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Airtable + Slack: push rows into channels, take action with buttons.

Post Airtable records into Slack channels as rich messages, with Approve/Reject buttons that update the source row. The default ops workflow on Tiny Command.

Trigger app
Slack as the trigger

Workflows fire when something happens in Slack.

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Action app
Airtable as the action

Workflows do something in Airtable, instantly.

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Both directions

Pick the way that fits your stack.

Pair pages are mirrored. Each direction gets its own dedicated page.

SlackAirtable

When something happens in Slack, do it in Airtable.

13 Slack triggers wired to 9 Airtable actions. Most-used pairing: App Home OpenedCreate Record.

AirtableSlack

Or fire it the other way around.

2 Airtable triggers wired to 45 Slack actions downstream.

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Popular pairings

Common Slack → Airtable workflows.

Pick a pairing to set it up in two minutes. Each one is a fully editable recipe.

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When app home opened in Slack, create record in Airtable.

Fires when a user opens your Slack app's Home tab or DM. Useful for refreshing the Home view, lazy-loading user-specific data, or tracking app engagement.

When app home opened in Slack, delete record in Airtable.

Fires when a user opens your Slack app's Home tab or DM. Useful for refreshing the Home view, lazy-loading user-specific data, or tracking app engagement.

When app home opened in Slack, get base schema in Airtable.

Fires when a user opens your Slack app's Home tab or DM. Useful for refreshing the Home view, lazy-loading user-specific data, or tracking app engagement.

When app home opened in Slack, get record in Airtable.

Fires when a user opens your Slack app's Home tab or DM. Useful for refreshing the Home view, lazy-loading user-specific data, or tracking app engagement.

When app mentioned in Slack, create record in Airtable.

Fires when your Slack app is mentioned in a message. The standard hook for chatbots that answer when summoned with @your-app.

When app mentioned in Slack, delete record in Airtable.

Fires when your Slack app is mentioned in a message. The standard hook for chatbots that answer when summoned with @your-app.

When app mentioned in Slack, get base schema in Airtable.

Fires when your Slack app is mentioned in a message. The standard hook for chatbots that answer when summoned with @your-app.

When app mentioned in Slack, get record in Airtable.

Fires when your Slack app is mentioned in a message. The standard hook for chatbots that answer when summoned with @your-app.

When new channel in Slack, create record in Airtable.

Fires when a new Slack channel is created in the workspace. Useful for auto-adding the bot, welcome messages, or governance audit logs.

How it works

Connect Slack and Airtable in five steps.

No code, no glue, no half-day setup. Each step is one click.

  1. 1
    Connect
    Authorize Slack and Airtable

    Open Tiny Command, authorize Slack and Airtable once each. Both connections are available to every workflow on your account.

  2. 2
    Trigger
    Pick a Slack trigger

    Drop the Slack → App Home Opened trigger onto the canvas. Tiny Command auto-registers the webhook.

    POST /v1/webhooks/slack.trigger-app-home-opened
  3. 3
    Transform
    Add a filter or AI step

    Optionally add a Filter node ("subject contains URGENT") or an AI step ("classify intent") between trigger and action.

  4. 4
    Action
    Add the Airtable action

    Drop the Airtable → Create Record action below it. Map fields from the Slack payload into the Airtable inputs.

    airtable.create-record
  5. 5
    Publish
    Publish and forget

    Hit Publish. Tiny Command runs it in production from second one. Watch the run-log fill up.

FAQ

Questions about Slack + Airtable.

What's the canonical Airtable + Slack workflow?
New Airtable row → Slack message with the key fields and two buttons (Approve, Reject). Button click updates a Status column in Airtable. The whole approval loop without leaving Slack or opening Airtable.
Should I route to channel or DM?
DM the row owner directly when the action is personal (assigned to one person); post to channel when the team should see it. Add a Switch on an Airtable "Visibility" column to choose at runtime.
How do I get a clickable Airtable link in the Slack message?
Construct the URL as https://airtable.com/{baseId}/{tableId}/{recordId} and include it in the message text or in a Block Kit button's url field. Click jumps straight to the row.
Can I prevent re-posting if the row already triggered once?
Add a "Posted at" timestamp column. The workflow checks it before sending; if non-empty, skip. After successful send, the workflow sets the timestamp.
How do I post Airtable digests (multiple rows in one message)?
Schedule a workflow (daily at 9am): list Airtable rows in a "Needs Review" view, format them as a bullet list, post one Slack message. Keeps the channel clean and gives the team a single morning checkpoint.
Can Slack threads update Airtable comments?
Yes — capture replies via the Slack Message trigger filtered on thread_ts, look up the Airtable row by a saved mapping (message_ts → record_id), and append the reply as a comment via the Airtable Create Comment action.
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