30.11.2024
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Smartsheet and Airtable Integration: Automated Data Transfer

Yuliia Zablotska
Author at ApiX-Drive
Reading time: ~9 min

Smartsheet is a popular online tool for managing tasks and projects, created to optimize teamwork in a single environment. Airtable is a popular cloud service for storing and processing information and databases management. If you are faced with the task of regularly synchronizing data between these services, we offer a simple and reliable solution. Now we will tell you how to set up Smartsheet and Airtable integration.

Content:
1. How to Set Up Smartsheet and Airtable Integration
2. Setting Up the Data Source – Smartsheet
3. Setting Up the Data Receiver – Airtable
4. Setting Up Auto-Update
5. What is the Result
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Automating the process of manual data transfer eliminates one of the labor-intensive routine tasks. It helps save time and resources for employees and minimizes the likelihood of errors. By integrating platforms, information processing will be much faster. This will have a positive effect on your productivity, as well as on the efficiency of the department and the company as a whole.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | User's contact in Smartsheet
Airtable and Smartsheet integration | Result of the data transfer to Airtable


How to Set Up Smartsheet and Airtable Integration

To set up Smartsheet + Airtable integration, you don’t need to learn the basics of programming or understand the complexities of API requests. You don’t have to ask for help from specialists, either. Our online connector ApiX-Drive will do all the work for you. With its help, you can quickly and effortlessly connect both platforms. Thanks to the user-friendly interface and simple operating principle, the setup will take you no more than 10 minutes. Detailed text guides and video instructions will help you easily cope with connecting accounts and setting up parameters.

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Let's get started. Register your personal account on the apix-drive.com website. Thereafter, proceed to Airtable + Smartsheet integration. First, let's set up the data source.

Setting Up the Data Source – Smartsheet

To set up Smartsheet integration with Airtable, first, you need to create a new connection.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Create a new connection


Select the data source system. You need Smartsheet.

Airtable and Smartsheet integration | Select Smartsheet


Choose the action "Get ROWS (new)."

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Choose the action "Get ROWS (new)"


Connect your Smartsheet account to ApiX-Drive.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Connect your Smartsheet account to ApiX-Drive


Specify the username for your Smartsheet account and click “Continue.”

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Specify the username for your Smartsheet account


Specify the password for your Smartsheet account and click “Sign in.”

Airtable and Smartsheet integration | Specify the password for your Smartsheet account


Grant ApiX-Drive access to work with your Smartsheet account. For this, click “Allow.”

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Grant ApiX-Drive access to work with your Smartsheet account


When the connected login appears in the list of active accounts, select it and click "Continue."

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Select the connected login


Select the sheet from which you will receive new rows.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Select the sheet


Here, you can set up a data filter. In this instance, this step is unnecessary, so simply click "Continue."

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Click "Continue"


Now, you see an example of data for one of your Smartsheet rows. To complete setting up the Smartsheet data source, click "Continue."

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | An example of data for one of your Smartsheet rows


Setting Up the Data Receiver – Airtable

To set up Airtable integration with Smartsheet, you need to connect your Airtable account to ApiX-Drive. Click “Start Configuring Data Destination.”

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Click “Start Configuring Data Destination”


Select the system. You require Airtable.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Select Airtable


Choose the action "Add ROW."

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Choose the action "Add ROW"


Connect your Airtable account to ApiX-Drive.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Connect your Airtable account to ApiX-Drive


Specify the login of your Airtable personal account and click “Continue.”

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Specify the login of your Airtable account


Specify the password of your Airtable personal account and click “Sign in.”

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Specify the password of your Airtable account


Provide ApiX-Drive access to work with your Airtable databases. You must add a base.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Provide ApiX-Drive access to work with your Airtable databases


We recommend providing access to all databases at once to be able to work with them in the future. Once all databases are added, click “Grant access.”

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Provide access to all databases


When the connected login appears in the list of active accounts, select it and click "Continue."

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Select the connected login


Select the base in which new rows will be created. Also, select the table.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Select the base and the table


Now, you see the editable fields for creating new rows. You can assign variables from Smartsheet to these fields. Click on the field and choose a variable from the drop-down menu to complete this step.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Assign variables from Smartsheet to these fields


Please note that you can use not only variables from the drop-down list but also enter data manually.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | You can also enter data manually


When all required fields are filled in, click "Edit and continue."

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Click "Edit and continue"


Now, you see an example of the data that will be transferred to Airtable as new rows for each new row from Smartsheet. If something doesn’t meet your expectations, click "Edit" to return to the previous step. To verify the settings, click "Send Test Data to Airtable."

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Click "Send Test Data to Airtable"


After successful sending, go to Airtable and check the result.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Go to Airtable and check the result


Then, return to ApiX-Drive and continue setting up.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Return to ApiX-Drive and continue setting up


At this point, setting up Airtable as a data receiver has been successfully completed.

Setting Up Auto-Update

In order for data transfer to occur automatically, configure auto-update. Click “Enable update.”

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Click “Enable update”


Click on the gear button.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Click on the gear button


Select the interval for the operation of the connection. For example, once every 5 minutes. Moreover, here you can change the name of the connection and assign it to the required group.

Smartsheet and Airtable integration | Select the interval for the operation of the connection


What is the Result

So, you have set up the Smartsheet integration with Airtable and enabled auto-update. Now both systems will work together. The Airtable integration with Smartsheet will save you from tedious manual work. Now you don’t need to manually transfer data from one platform to another. This process is fully automated. Routine tasks will be handled by our online connector, ApiX-Drive. Meanwhile, you can focus on more important aspects: improving customer interactions, developing new marketing strategies, and other key areas that will help your business reach new heights.

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