Airtable · Arazzo Workflow

Airtable Add a Table with Fields

Version 1.0.0

Add a new table to an existing base and then add a field to that table.

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airtable

Workflows

add-table-with-fields
Add a table to an existing base, then add a field to it.
Confirms the target base by reading its schema, creates a new table with its initial field definitions, and then adds a further field to that table.
3 steps inputs: baseId, fieldDescription, fieldName, fieldOptions, fieldType, tableDescription, tableFields, tableName outputs: fieldId, tableId
1
confirmBase
Read the base schema to confirm the target base exists and is reachable before adding a new table to it.
2
createTable
Create a new table within the confirmed base, supplying the table name, optional description, and its initial field definitions.
3
addField
Add an additional field to the newly created table, supplying its name, type, optional description, and optional configuration options.

Source API Descriptions

Arazzo Workflow Specification

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arazzo: 1.0.1
info:
  title: Airtable Add a Table with Fields
  summary: Add a new table to an existing base and then add a field to that table.
  description: >-
    Extends an existing Airtable base by first confirming the base is reachable
    via its schema, then creating a new table with its initial fields, and
    finally appending an additional field to the newly created table. Every step
    spells out its request inline so the flow can be read and executed without
    opening the underlying OpenAPI description.
  version: 1.0.0
sourceDescriptions:
- name: basesApi
  url: ../openapi/airtable-bases-api-openapi.yml
  type: openapi
- name: fieldsApi
  url: ../openapi/airtable-fields-api-openapi.yml
  type: openapi
- name: tablesApi
  url: ../openapi/airtable-tables-api-openapi.yml
  type: openapi
workflows:
- workflowId: add-table-with-fields
  summary: Add a table to an existing base, then add a field to it.
  description: >-
    Confirms the target base by reading its schema, creates a new table with its
    initial field definitions, and then adds a further field to that table.
  inputs:
    type: object
    required:
    - baseId
    - tableName
    - tableFields
    - fieldName
    - fieldType
    properties:
      baseId:
        type: string
        description: The Airtable base identifier (e.g. appXXXXXXXXXXXXXX).
      tableName:
        type: string
        description: The name of the new table to create.
      tableDescription:
        type: string
        description: An optional description for the new table.
      tableFields:
        type: array
        description: The initial field definitions for the new table (at least one required).
        items:
          type: object
      fieldName:
        type: string
        description: The name of the additional field to add to the new table.
      fieldType:
        type: string
        description: The type of the additional field (e.g. singleLineText, number, singleSelect).
      fieldDescription:
        type: string
        description: An optional description for the additional field.
      fieldOptions:
        type: object
        description: Optional configuration options for the additional field (required for types like singleSelect).
  steps:
  - stepId: confirmBase
    description: >-
      Read the base schema to confirm the target base exists and is reachable
      before adding a new table to it.
    operationId: getBaseSchema
    parameters:
    - name: baseId
      in: path
      value: $inputs.baseId
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      tables: $response.body#/tables
  - stepId: createTable
    description: >-
      Create a new table within the confirmed base, supplying the table name,
      optional description, and its initial field definitions.
    operationId: createTable
    parameters:
    - name: baseId
      in: path
      value: $inputs.baseId
    requestBody:
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        name: $inputs.tableName
        description: $inputs.tableDescription
        fields: $inputs.tableFields
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      tableId: $response.body#/id
      fields: $response.body#/fields
  - stepId: addField
    description: >-
      Add an additional field to the newly created table, supplying its name,
      type, optional description, and optional configuration options.
    operationId: createField
    parameters:
    - name: baseId
      in: path
      value: $inputs.baseId
    - name: tableId
      in: path
      value: $steps.createTable.outputs.tableId
    requestBody:
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        name: $inputs.fieldName
        type: $inputs.fieldType
        description: $inputs.fieldDescription
        options: $inputs.fieldOptions
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      fieldId: $response.body#/id
  outputs:
    tableId: $steps.createTable.outputs.tableId
    fieldId: $steps.addField.outputs.fieldId

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