Make.com ➔ Airtable Payload Specification

Technical reference for automating data exchange between Automation and NoCode DB workflows.

💡 How this integration works:

1. Make.com triggers an event when scenario.triggered occurs.
2. Data is packaged into a standard JSON webhook payload.
3. Payload is delivered into your Airtable intake pipeline and mapped to your NoCode DB targets.

Authentication & Event Specs

ParameterSource (Make.com)Destination (Airtable)
Auth MechanismAPI Key HeaderBearer Token
Trigger Eventscenario.triggeredIngest Pipeline

Sample Webhook JSON Payload

{
  "event": "scenario.triggered_to_airtable",
  "timestamp": 1788105197,
  "source": {
    "platform": "Make.com",
    "auth_mode": "API Key Header",
    "data": {
      "execution_id": "sample_execution_id_val",
      "scenario_id": "sample_scenario_id_val",
      "status": "sample_status_val",
      "data_output": "sample_data_output_val"
    }
  },
  "destination": {
    "platform": "Airtable",
    "auth_mode": "Bearer Token",
    "target_endpoint": "https://api.airtable.com/v1/ingest",
    "mapped_fields": {
      "record_id": "{{source.execution_id}}",
      "base_id": "{{source.scenario_id}}",
      "table_name": "{{source.status}}",
      "fields": "{{source.data_output}}"
    }
  }
}

Quick Integration Setup

  1. Retrieve your secret API credentials from your Make.com developer dashboard using authentication method API Key Header.
  2. Configure the target endpoint URL to route payloads into the Airtable intake pipeline.
  3. Map incoming schema properties according to the JSON specification detailed above.

Expected HTTP Response Codes

Status CodeMeaningTroubleshooting Step
200 OKSuccessPayload accepted and queued for routing.
401 UnauthorizedAuth FailureVerify headers for valid API Key Header credentials.
422 UnprocessableSchema ErrorCheck field keys alignment between source and target payload.

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