Rowvela documentation: import data into Airtable step by step

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Your first import

Step-by-step guide to the first Rowvela import: connect Airtable, add an API or CSV source, map fields, preview the changes and run the import.

Airtable connections

How to connect Airtable to Rowvela with OAuth or a personal access token, which scopes are needed, how to give access to a base, and how to find base and table IDs.

Sources and mapping

Sources

Which sources Rowvela can import from and how to set them up: REST API, GraphQL, CSV, XML and RSS by URL, uploaded files, cURL commands, another Airtable base and saved configurations.

Authentication and variables

Set up API authentication in Rowvela: Bearer tokens, API keys in a header or URL, Basic, custom OAuth 2, OAuth 1.0a and AWS Signature V4, plus reusable workspace variables.

Pagination

How to import every page of a paginated API with Rowvela: page number, record offset, cursor, next page URL and Link header, and when pagination ends.

Field mapping

How to map source data to Airtable fields in Rowvela: field paths, expanding nested lists into rows, data types, linked records, attachments, fixed values, expressions and JMESPath.

Writing and automation

Writing to Airtable

How Rowvela writes to Airtable: create only, upsert or update only, matching records by one to three key fields, deleting records missing from the source, and error handling.

Automation

Automate Rowvela imports: schedules with time zones, webhook URLs, Airtable buttons for one record, Airtable change triggers and sequences of imports.

Safety and your team

Review and revert

Read the Rowvela run history, approve or dismiss runs held for review, and revert an import: what is restored, what is left alone and what cannot be undone.

Team and account

Manage Rowvela workspaces, Owner and Creator roles, invitations, usage limits, email notifications, password and email changes, and deleting your account.