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Tutorial video

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

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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.

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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.

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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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Airtable specific guides

Create new linked records

Let users create new records from a record picker in your form.

Choose a record to update

Let users choose the record they want to update in a form.

Create multiple records

Make a form that creates records in different tables.