Airtable Claude connector

Bring your structured data to Claude

Add to Claude

URL https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp

$ claude mcp add --transport http airtable https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp

Needs a Airtable account All setup steps

Airtable in Claude at a glance

Reads: 5 tools; Records tables, bases, table schemas and 1 more
Creates & edits: 6 tools; Records tables, fields and tables
Deletes: Nothing; No tool name suggests deleting
Acts as: Your account; Claude works through your own Airtable sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

1 · You ask

“Find Airtable bases about [a topic].”
→
2 · Claude calls
search_bases
Finds bases that match what you ask for
→
3 · Server runs it

mcp.airtable.com

As your Airtable account
→
4 · Answer

Reply in the chat

Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Airtable’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Airtable to Claude

Airtable docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Airtable.
2 Click Connect. Sign in to Airtable and approve access.
3 In a chat, check Airtable is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

Add the server:

claude mcp add --transport http airtable https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp

Add --scope user to use it in every project.

2 Run /mcp, pick airtable and sign in.
3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Airtable MCP server URL

https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp

Airtable MCP tools

5 read, 6 write, 1 unclear. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

Acts on Reads · 5 Changes data · 7

Records tables 3 tools
- list_records_for_table Pulls up a list of records tables (our summary)
- create_records_for_table Writes Adds a new records table (our summary)
- update_records_for_table Writes Edits an existing records table (our summary)
Fields 2 tools
- No read tools
- create_field Writes Adds a new field (our summary)
- update_field Writes Edits an existing field (our summary)
Tables 2 tools
- No read tools
- create_table Writes Adds a new table (our summary)
- update_table Writes Edits an existing table (our summary)
Pings 1 tool
- No read tools
- ping Unclear
Bases 2 tools
- list_bases Pulls up a list of bases (our summary)
- search_bases Finds bases that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Table schemas 1 tool
- get_table_schema Opens one table schema with its details (our summary)
- None
Tables bases 1 tool
- list_tables_for_base Pulls up a list of tables bases (our summary)
- None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Airtable

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Airtable offers. Not from Airtable or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

Find Airtable bases about [a topic].

uses search_bases
Create an Airtable records table for [what it is about].

uses create_records_for_table
Update the Airtable records table [name or link]: [what to change].

uses update_records_for_table
Turn these notes into Airtable records tables, one per action item: [paste notes].

uses create_records_for_table
Open the Airtable table schema [name or link] and give me the key points.

uses get_table_schema
Create an Airtable field for [what it is about].

uses create_field

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

mcp.airtable.com

On the developer’s own domain (airtable.com), not a third-party host. Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own Airtable account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Published by Airtable and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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Questions people ask

What does the Airtable connector do in Claude?

Bring operational data and context into the flow of your Claude conversations. You can ask questions, create and update records, and analyze your data—all through conversation. Use the data in Airtable as input to the work you're doing in Claude, like building a landing page using content you've organized in Airtable. Make quick updates to Airtable without leaving the chat. Airtable for Claude is ideal anytime you need quick access to structured internal data to inform your conversation.

Is the Airtable connector official?

It is made by Airtable and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

What is the Airtable MCP server URL?

https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp. It is a remote MCP server hosted at mcp.airtable.com. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http airtable https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp

How do I add Airtable to Claude Code?

Run "claude mcp add --transport http airtable https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose airtable and sign in to Airtable. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

Do I need a Airtable account?

Yes. You sign in to Airtable when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

Can Claude change or delete my Airtable data?

Judging by tool names, 6 of its 12 tools can change data. The other 5 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.