Tutorial video

Check out Gareth’s tutorial on using Fillout to update existing Airtable records.

How it works

1

Switch your form to update mode

First, choose Airtable on the Integrate tab.

Screenshot of the Form designer tab of a form

Then specify that you want to Update record.

Screenshot of the Form designer tab of a form

2

Use a formula to specify the record to update

You’ll now get a formula that defines a unique link for every record in your table.

Create a new formula field and copy the formula Fillout provides on the Integrate page.

Screenshot of the Form designer tab of a form

3

Preview your form

That’s it! Finish setup. Try out your form in Preview mode, or click one of your unique links to update a record after you’ve published your form!

Your form is automatically pre-filled for whichever record it is updating. This can be changed in the top left area.

Screenshot of the Form designer tab of a form

Note: If you don’t provide an id in the unique URL, the form will create a new record instead.

Let users choose a record to update

Use this approach if you prefer to let users choose (in Fillout) which record they’d like to update.

Advanced next steps (Optional)

You can use update forms in combination with products like Airtable interfaces, Softr, or Stacker. For example, instead of adding a formula in Step 2 above, we could add a Button field.

Screenshot of the Form designer tab of a form

Then, we can display this button in an Airtable interface, for users to easily edit the record.

Screenshot of the Form designer tab of a form

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