Common Errors - Airtable

Common error messages from Airtable and how to resolve them

1) "You have reached the maximum access authorizations for this integration"

This is an Airtable limitation that occurs during authorization and looks like this:

Suggested Action:

1. Delete old connections in Airtable

   1. Click on your account > "Integrations"

      
   2. Click on "3rd party integrations" and start removing integrations

      

2) "Field 'slug': Unique value is already in database"

Other apps you might connect to Airtable (eg. Webflow) will often have a requirement that the slugfield is unique.

Suggested Action:

1. We suggest using an Airtable formula to create slugs:

How to create a slug field in Airtable

3) "Airtable doesn't allow you to create records in their native "synced" tables."

Airtable has a native syncing feature called "synced tables" that pulls data into an Airtable base.

You'll notice a little lightning bolt like this when using their synced tables feature:

Example of an Airtable "synced table" using Airtable's native syncing features

When using an Airtable synced table, Airtable does not allow you to overwrite this data. So if you set up a Whalesync 2-way sync, you will hit Airtable sync issues.

How to Resolve

• Either make this a 1-way sync to only sync data out of the Airtable synced table

• OR switch the table in Airtable to a normal "non-synced" table