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How to Automate Airtable with Playwright

Automate critical Airtable database workflows with Playwright when APIs aren’t available or sufficient. You’ll eliminate manual data entry and reduce record management errors by automating repetitive database management processes. Use Playwright to interact with Airtable’s web interface programmatically. View Airtable’s API documentation for integration services when available.

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Setup

Install Playwright and configure authentication: 
npm install playwright

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Automate Workflows

Create scripts for common Airtable tasks: 
import { chromium } from 'playwright';

const browser = await chromium.launch();
const page = await browser.newPage();

// Login to Airtable
await page.goto('https://airtable.com/login');
await page.fill('[data-testid="email-input"]', process.env.AIRTABLE_EMAIL);
await page.fill('[data-testid="password-input"]', process.env.AIRTABLE_PASSWORD);
await page.click('[data-testid="submit-button"]');

// Navigate to workspace and base
await page.click('[data-testid="workspace-switcher"]');
await page.click('text=Marketing Team');
await page.click('text=Campaign Tracker');

// Add new record to table
await page.click('[data-testid="add-record-button"]');
await page.fill('[data-testid="field-Campaign Name"]', 'Q1 Product Launch');
await page.selectOption('[data-testid="field-Status"]', 'In Progress');
await page.fill('[data-testid="field-Budget"]', '50000');
await page.fill('[data-testid="field-Start Date"]', '2024-01-15');
await page.click('[data-testid="save-record"]');

// Create filtered view
await page.click('[data-testid="view-switcher"]');
await page.click('[data-testid="create-view"]');
await page.fill('[data-testid="view-name"]', 'Active Campaigns');
await page.click('[data-testid="add-filter"]');
await page.selectOption('[data-testid="filter-field"]', 'Status');
await page.selectOption('[data-testid="filter-condition"]', 'is');
await page.selectOption('[data-testid="filter-value"]', 'In Progress');
await page.click('[data-testid="save-view"]');

await browser.close();
Playwright handles field validation, view creation, and record linking automatically. You can automate data imports, report generation, and workflow automation processes.

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Scale your Airtable automation with Anchor Browser

Run your Playwright Airtable automations on cloud browsers with enterprise-grade reliability and persistent Airtable sessions. Learn more and get started for free: https://anchorbrowser.io