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If you love Airtable but hate entering data, Zapier can help you track information from other apps automatically.

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Add records to Airtable from anywhere on the web. With the Zapier Chrome extension, you're just a click away from piping data into your base. Hit the Zapier icon in the Chrome menu bar, paste in some text, and we'll automatically send it to Airtable for safe-keeping. Now you can keep track of articles you want to read, prospects to reach out to, or sites that pique your interest with the push of a button.

Run workflows right from your browser. Include the URL & Title of the current page or add fields to include any other data you want to use in your Zap.

Zapier Chrome extension

When you trigger this Zap from the Zapier Chrome extension, by default it will include the website’s title, URL, timestamp, and who triggered the Zap. You can add additional Input Fields if you’d like to include more information.

New Push

After triggering a Zap via the Chrome extension, you can return the results and display them right in the extension.

Reply to Chrome

Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone. Airtable is a fast and flexible way to create tables to keep track of anything, from sales leads to vacation planning to inventory management.

Triggers when a new record is created or new or existing records when first added to a selected view.

New Record

Triggers when a record is created or updated.

New or Updated Record

Find Many Records (Advanced)

Find Record

Find or Create Record(s) (With Line Item Support)

Find or Create Record

Creates a new record with auto-populating fields.

Create Record

Create up to 10 new records (supports line items).

Create Records (Advanced)

Find and update an existing record, or create a new one.

Create or Update Record

Delete Record

Update Record

Custom Actions (Beta)

This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.

API Request (Beta)

Log new Airtable records using a Google Chrome extension

Make sure your Airtable bases are always up-to-date. This Zap watches for new Airtable records in one base, and automatically copies that data to a second Airtable base as a new record. Whether that base is in another account or just organized a bit differently is your call.

Copy new Airtable records in views from one base to another

Update your spreadsheets and organize your data when you use this Google Sheets to Airtable automation. Set it up, and each time a new row is added to your selected Google Sheets spreadsheet, Zapier will automatically create a new record in Airtable. It's a great way to backup your spreadsheet, or use a simple Google Form as the front-end to your Airtable database.

Create, edit, and share spreadsheets wherever you are with Google Sheets, and get automated insights from your data.

Google Sheets

Triggers when a new row is added to the bottom of a Google Team Drive spreadsheet.

New Spreadsheet Row (Team Drive)

Triggers when a new row is added to the bottom of a spreadsheet.

New Spreadsheet Row

Triggers when a new spreadsheet is created.

New Spreadsheet

Triggers when a new row is added or an existing row is updated in a spreadsheet. Optimized for Team Drive.

New or Updated Spreadsheet Row (Team Drive)

Triggers when a new row is added or modified in a spreadsheet.

New or Updated Spreadsheet Row

Triggers when a worksheet is created in a spreadsheet.

New Worksheet

Find up to 500 rows based on a column and value as line items.

Lookup Spreadsheet Rows (Advanced)

Find Worksheet

Return up to 500 rows as a single JSON value or as line items.

Get Many Spreadsheet Rows (Advanced)

Find a specific spreadsheet row based on a column and value. If found, it returns the entire row. Optionally, create a new row if no match is found.

Lookup Spreadsheet Row

Finds or creates a specific find worksheet.

Find or Create Worksheet

Find or Create Row

Create a new column in a specific spreadsheet.

Create Spreadsheet Column

Create a new row in a specific spreadsheet.

Create Spreadsheet Row

Create one or more new rows in a specific spreadsheet (with line item support).

Create Multiple Spreadsheet Rows

Creates a new worksheet by copying an existing worksheet.

Copy Worksheet

Creates a new spreadsheet. Choose from a blank spreadsheet, a copy of an existing one, or one with headers.

Create Spreadsheet

Creates a new worksheet in a Google Sheet.

Create Worksheet

Clears the contents of the selected row(s) while keeping the row(s) intact in the spreadsheet.

Clear Spreadsheet Row(s)

Deletes the selected row(s) from the spreadsheet. This action removes the row(s) and all associated data.

Delete Spreadsheet Row(s)

Format Spreadsheet Row

Update Spreadsheet Row

Update one or more rows in a specific spreadsheet (with line item support).

Update Spreadsheet Row(s)

Save new Google Sheets rows to Airtable

Create a back up for your database records with this Airtable to Google Sheets automation. Once set up, each time a new record is added to a selected view in Airtable, Zapier will automatically add a new row into your selected Google Sheets spreadsheet. Prevent losing data when you create copies, and use this integration as an easy way to export Airtable database info to a spreadsheet.

Add new Airtable records in views to Google Sheets

This Zap automates the synchronization of data between Google Sheets and Airtable, streamlining your workflow and ensuring accuracy. Whenever a new row is added to your specified Google Sheet, this Zap will search for a corresponding record in Airtable based on your defined criteria. If a matching record is found, it will update that record with the new information from Google Sheets.

Find specific Airtable records and update them from a Google Sheet

Keep your team informed and engaged with weekly updates directly in Slack, powered by data from Airtable. This Zap automatically triggers every week, searching Airtable to find multiple records that meet your criteria using advanced line item support. Once the relevant records are retrieved, it compiles and sends a detailed message to a designated Slack channel.

Schedule is a native Zapier app you can use for recurring tasks. Trigger an action every day of the month, every day of the week or every single day. You can also select the hour of the day. If you're a developer, this is similar to a crontab, cronjob or cron.

Schedule by Zapier

Triggers at user-defined intervals (days, weeks, months)

Custom Frequency

Every Day

Every Hour

Triggers every month, on the day(s) selected.

Every Month

Triggers every week, on the day(s) selected.

Every Week

Slack is a platform for team communication: everything in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. Offering instant messaging, document sharing and knowledge search for modern teams.

Slack

Triggers when a new message is posted to any public channel.

New Public Message Posted Anywhere

New Channel

Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #channel you choose.

New Message Posted to Channel

Triggers when a custom emoji has been added to a team.

New Team Custom Emoji

Triggers when a new file is uploaded to your workspace.

New File

Triggers when a username or highlight word is mentioned in a public #channel.

New Mention

Triggers when a new message is found that matches the query.

New Message From Query

Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.

New Message Posted to Private Channel

Triggers when a Message is pushed from Slack.

New Pushed Message

Triggers when a reaction (aka reactji) is added to a message in a public #channel.

New Reaction Added

New Saved Message

Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.

New User

Finds a Slack message using the Slack Search feature.

Find Message

Finds a user by matching against their email instead of their username.

Find User by Email

Find User by ID

Finds a user by matching against their real name instead of their username.

Find User by Name

Find User by Username

Adds a reminder for yourself or a teammate, just like the `/remind` slash command.

Add Reminder

Invite an existing User to an existing Channel. You must be a member of the channel to invite someone to it.

Invite User to Channel

Posts a message to the specific #channel you choose. Message delivery can be scheduled for later.

Send Channel Message

Sends a direct message to a user or yourself from the Slackbot. Can also schedule a message for later.

Send Direct Message

Create Channel

Post a new message to a private channel you choose. Can also schedule a message for later.

Send Private Channel Message

Set Channel Topic

Update basic profile fields such as name or title

Update Profile

Sets your Slack status to the given text and emoji.

Set Status

Invite a new User to your Slack workspace. Uses legacy tokens.

Invite New User

Find multiple Airtable records on a weekly basis and send to Slack

Whenever something specific gets updated in your Airtable (like a project's status) that matches your exact criteria, this Zap will find the record and send it to your team in Slack.

Find updated Airtable records and send to Slack

Some of your Airtable bases may be extra important or time sensitive, and you 

One of the most popular email services, Gmail keeps track of all your emails with threaded conversations, tags, and Google-powered search to find any message you need.

Gmail

Triggers when you receive a new attachment.

New Attachment

New Label

Triggers when you receive a new email and label it within two days.

New Labeled Email

Triggers when a new email appears in the specified mailbox.

New Email

Triggers when you receive a new email that matches a search string you provide.

New Email Matching Search

Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.

New Starred Email

New Thread

Find Email

Find or Send Email

Add Label to Email

Delete Email

Create Draft

Create a draft reply to an existing email.

Create Draft Reply

Create Label

Send Email

Remove Label From Email

Reply to Email

Send Gmail messages for new Airtable records in views

Some of your Airtable bases are very sensitive, and you 

Send and receive email via a custom Zapier email address at "zapiermail.com". This is great for triggering off of emails and sending custom emails. (Max of 10 email sends per hour.)

Have direct access to your own email servers? Check out our IMAP and SMTP services!

Email by Zapier

Triggers when an email is forwarded to your own custom **zapiermail.com** address.

New Inbound Email

Triggers when an email that you've enabled read receipts on via our `Send Outbound Email` trigger is opened.

New Read Receipt

Send up to 5 emails per day on Free or Trial Zapier plans, or up to 10 emails per hour on paid Zapier plans from a custom **zapiermail.com** address.

Send Outbound Email

Get email notifications for new Airtable base records

Keep your coworkers up-to-date on any changes in your Airtable bases. With this Zap, you can automatically post Airtable records to a Slack channel, and filter those records by a specific view. That means whenever your bases are updated, your team gets a heads-up.

Post notifications about new Airtable records in a view to Slack

Staying informed about new records on Airtable is important. But having to log into Airtable for updates isn't ideal. It's an extra step that you can remove with this integration. When active, it automatically notifies a channel on Microsoft Teams when there are new records on Airtable. You and your team stay updated with a minimum amount of effort.

Microsoft Teams is the hub for teamwork in Office 365 that integrates all the people, content, and tools your team needs to be more engaged and effective.

Microsoft Teams

Triggers when a new channel is created within a team.

Triggers when a member or highlight word is mentioned in a channel. Requires installation of the [Zapier app](https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/office/WA200002044) from the Teams Store.

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