Airtable Bases

Blocks for creating and managing Airtable bases, which are the top-level containers for tables, records, and data in Airtable.

Airtable Create Base

What it is

Create or find a base in Airtable

How it works

This block creates a new Airtable base in a specified workspace, or finds an existing one with the same name. When creating, you can optionally define initial tables and their fields to set up the schema.

Enable find_existing to search for a base with the same name before creating a new one, preventing duplicates in your workspace.

Inputs

Input	Description	Type	Required
workspace_id	The workspace ID where the base will be created	str	Yes
name	The name of the new base	str	Yes
find_existing	If true, return existing base with same name instead of creating duplicate	bool	No
tables	At least one table and field must be specified. Array of table objects to create in the base. Each table should have 'name' and 'fields' properties	List[Dict[str, Any]]	No

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
error	Error message if the operation failed	str
base_id	The ID of the created or found base	str
tables	Array of table objects	List[Dict[str, Any]]
table	A single table object	Dict[str, Any]
was_created	True if a new base was created, False if existing was found	bool

Possible use case

Project Setup: Automatically create new bases when projects start with predefined table structures.

Template Deployment: Deploy standardized base templates across teams or clients.

Multi-Tenant Apps: Create separate bases for each customer or project programmatically.

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Airtable List Bases

What it is

List all bases in Airtable

How it works

This block retrieves a list of all Airtable bases accessible to your connected account. It returns basic information about each base including ID, name, and permission level.

Results are paginated; use the offset output to retrieve additional pages if there are more bases than returned in a single call.

Inputs

Input	Description	Type	Required
trigger	Trigger the block to run - value is ignored	str	No
offset	Pagination offset from previous request	str	No

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
error	Error message if the operation failed	str
bases	Array of base objects	List[Dict[str, Any]]
offset	Offset for next page (null if no more bases)	str

Possible use case

Base Discovery: Find available bases for building dynamic dropdowns or navigation.

Inventory Management: List all bases in an organization for auditing or documentation.

Cross-Base Operations: Enumerate bases to perform operations across multiple databases.

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