Learning Airtable

Get a concise yet comprehensive overview of Airtable, one of the most versatile platforms to emerge from the no-code movement. Whether you’re planning a new project, sharing data analysis within your organization, tracking a detailed initiative among stakeholders, or dealing with any other project that requires well-structured collaboration, this practical book shows you how Airtable is an accessible tool to tackle these challenges.

Author Elliott Adams guides you through the process of structuring your data in a relational database, creating automations based on changes to data in Airtable, and building user-friendly interfaces for no-code applications. This showcases how Airtable is superior to the typical options of either non-developers using spreadsheets or making large investments in time-consuming application development.

With this book, you will:

• Learn how Airtable can reduce the need for custom-built applications
• Use Airtable to replace internal tools such as spreadsheets
• Build applications utilizing relational data–without any knowledge of software programming
• Evaluate whether you can build a solution on Airtable rather than purchasing software
• Understand the limitations of the Airtable platform when compared with writing a software application from scratch

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introducing Airtable

Chapter 2. Working with Records and Fields

Chapter 3. linked Records and the Lookup Field

Chapter 4. View Essentials

Chapter 5. Importing Data

Chapter 6. View Types

Chapter 7. Creating the Fall Tour Tracker Base

Chapter 8. Formulas

Chapter 9. The Rollup Field

Chapter 10. Extensions

Chapter 11. Airtable Automations

Chapter 12. Interface Designer

Chapter 13. Platforms That Extend Airtable

Appendix A. The Web API and Blocks SOK for Nondevelopers

About the Author

Elliott Adams is the founder of TwoTabs.io, which builds business solutions using Airtable and other no-code and low-code platforms.