When making an Airtable form, you can use prefill_
parameters in the URL of the form to prefill specific fields. Note that this feature cannot be used to edit information that already exists in your base; only collaborators with editor permissions or above can edit existing records.
Copy your form URL
Find the URL for the form you wish to prefill and copy the URL to your clipboard.
Add URL parameters
Once you get the form URL, you can manually add parameters in the form URL to prefill fields.
Prefixes
Start by adding a ?
to the end of the URL.
Then, type prefill_
and the name of the field you wish to prefill. The part after prefill_
must exactly match the actual field name as it appears in the table, not the label used in the form. Note that spaces in the name of the field will need to be converted to %20
s or plus signs (+
).
Prefilling a single field
Once you've typed in the field name, you can then type in an equals sign (=) and the information you wish to prefill. (If there are spaces in the information you wish to prefill, you will need to replace those spaces with %20
s or plus signs (+
).)
Prefilling multiple fields
If you wish to prefill more fields, enter an ampersand (&
) and then enter more prefill_
parameters.
Test your prefilled URL
This URL that you have created will prefill a form for you when access it.
Using apps to create a prefilled form URL
One of our community apps streamlines creating prefilled URLs. If you're a pro or enterprise customer you can add this app to your base.