Replace <base-id> with your actual base ID (starts with app):

curl -s "https://api.airtable.com/v0/meta/bases/<base-id>/tables" --header "Authorization: Bearer $AIRTABLE_TOKEN" | jq '.tables[] | {id, name, fields: [.fields[] | {id, name, type}]}'

List Records

Replace <base-id> and <table-id-or-name> with actual values. Table name must be URL-encoded if it contains spaces.

curl -s "https://api.airtable.com/v0/<base-id>/<table-id-or-name>?maxRecords=10" --header "Authorization: Bearer $AIRTABLE_TOKEN" | jq '.records[] | {id, fields, createdTime}'

List Records with Field Selection

curl -s "https://api.airtable.com/v0/<base-id>/<table-id-or-name>?maxRecords=10&fields%5B%5D=Name&fields%5B%5D=Status" --header "Authorization: Bearer $AIRTABLE_TOKEN" | jq '.records[] | {id, fields}'

Get a Single Record

curl -s "https://api.airtable.com/v0/<base-id>/<table-id-or-name>/<record-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $AIRTABLE_TOKEN" | jq .

Create Records

Write the request body to a temp file, then send it:

cat > /tmp/request.json << 'BODY'
{
  "records": [
    {
      "fields": {
        "Name": "New Record",
        "Status": "Todo"
      }
    }
  ]
}
BODY
curl -s -X POST "https://api.airtable.com/v0/<base-id>/<table-id-or-name>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $AIRTABLE_TOKEN" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/request.json | jq '.records[] | {id, fields}'

Update Records (PATCH)

PATCH updates only the specified fields, leaving others unchanged:

cat > /tmp/request.json << 'BODY'
{
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "<record-id>",
      "fields": {
        "Status": "Done"
      }
    }
  ]
}
BODY
curl -s -X PATCH "https://api.airtable.com/v0/<base-id>/<table-id-or-name>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $AIRTABLE_TOKEN" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/request.json | jq '.records[] | {id, fields}'

Delete Records

curl -s -X DELETE "https://api.airtable.com/v0/<base-id>/<table-id-or-name>?records%5B%5D=<record-id>" --header "Authorization: Bearer $AIRTABLE_TOKEN" | jq .

List Record Comments

curl -s "https://api.airtable.com/v0/<base-id>/<table-id-or-name>/<record-id>/comments" --header "Authorization: Bearer $AIRTABLE_TOKEN" | jq '.comments[] | {id, author, text, createdTime}'

Add a Comment to a Record

cat > /tmp/request.json << 'BODY'
{
  "text": "This is a comment added via the API."
}
BODY
curl -s -X POST "https://api.airtable.com/v0/<base-id>/<table-id-or-name>/<record-id>/comments" --header "Authorization: Bearer $AIRTABLE_TOKEN" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/request.json | jq .

Create a Table

cat > /tmp/request.json << 'BODY'
{
  "name": "New Table",
  "fields": [
    {"name": "Name", "type": "singleLineText"},
    {"name": "Notes", "type": "multilineText"},
    {"name": "Status", "type": "singleSelect", "options": {"choices": [{"name": "Todo"}, {"name": "In Progress"}, {"name": "Done"}]}}
  ]
}
BODY
curl -s -X POST "https://api.airtable.com/v0/meta/bases/<base-id>/tables" --header "Authorization: Bearer $AIRTABLE_TOKEN" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/request.json | jq '{id, name, fields: [.fields[] | {id, name, type}]}'

Guidelines

Base IDs start with app, table IDs start with tbl, record IDs start with rec, field IDs start with fld.
Use maxRecords parameter to limit results. Default returns up to 100 records.
For pagination, use the offset value from the response in the next request.
URL-encode table names that contain spaces (e.g., My%20Table). Using table IDs avoids this issue.
The create/update endpoints accept up to 10 records per request.
Field names are case-sensitive and must match exactly.
Use PATCH for partial updates (only specified fields change) and PUT for full replacement.

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Troubleshooting

Core APIs

Get Current User

List Bases

Get Base Schema (List Tables)