Airtable MCP
by Airtable
Official Airtable MCP server — read, write, and manage your bases through AI
data Node.js Beginner Self-hostable
⭐ 200 stars 📅 Updated: 1mo ago
Description
Official MCP server from Airtable for interacting with your Airtable bases through AI assistants. Read and write records, manage tables, query views, and automate data operations using natural language. Built and maintained by the Airtable team, it provides full access to base operations including listing bases, creating and updating records, searching across tables, and managing table structures. Ideal for teams using Airtable as their central data hub who want to integrate AI-powered automation into their workflows.
✅ Best for
Teams using Airtable who want AI-assisted data management and automation
⏭️ Skip if
You do not use Airtable or need offline database access
💡 Use cases
- Querying and filtering Airtable records using natural language
- Automating data entry by creating records from AI conversations
- Building AI-powered dashboards that pull from Airtable views
- Managing and organizing table structures through AI assistants
👍 Pros
- ✓ Official first-party integration maintained by Airtable
- ✓ Full CRUD operations on records and tables
- ✓ Simple npx setup with API key configuration
- ✓ Works with any Airtable base and table structure
👎 Cons
- ✗ Requires Airtable API key or personal access token
- ✗ API rate limits apply based on your Airtable plan
- ✗ Cannot manage workspace-level settings or billing
🔧 Exposed tools (6 tools)
| Tool | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| create_record | management | Create a new record in a specified table |
| update_record | management | Update an existing record's fields |
| manage_tables | management | Create, update, or list table structures |
| list_bases | query | List all accessible Airtable bases |
| list_records | query | List records from a table with optional filtering |
| search_records | search | Search for records matching specific criteria |
⚡ Installation
Prerequisites:
- • Node.js v18+
- • Airtable API key or personal access token from airtable.com/account
- • API key required
Check Claude Code documentation to configure this MCP server.
💡 Tips & tricks
Generate a personal access token at airtable.com/account with scopes for the bases you want to access. Start by listing your bases to discover available tables and their schemas before performing operations.
🔄 Alternatives
Quick info
- Author
- Airtable
- License
- MIT
- Runtime
- Node.js 18+
- Transport
- stdio
- Category
- data
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Self-hostable
- ✅
- Auth
- —
- Docker
- —
- Version
- latest
- Updated
- Feb 28, 2026
Client compatibility
- ✅ Claude Code
- ✅ Cursor
- ✅ VS Code Copilot
- ❓ Gemini CLI
- ❓ Windsurf
- ✅ Cline
- ❓ JetBrains AI
- ❓ Warp
Platforms
🍎 macOS 🐧 Linux 🪟 Windows