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How to Update Existing Records with a URL or Button

How to Update Existing Records with a URL or Button

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This will show you how to Update records in Airtable with On2Air Forms and generate a Formula or Button field in your Airtable base with a URL you can share with others.

  • 📽 Video Tutorial
  • How to Set Up Your Form
  • How to Add the Button/Formula to Your Airtable Base
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Related: Use Your Form to ‘Create OR Update Airtable Records’Use Your Form to ‘Create OR Update Airtable Records’

📽 Video Tutorial

How to Set Up Your Form

  • In the Record Create/Edit Options, set your form to either Update Existing Records Only or Create or Update Records
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  • Build your form with the fields you want on your form - How to Create a Form with Airtable and On2Air FormsHow to Create a Form with Airtable and On2Air Forms
  • Click Share Form
  • Choose the Update option and choose Airtable Link/Button

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  • Copy the URL

How to Add the Button/Formula to Your Airtable Base

  • Add a Button or Formula field to your table in Airtable that’s the same as the Form source
  • Paste the formula into your Airtable formula field

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  • You’ll then see a dynamic URL created for every record in your table
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  • You can use this URL to share with others to update a record using the fields you added to your form