Airtable · Arazzo Workflow

Airtable Upsert a Record

Version 1.0.0

Find a record by a key field and update it if it exists, otherwise create it.

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airtable

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upsert-record
Upsert a single record into an Airtable table by a unique key field.
Resolves the base schema, looks for an existing record whose key field matches the supplied value, and either updates the matched record or creates a new one.
4 steps inputs: baseId, fields, keyField, keyValue, tableIdOrName outputs: createdRecordId, recordId
1
resolveSchema
getBaseSchema
Read the base schema to confirm the target table and key field exist before attempting to read or write records.
2
findRecord
listRecords
Search the table for an existing record where the key field equals the supplied key value, returning at most one match.
3
updateExisting
updateRecord
Patch the matched record with the supplied fields. Only the fields provided are changed; all other fields on the record are left intact.
4
createNew
createRecords
Create a new record in the table using the supplied fields when no existing record matched the key value.

Source API Descriptions

Arazzo Workflow Specification

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arazzo: 1.0.1
info:
  title: Airtable Upsert a Record
  summary: Find a record by a key field and update it if it exists, otherwise create it.
  description: >-
    One of the most common Airtable integration patterns. The workflow resolves
    the table schema, searches the table for an existing record using a
    filterByFormula match on a key field, and then branches: when a match is
    found it patches the existing record, and when no match is found it creates
    a new record. 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: airtableApi
  url: ../openapi/airtable-airtable-api-openapi.yml
  type: openapi
- name: airtableMetadataApi
  url: ../openapi/airtable-metadata-api-openapi.yml
  type: openapi
workflows:
- workflowId: upsert-record
  summary: Upsert a single record into an Airtable table by a unique key field.
  description: >-
    Resolves the base schema, looks for an existing record whose key field
    matches the supplied value, and either updates the matched record or creates
    a new one.
  inputs:
    type: object
    required:
    - baseId
    - tableIdOrName
    - keyField
    - keyValue
    - fields
    properties:
      baseId:
        type: string
        description: The Airtable base identifier (e.g. appXXXXXXXXXXXXXX).
      tableIdOrName:
        type: string
        description: The table id or name to upsert the record into.
      keyField:
        type: string
        description: The field name used to detect an existing record (e.g. "Email").
      keyValue:
        type: string
        description: The value of the key field to match on.
      fields:
        type: object
        description: The map of field name/value pairs to write to the record.
  steps:
  - stepId: resolveSchema
    description: >-
      Read the base schema to confirm the target table and key field exist
      before attempting to read or write records.
    operationId: getBaseSchema
    parameters:
    - name: baseId
      in: path
      value: $inputs.baseId
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      tables: $response.body#/tables
  - stepId: findRecord
    description: >-
      Search the table for an existing record where the key field equals the
      supplied key value, returning at most one match.
    operationId: listRecords
    parameters:
    - name: baseId
      in: path
      value: $inputs.baseId
    - name: tableIdOrName
      in: path
      value: $inputs.tableIdOrName
    - name: filterByFormula
      in: query
      value: "{$inputs.keyField} = '$inputs.keyValue'"
    - name: maxRecords
      in: query
      value: 1
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      matchedRecordId: $response.body#/records/0/id
    onSuccess:
    - name: recordExists
      type: goto
      stepId: updateExisting
      criteria:
      - context: $response.body
        condition: $.records.length > 0
        type: jsonpath
    - name: recordMissing
      type: goto
      stepId: createNew
      criteria:
      - context: $response.body
        condition: $.records.length == 0
        type: jsonpath
  - stepId: updateExisting
    description: >-
      Patch the matched record with the supplied fields. Only the fields
      provided are changed; all other fields on the record are left intact.
    operationId: updateRecord
    parameters:
    - name: baseId
      in: path
      value: $inputs.baseId
    - name: tableIdOrName
      in: path
      value: $inputs.tableIdOrName
    - name: recordId
      in: path
      value: $steps.findRecord.outputs.matchedRecordId
    requestBody:
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        fields: $inputs.fields
        typecast: true
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      recordId: $response.body#/id
      createdTime: $response.body#/createdTime
    onSuccess:
    - name: done
      type: end
  - stepId: createNew
    description: >-
      Create a new record in the table using the supplied fields when no
      existing record matched the key value.
    operationId: createRecords
    parameters:
    - name: baseId
      in: path
      value: $inputs.baseId
    - name: tableIdOrName
      in: path
      value: $inputs.tableIdOrName
    requestBody:
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        records:
        - fields: $inputs.fields
        typecast: true
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      recordId: $response.body#/records/0/id
      createdTime: $response.body#/records/0/createdTime
  outputs:
    recordId: $steps.updateExisting.outputs.recordId
    createdRecordId: $steps.createNew.outputs.recordId

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