Airtable connector

1. Install the SDK

   Node.js

   npm install @scalekit-sdk/node

   Python

   pip install scalekit

   Full SDK reference: Node.js | Python

2. Set your credentials

   Add your Scalekit credentials to your .env file. Find values in app.scalekit.com > Developers > API Credentials.

   .env

   SCALEKIT_ENVIRONMENT_URL=<your-environment-url>
   SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID=<your-client-id>
   SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET=<your-client-secret>

3. Set up the connector

   Register your Airtable credentials with Scalekit so it handles the token lifecycle. You do this once per environment.

   Dashboard setup steps

   Register your Scalekit environment with the Airtable connector so Scalekit handles the authentication flow and token lifecycle for you. The connection name you create will be used to identify and invoke the connection programmatically. Then complete the configuration in your application as follows:

   1. Create the Airtable connection in Scalekit

      • In Scalekit dashboard, go to AgentKit > Connections > Create Connection. Search for Airtable and click Create.

        

      • In the Configure Airtable Connection dialog, copy the Redirect URI. You will need this when registering your OAuth integration in Airtable.

        

   2. Register an OAuth integration in Airtable

      • Go to the Airtable Builder Hub and navigate to OAuth integrations. Click Register an OAuth integration.

        

      • Fill in your integration details (name, description, and other required fields).

      • Under OAuth redirect URLs, paste the redirect URI you copied from the Scalekit dashboard.

   3. Get your client credentials

      • On your OAuth integration page in the Airtable Builder Hub, find the Developer details section.

      • Copy the Client ID.

      • Click Generate client secret and copy the secret value immediately.

        

   4. Add credentials in Scalekit

      • In Scalekit dashboard, go to AgentKit > Connections and open the Airtable connection you created.

      • Enter your credentials:

        • Client ID — from the Airtable developer details
        • Client Secret — the generated secret from Airtable
        • Scopes — select the permissions your app needs (for example, data.records:read, data.records:write, schema.bases:read, schema.bases:write, webhook.manage). See Airtable OAuth scopes reference for the full list.

        

      • Click Save.

4. Authorize and make your first call

   Node.js

   quickstart.ts

   import { ScalekitClient } from '@scalekit-sdk/node'
   import 'dotenv/config'
   
   const scalekit = new ScalekitClient(
     process.env.SCALEKIT_ENV_URL,
     process.env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID,
     process.env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET,
   )
   const actions = scalekit.actions
   
   const connector = 'airtable'
   const identifier = 'user_123'
   
   // Generate an authorization link for the user
   const { link } = await actions.getAuthorizationLink({ connectionName: connector, identifier })
   console.log('Authorize Airtable:', link)
   process.stdout.write('Press Enter after authorizing...')
   await new Promise(r => process.stdin.once('data', r))
   
   // Make your first API call through the proxy
   const result = await actions.request({
     connectionName: connector,
     identifier,
     path: '/v0/meta/whoami',
     method: 'GET',
   })
   console.log(result)

   Python

   quickstart.py

   import os
   from scalekit.client import ScalekitClient
   from dotenv import load_dotenv
   load_dotenv()
   
   scalekit_client = ScalekitClient(
       env_url=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_ENV_URL"),
       client_id=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID"),
       client_secret=os.getenv("SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
   )
   actions = scalekit_client.actions
   
   connection_name = "airtable"
   identifier = "user_123"
   
   # Generate an authorization link for the user
   link_response = actions.get_authorization_link(
       connection_name=connection_name,
       identifier=identifier,
   )
   print("Authorize Airtable:", link_response.link)
   input("Press Enter after authorizing...")
   
   # Make your first API call through the proxy
   result = actions.request(
       connection_name=connection_name,
       identifier=identifier,
       path="/v0/meta/whoami",
       method="GET",
   )
   print(result)

Common workflows

Proxy API call

Node.js

const result = await actions.request({
  connectionName: 'airtable',
  identifier: 'user_123',
  path: '/v0/meta/whoami',
  method: 'GET',
});
console.log(result);

Python

result = actions.request(
    connection_name='airtable',
    identifier='user_123',
    path="/v0/meta/whoami",
    method="GET",
)
print(result)

Execute a tool

Node.js

const result = await actions.executeTool({
  connector: 'airtable',
  identifier: 'user_123',
  toolName: 'airtable_list',
  toolInput: {},
});
console.log(result);

Python

result = actions.execute_tool(
    connection_name='airtable',
    identifier='user_123',
    tool_name='airtable_list',
    tool_input={},
)
print(result)