. Add a backend function that can test the connection and fetch records. Create a Sync Status page with a Check Connection button.
• Click on “Set secrets” in the AI chat
• Paste your API Key and Base ID when prompted

4

Fetch tables and show data

• Prompt the AI chat to show you the data
• Here’s a sample prompt that we used for our app: Run the connection test to list my tables, let me pick one, then fetch records and show a raw table view before any visuals.

5

Test your app

• Open Sync Status and click Check Connection
• Choose a table and confirm you see live rows

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Troubleshooting

• 403 or connection failed – Token scope is wrong. Make sure data.records:read is enabled. Add schema.bases:read if table listing fails.
• Wrong Base ID – Double-check you copied the app… string from the URL.
• No data shown – Make sure the base actually has records and the token has access.
• Public preview vs builder session – Stay logged into the builder while testing Sync Status.

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Common use cases

• Dashboards – Pull in Airtable data and visualize it in real time.
• Data management – Give teammates a friendly UI for viewing or checking Airtable records.
• Sync monitors – Create a Sync Status page to quickly test connections and confirm updates.
• Internal tools – Build lightweight apps (like CRM views or content trackers) on top of Airtable without custom code.