Quickstart: Airtable Webhooks to Zapier (real-time)

Overview

Trigger Zaps the moment your Airtable data changes. Use a Webhooks by Zapier trigger (Catch Hook) and connect it to a Simplified Webhooks webhook URL.

Create your Simplified Webhooks account

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Create your account to start receiving events.

Connect Airtable with a Personal Access Token

Create a PAT in Airtable with these scopes:

schema.bases:read
webhook:manage
data.records:read

Create your Zap trigger

Add Webhooks by Zapier → Catch Hook.
Copy the generated Custom Webhook URL.

Create a webhook in Simplified Webhooks

In your dashboard, create a new webhook.
Paste the Zapier Webhook URL.
Select the Airtable Base and Table.
Choose events: create, update, delete.

Test and publish your Zap

Send a test by creating or updating a record in Airtable, then publish the Zap.

Your Zap should run immediately after changes happen in Airtable.

Example event payload

Success

{
  "id": "0abce289-4d03-46ef-80b5-16744c1798a4",
  "event": "update",
  "recordId": "recRPq7LWatCDsBXm",
  "tableId": "tblKn2Ygplrq5Kmbg",
  "baseId": "appatVcKk6xNFwPej",
  "fields": {
    "fldqg4PbziDbWgLok": {
      "name": "Status",
      "current": "In progress",
      "previous": "Todo"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "client",
    "occurredAt": "2025-07-14T08:46:25.107Z",
    "user": {
      "id": "usrnwwJUfsBR6EMXl",
      "name": "Test User",
      "email": "test.user@gmail.com"
    }
  }
}

Watch Deleted Records (n8n)Watch New Records (Zapier)

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Example event payload