Airtable MCP

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Airtable MCP

Airtable base + table + record ops.

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Best for

Best for ops + marketing teams running their work on Airtable.

At a glance

Pricing: open-source
Setup time: 15 minutes
Learning curve: easy
Last verified: 5/27/2026

What we love

✓Airtable-maintained
✓Familiar table model
✓Wide use across ops teams

Where it falls short

−Plan tiers limit volume
−Per-call rate limits
−Some advanced features behind tier

Install & connect

Copy-paste ready

Install

shell

npx -y mcp-remote https://airtable.run.tools

Config — Claude Desktop

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airtable": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://airtable.run.tools"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config — Claude Code

shell

claude mcp add --transport http airtable https://airtable.run.tools

Pricing

✓ Pricing verified Jun 14, 2026

1 tier

Open-source

perpetual

✓MIT

Overview

MCP server for Airtable — base + table + record CRUD, view + field mgmt, attachments. Airtable PAT auth.

Key features

●Base + table + record CRUD
●View + field mgmt
●Attachments
●Webhook events
●PAT auth

Exposed tools

The MCP-tool names this server exposes. Your agent can invoke any of these when this server is connected.

ping
Ping the MCP server to check if it is running
list_bases
Lists all bases that you have access to in your Airtable account.
list_workspaces
Lists all workspaces the current user has access to, along with their permission level in each.
search_bases
Searches for bases by name.
list_tables_for_base
Gets the summary of a specific base.
get_table_schema
Gets the detailed schema information for specified tables and fields in a base.
list_records_for_table
Lists records queried from an Airtable table.
list_record_comments
Lists comments on a specific Airtable record, ordered from newest to oldest.
create_record_comment
Creates a comment on a specific Airtable record.
create_records_for_table
Creates new records in an Airtable table.
update_records_for_table
Updates records in an Airtable table.
delete_records_for_table
Deletes records from an Airtable table.
create_base
Creates a new Airtable base with the specified tables and fields.
create_table
Creates a new table in an Airtable base.
update_table
Updates an existing table's name and/or description in an Airtable base.
create_field
Creates a new field in an existing Airtable table.
update_field
Updates the name, description, and/or options of a field in an existing Airtable table.
list_records_for_page
Lists records from an interface page.
list_pages_for_base
Lists all interfaces and their pages for a base.
get_record_for_page
Gets a single record's details from an interface page element.
search_records
Searches for records in a table using a free-text query.
get_additional_instructions
Required setup context for the Airtable MCP.
report_missing_capability
Reports a missing capability so new tools can be prioritized.

Best use cases

Ops automation

Let Claude operate on Airtable bases for ops, content calendar, CRM.

Record creation from chat

Push records into Airtable from chat with proper field mapping.

Integrations

Airtable

Slack

Gmail

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