Stekpad + Airtable
Drop scraped rows straight into any Airtable base. Field types, linked records, and attachments — all handled.
Airtable is the go-to structured database for ops teams. The problem is getting external data into it. Airtable's import UI wants clean CSVs; most scrapers produce messy exports with encoding issues and inconsistent columns.
Stekpad writes directly to the Airtable REST API. You pick a base + table, map recipe fields to Airtable columns, and every run creates or updates records with proper type coercion.
Three-step setup
- 1
Create an Airtable personal access token
Airtable settings → personal access tokens. Scope it to the base you want Stekpad to write to. - 2
Paste the token into Stekpad
Stored locally in your extension. Never uploaded. - 3
Pick a base, a table, and map the fields
Stekpad fetches your schema and lets you drag-map recipe fields onto Airtable columns. Linked records and single-select options supported.
Field type mapping
Number, URL, email, date, single-select, multi-select, linked record — all coerced automatically.
Linked records
Resolve linked records by name or ID during the write. No manual reconciliation.
Upsert support
Configure a recipe to update existing records instead of duplicating on every run.
Direct API
No Zapier, no Make. Direct Airtable API writes. 1,000 rows cost zero automation credits.
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