Evolve a Table Schema
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Recipe · 3 steps
Evolve a Table Schema
with Airtable
Rename a table and update one of its fields.
- Read the base schema to confirm the target table and field exist before modifying them.
- Update the table's name and optional description. Only the supplied properties are changed.
- Update the target field's name, description, or configuration options. Only the supplied properties are changed.
What you'll need to have ready
- baseId: The Airtable base identifier (e.g. appXXXXXXXXXXXXXX).
- tableId: The identifier of the table to rename (e.g. tblXXXXXXXXXXXXXX).
- fieldId: The identifier of the field to update (e.g. fldXXXXXXXXXXXXXX).
- tableName: The new name for the table.
- tableDescription: An optional new description for the table.
- fieldName: An optional new name for the field.
- fieldDescription: An optional new description for the field.
- fieldOptions: Optional updated configuration options for the field.
For your developer
Arazzo workflow airtable:evolve-table-schema, 3 operations: getBaseSchema → updateTable → updateField. Specs on APIs.io.