# Airtable (MCP server)

> Airtable is an MCP server that provides read and write access to Airtable databases. This server enables LLMs to inspect database schemas, then read and write records. It has 456 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y airtable-mcp-server.

A Model Context Protocol server that provides read and write access to Airtable databases. This server enables LLMs to inspect database schemas, then read and write records.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/domdomegg/airtable-mcp-server |
| GitHub stars | 456 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: airtable-mcp-server; docker: docker.io/domdomegg/airtable-mcp-server:1.14.0 |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Productivity |
| Latest release | v1.14.0 (Jul 27, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 9, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.domdomegg/airtable-mcp-server |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airtable": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "airtable-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AIRTABLE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env AIRTABLE_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio airtable -- npx -y airtable-mcp-server
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airtable": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "airtable-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AIRTABLE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "airtable_api_key",
      "description": "AIRTABLE_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "airtable": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "airtable-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AIRTABLE_API_KEY": "${input:airtable_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `AIRTABLE_API_KEY` (secret) (required): Airtable personal access token (e.g., pat123.abc123). Create at https://airtable.com/create/tokens/new with scopes: schema.bases:read, data.records:read, and…

## Tools

- `list_records`
- `search_records`
- `list_bases`
- `list_tables`
- `describe_table`
- `get_record`
- `create_record`
- `fields`: The fields and values for the new record
- `update_records`
- `records`: Array of objects containing record ID and fields to update
- `delete_records`
- `create_table`
- `update_table`
- `create_field`
- `type`: Type of the field
- `options`: Field-specific options
- `update_field`
- `create_comment`
- `text`: The comment text
- `list_comments`
- `offset`: Pagination offset for retrieving additional comments

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