Button field

This action will open a link where the URL can be based on values from your record. If the URL is for a link in the same Airtable base, clicking will send you to the URL in the same window. For all other URLs, a new window will open.

Additionally, you can enter a URL formula. This uses the same formula syntax as the existing formula field and supports using cell values from other fields (usually some sort of ID).

Integrating with other systems becomes much easier with this button as you can click the button to connect to the specific item in the other system. Here are some examples to get you going!

"mailto:" & ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Email}) & "?subject=" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Subject}) &"&body=" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Body})

"https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?view=cm&to=" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Email}) &"&su=" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Subject}) &"&body=" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Body})

"https://airtable.com/shr123&prefill_Linked%20record=" & RECORD_ID()

"https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&text=" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Name}) &"&dates=" &
DATETIME_FORMAT({Start Date},"YYYYMMDD") &
"%2F" &
DATETIME_FORMAT(DATEADD({End Date}, 1, "day"), "YYYYMMDD")

"https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&text=" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Name}) &"&dates=" &
DATETIME_FORMAT({Start Date/Time},"YYYYMMDDTHHmmss") &
"Z%2F" & DATETIME_FORMAT({End Date/Time}, "YYYYMMDDTHHmmss") &
 "Z"

Open a JIRA ticket

"https://airtable-jira.atlassian.net/secure/CreateIssueDetails!init.jspa?pid=" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Project ID}) &"&issuetype" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Issue Type}) &
"&summary=" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Summary}) &"&priority=" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Priority}) &"&duedate=" &
DATETIME_FORMAT({Due Date},"MM-DD-YYYY") &
"&assignee=" &
ENCODE_URL_COMPONENT({Assignee})

This action opens a page designer extension and immediately jumps to the record the button was clicked from.

When an action is to open an extension, you will be prompted for the extension you wish to open. Selecting a dashboard will then change the list of available extension in the selection list. From here you can select an existing extension or install a new one that corresponds to the selected action from this menu.

This will switch the page designer extension's source view to the view the button was clicked from, but this setting is local to your browser and will not affect other collaborators.

This action opens a scripting extension and runs the script.

When an action is to open an extension, you will be prompted for the one you wish to open. Selecting a dashboard will then change the list of available extension in the selection list. From here you can select an existing extension or install a new one that corresponds to the selected action from this menu.

// Change these to match your base.
let table = base.getTable('Table name');
let field = table.getField('Field name');

// When run from a button field, the script skips the prompt
// and automatically uses the button's record.
let record = await input.recordAsync('Choose a record', table);

let cellValue = record.getCellValue(field);
output.markdown(`# You have selected ${cellValue}.`);

This action opens a URL preview extension and displays the embed for the record the button was clicked from.

To use this action, you can enable the “Use a specific field for previews” setting in the extension and choose the field that contains the URL you want to preview. This allows the URL preview extension to be used in non-grid views like gallery and kanban.

This action opens a SendGrid extension and fills the email template with data from the record the button was clicked from.

If the extension has not been set up correctly (e.g. no “To” email field set), the email template screen will be shown. Otherwise, you will see the preview screen where you can confirm the email before it is sent.

This button action opens the Send SMS extension and triggers a preconfigured SMS.

When you click a button with this action configured, the Send SMS extension will open and you'll be able to preview your messages before sending.

You can learn more about configuring and using the Send SMS extension in this article.

This action opens a Formstack Documents extension and creates a PDF or word document based on data in the record the button was clicked from.

With the Create document with Formstack action, you can customize your button field to open up a Formstack Documents extension, and create a PDF or word document that merges information from the record you clicked into a template of your choosing.

You can already browse, search, and attach free high-quality stock photos from Pexels’ extensive collection to your records using the Pexels extension. With the button field, you can now make the process of sourcing and saving photos from Pexels even simpler.

Clicking the button will automatically bring up the designated Pexels extension and, once you find and select a photo you like, attach that photo to the record associated with the button you pressed.

When an action is to open an extension, you will be prompted for the extension you wish to open. Selecting a dashboard will then change the list of available extensions in the selection list. From here you can select an existing extension or install a new extension that corresponds to the selected action from this menu.

Adding an Open source record button field to your synced table will create a unique link for each record in your destination base. This link allows collaborators in your base to access the specific matching source record in the source base, so long as they have collaborator permissions in the source base. In order to set this up, add a new field to the synced table in your destination base. Next, choose the button field option followed by the Open source record action.

The button field has limited support in our mobile app. For iOS, tapping the button opens the URL in version 3.1.4+. Open app actions aren’t supported. For Android, tapping the button opens the URL in version 1.5.2+ Adding a button field will crash apps on versions earlier than 1.3.3.