# Connect Airtable to your AI agent

> Yes — ClawLink is a hosted Airtable MCP server. 23 tools your agent can call from chat, with one-click hosted OAuth and nothing to run locally.

Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hub/airtable

ClawLink hosts a managed Airtable MCP server that exposes 23 tools to your AI agent. You connect Airtable in one click, and your agent can read, create, and update Airtable data from chat without you building or running a local MCP server.

## Quick facts

- 23 tools callable from chat
- One-click hosted OAuth
- Works with OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and any MCP client
- No local server or config files

## Overview

The usual path is: build auth, handle token refresh, wire up the tools. With ClawLink you connect Airtable once and start using the real actions from the agent.

## Setup

Airtable uses OAuth. You connect it in the browser: click Connect, sign in, approve. ClawLink stores the token and refreshes it on its own. You never touch a key or wire up a redirect URL.

Authentication: hosted OAuth

## What you can do

- **Turn requests into work** — Create Airtable docs, tasks, or events straight from the chat where the request landed.
- **Plan, then execute** — The agent checks what's already in Airtable, sums it up, then creates the next item. No duplicates.
- **Knock out the small stuff** — Status checks, new entries, detail edits in Airtable. The things that usually interrupt you.

## Airtable tools

23 Airtable tools, ready the moment you connect.

- `airtable_create_comment` — Create a comment on an Airtable record
- `airtable_create_field` — Create a field in an Airtable table
- `airtable_create_table` — Create a new Airtable table
- `airtable_get_record` — Get a specific Airtable record
- `airtable_list_bases` — List Airtable bases available to the connected account
- `airtable_list_records` — List records in an Airtable table
- `airtable_update_comment` — Update a comment on an Airtable record
- `airtable_update_field` — Update a field in an Airtable table
- `airtable_update_table` — Update an Airtable table
- `airtable_get_base_schema` — Retrieves the detailed schema for a specified Airtable base, including its tables, fields
- `airtable_get_user_info` — Retrieves information, such as ID and permission scopes, for the currently authenticated
- `airtable_list_comments` — List comments on a specific Airtable record
- `airtable_create_base` — Creates a new Airtable base with specified tables and fields within a workspace
- `airtable_create_record_from_natural_language` — Creates a new record in an Airtable table from a natural language description
- `airtable_create_records` — Create multiple records (up to 10) in a specified Airtable table
- `airtable_update_multiple_records` — Update up to 10 records in an Airtable table with selective field modifications
- `airtable_update_multiple_records_put` — Destructively update multiple records in Airtable using PUT, clearing unspecified fields
- `airtable_update_record` — Modifies specified fields of an existing record in an Airtable base and table; the base, table
- `airtable_update_record_put` — Updates an existing record in an Airtable base using PUT method
- `airtable_upload_attachment` — Uploads a file attachment to a specified field in an Airtable record

## Example prompts

- **Create comment:** Create it in Airtable. Confirm the key fields with me before you finish.
- **Create field:** Create it in Airtable. Confirm the key fields with me before you finish.
- **Create table:** Create it in Airtable. Confirm the key fields with me before you finish.
- **Get record:** Pull the data from Airtable. Sum it up and flag anything I need to look at.

## ClawLink vs. building it yourself

| | Manual | ClawLink |
|---|---|---|
| Connection | Build it yourself. You register a developer app with Airtable, set up redirect URLs, handle the consent screen, store and refresh access tokens, and redo the wiring when scopes change. | Hosted hosted OAuth. Connect once in the browser. ClawLink owns the lifecycle. |
| Maintenance | Token refresh, permission debugging, env config, every edge case. All yours. | ClawLink handles the plumbing. You focus on the workflow. |
| Time to first call | Days to weeks. Auth, storage, tool wiring, testing. Then the agent can act. | About two minutes from sign-up to the agent calling Airtable. |

## FAQ

### How do I connect Airtable to my AI agent?

Install ClawLink, open the dashboard, click Connect next to Airtable, and finish the hosted OAuth flow. Your agent can call Airtable from the next message. Two minutes, total.

### Is there a Airtable MCP server I can use?

Yes. ClawLink exposes Airtable as 23 tools your agent calls through a hosted MCP-compatible runtime. You don't run a local server or edit a config file. The tools are there the moment you connect.

### Do I need Airtable API credentials?

No separate API key. You sign in to Airtable through the normal OAuth flow and ClawLink handles the token after that.

### How much does it cost?

Your first integration is free, plus a 7-day trial of the full catalog. Paid plans unlock the rest of the library.

### Can I set this up from the terminal instead of the dashboard?

Yes. Run npx -y @useclawlink/cli login, then npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect airtable. The first opens a browser to sign in to ClawLink. The second opens a browser to authorize Airtable. No API keys to create. Works with OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and any agent that runs shell commands.