Sync Airtable & Webflow
Quick walk-through to connect Airtable & Webflow
Video Tutorial
Step-by-Step Guide
1. Prep Airtable
Create a table/field in Airtable for every table/field in Webflow you want to sync
Note - you do not have to sync every table/field
2. Prep Webflow
Ensure that any collection you want to sync with Airtable is empty in Webflow.
Publish your site to all domains
3. Go to Whalesync and create a new base
Navigate to app.whalesync.com
From the Dashboard, select “Create New Base”
4. Grab your Airtable base sharing link
Go back to your Airtable base and click the “Share” button in the top right.
Click “Share publicly”.
Then toggle "Enable shared base link (read-only)".
Finally, click the base sharing link to copy it.
Paste it into Whalesync.
Click Authorize
5. Grant access to your Airtable base with Oauth
Click add a base
Choose the Airtable base you want to sync
Grant Access
Save connection and continue to mapping page
6. Grab your Webflow API key
Click the Webflow button in the top left of the designer
Select “Project Settings”
Go to the Integrations tab
Scroll to the bottom and click “Generate new API token”
Copy that key and paste it into Whalesync
7. Map Airtable tables to Webflow collections
Using the dropdowns, map the tables in Airtable and collections in Webflow you want to sync
If the names of the tables match exactly across Airtable and Webflow, Whalesync will auto-map them for you
8. Map Airtable fields to Webflow fields
Similar to the last step, choose the individual fields you want to sync across Airtable and Webflow
For a complete list of supported fields, see our docs
9. Turn sync on
From the Whalesync dashboard, toggle sync on
Instantly see data start syncing in real-time
10. Check the Issues page for any errors
After setting up a sync, check https://app.whalesync.com/issues to see if any records could not be synced
Once you resolve an error, it will disappear from the Issues page
Conclusion
Whalesync is the easiest way to connect Airtable and Webflow. You can set up a real-time, two-way sync between your favorite tools in a few minutes. Let us know if you have any questions at hello@whalesync.com 🙂 or get started here.
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