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# airtable-mcp-server
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A Model Context Protocol server that provides read and write access to Airtable databases. This server enables LLMs to inspect database schemas, then read and write records.
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## Usage
To use this server with the Claude Desktop app, add the following configuration to the "mcpServers" section of your `claude_desktop_config.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"airtable": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"airtable-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"AIRTABLE_API_KEY": "pat123.abc123"
}
}
}
}
```
Replace `pat123.abc123` with your [Airtable personal access token](https://airtable.com/create/tokens). Your token should have at least `schema.bases:read` and `data.records:read`, and optionally the corresponding write permissions.
## Components
### Tools
- **list_records**
- Lists records from a specified Airtable table
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `tableId` (string, required): The ID of the table to query
- `maxRecords` (number, optional): Maximum number of records to return. Defaults to 100.
- `filterByFormula` (string, optional): Airtable formula to filter records
- **search_records**
- Search for records containing specific text
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `tableId` (string, required): The ID of the table to query
- `searchTerm` (string, required): Text to search for in records
- `fieldIds` (array, optional): Specific field IDs to search in. If not provided, searches all text-based fields.
- `maxRecords` (number, optional): Maximum number of records to return. Defaults to 100.
- **list_bases**
- Lists all accessible Airtable bases
- No input parameters required
- Returns base ID, name, and permission level
- **list_tables**
- Lists all tables in a specific base
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `detailLevel` (string, optional): The amount of detail to get about the tables (`tableIdentifiersOnly`, `identifiersOnly`, or `full`)
- Returns table ID, name, description, fields, and views (to the given `detailLevel`)
- **describe_table**
- Gets detailed information about a specific table
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `tableId` (string, required): The ID of the table to describe
- `detailLevel` (string, optional): The amount of detail to get about the table (`tableIdentifiersOnly`, `identifiersOnly`, or `full`)
- Returns the same format as list_tables but for a single table
- Useful for getting details about a specific table without fetching information about all tables in the base
- **get_record**
- Gets a specific record by ID
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `tableId` (string, required): The ID of the table
- `recordId` (string, required): The ID of the record to retrieve
- **create_record**
- Creates a new record in a table
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `tableId` (string, required): The ID of the table
- `fields` (object, required): The fields and values for the new record
- **update_records**
- Updates one or more records in a table
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `tableId` (string, required): The ID of the table
- `records` (array, required): Array of objects containing record ID and fields to update
- **delete_records**
- Deletes one or more records from a table
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `tableId` (string, required): The ID of the table
- `recordIds` (array, required): Array of record IDs to delete
- **create_table**
- Creates a new table in a base
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `name` (string, required): Name of the new table
- `description` (string, optional): Description of the table
- `fields` (array, required): Array of field definitions (name, type, description, options)
- **update_table**
- Updates a table's name or description
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `tableId` (string, required): The ID of the table
- `name` (string, optional): New name for the table
- `description` (string, optional): New description for the table
- **create_field**
- Creates a new field in a table
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `tableId` (string, required): The ID of the table
- `name` (string, required): Name of the new field
- `type` (string, required): Type of the field
- `description` (string, optional): Description of the field
- `options` (object, optional): Field-specific options
- **update_field**
- Updates a field's name or description
- Input parameters:
- `baseId` (string, required): The ID of the Airtable base
- `tableId` (string, required): The ID of the table
- `fieldId` (string, required): The ID of the field
- `name` (string, optional): New name for the field
- `description` (string, optional): New description for the field
### Resources
The server provides schema information for Airtable bases and tables:
- **Table Schemas** (`airtable://<baseId>/<tableId>/schema`)
- JSON schema information for each table
- Includes:
- Base id and table id
- Table name and description
- Primary field ID
- Field definitions (ID, name, type, description, options)
- View definitions (ID, name, type)
- Automatically discovered from Airtable's metadata API
## Contributing
Pull requests are welcomed on GitHub! To get started:
1. Install Git and Node.js
2. Clone the repository
3. Install dependencies with `npm install`
4. Run `npm run test` to run tests
5. Build with `npm run build`
- You can use `npm run build:watch` to automatically build after editing [`src/index.ts`](./src/index.ts). This means you can hit save, reload Claude Desktop (with Ctrl/Cmd+R), and the changes apply.
## Releases
Versions follow the [semantic versioning spec](https://semver.org/).
To release:
1. Use `npm version <major | minor | patch>` to bump the version
2. Run `git push --follow-tags` to push with tags
3. Wait for GitHub Actions to publish to the NPM registry.
