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From Airtable

Install the plugin​

  • First things first, run the command to install the plugin
	npm install gatsby-source-airtable

Config​

  • Use the plugin in the in the gatsby-config.js
  • Ensure that columns in and across the tables have unique names.
  • This method is recommended since the apiKey is not exposed. Read more at [dotenv](../Basics/Using Dotenv.md)
  • Read more about the options here
{
	  resolve: `gatsby-source-airtable`,
	  options: {
		apiKey: process.env.AIRTABLE_API_KEY, // may instead specify via env, see below
		tables: [
		  {
			baseId: `mybase`,
			tableName: `Boxes`,
			mapping: {
						BoxAttachments: `fileNode`,
						BoxAdditional: `text/markdown`
					},
			tableLinks: [`BoxItems`],
		  },
		],
	  },
	},

Creating Pages from Airtable Records​

-[ ] Vedant to add

Use Airtable for backend of forms​

  • Go to [Link](../Forms/Form with Airtable as Backend.md)