Extracting file names from Airtable attachments
  • 31 Oct 2022
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If you'd like to extract the file name from a file in the attachment field, you can do so with a formula like the example below:

LEFT({Attachment Field},FIND("(",{Attachment Field})-1) 

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Note that this formula only accounts for attachment fields with a single file attached. For more details on using formulas in Airtable, please see our formula field reference.


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