Insert and Update Airtable Data

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "171",
  "name": "Insert and update data in Airtable",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        500,
        350
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Airtable",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
      "position": [
        900,
        350
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "table": "Table 1",
        "options": {},
        "operation": "append",
        "application": ""
      },
      "credentials": {
        "airtableApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Airtable1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
      "position": [
        1100,
        350
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "table": "={{$node[\"Airtable\"].parameter[\"table\"]}}",
        "operation": "list",
        "application": "={{$node[\"Airtable\"].parameter[\"application\"]}}",
        "additionalOptions": {
          "filterByFormula": "Name='n8n'"
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "airtableApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Set",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        700,
        350
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "values": {
          "number": [
            {
              "name": "ID",
              "value": 3
            }
          ],
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "Name",
              "value": "n8n"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Set1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        1300,
        350
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "values": {
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "Name",
              "value": "nodemation"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {},
        "keepOnlySet": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Airtable2",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
      "position": [
        1500,
        350
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "id": "={{$node[\"Airtable1\"].json[\"id\"]}}",
        "table": "={{$node[\"Airtable\"].parameter[\"table\"]}}",
        "options": {},
        "operation": "update",
        "application": "={{$node[\"Airtable\"].parameter[\"application\"]}}"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "airtableApi": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {},
  "connections": {
    "Set": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Airtable",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Set1": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Airtable2",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Airtable": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Airtable1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Airtable1": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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• airtableApi

About this workflow

Insert and update data in Airtable. Uses manualTrigger, airtable. Event-driven trigger; 6 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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