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      Unsupported Features: Airtable

      Here's a breakdown of what Unito's Airtable integration can't do, and a few other considerations.

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      Unsupported Airtable fields

      • Comments: These can't be synced from Airtable.  Airtable can however sync single or multi-line text from Airtable to your other apps or tools, as long as those fields aren't paired with comments.
      • Subtasks: Since Airtable doesn't have subtasks, you won't be able to sync subtasks to Airtable.
      • @mentions: These aren't supported.
      • Link to record fields: Unito doesn't currently support this field.

      Other Airtable limitations

      • Signing up to Unito through Airtable: At this time you'll have to sign up for Unito through an account you have with another tool, or by creating a Unito account with an email address.
      • Creating a table from Unito: For now, you can only sync Airtable work from tables you've already created which just means you'll need to prepare them before building a flow.
      • Ratings must be limited to values between 1-5: When syncing ratings, for example, through Trello, the numeric field must remain between values of 1 to 5. If you try to sync a rating with a value greater than 5, the task will fail to update.
      • Long text fields: If rich text is enabled, Unito won't be able to sync long text fields, so be sure to disable rich text.
      • Lookup fields: Unito can only sync data out of these fields, and not into them. So you won't be able to write Lookup fields with Unito.
      • Views: Unito can only sync records from tables, not views. So if your view excludes certain records, just make sure those records are also excluded from your Unito rules if you don't want them to sync into another block of work. 
        • If, for example, you have a view with a filter for a specific value in a single-select field, a new record created by Unito will show up in that view if it has that same value. What are Airtable views?

      Other Airtable considerations

      Last modified field

      Make sure to add the Last Modified Time column to bases you want to sync. Unito workflows need this bit of data in order to work properly. You can always hide this column if you don't need to see it, but make sure you don't delete it.

      1. From your Airtable base, click + to add a column.
      2. Scroll down the list and look for Last Modified Time. Not to be confused with Last Modified By. They're different fields with similar-sounding names, so don't mix them up.
        1. Ensure that the time parameter is toggled on for this field. It is on by default, but it mustn't be turned off as the time parameter is required for proper detection of changes.

      You can give it a name, or not, but this field won't be mapped by Unito. It is required, however, for your flow to function as intended.

      Formulas

      • Field mapping with formulas: Unito supports syncing from formulas one-way to another field, but can't write formulas into an Airtable record.
      • Rules and triggers with formulas: You can only use a computed field or formula as a filter in one-way flows. Formulas can't be used as triggers with a 2-way flow direction. Here's more on what you can do with a one-way create, two-way update flow.

      Free plans

      Airtable limits the number of API requests you can make. This can affect your Unito flows if you use a free Airtable plan, which is why we recommend using a paid Airtable plan. Here are these limitations.

      • Your Airtable bases are limited to five API requests per second.

      • When you exceed this limit for the first time, Airtable will grant you a 30-day grace period.

      • If your plan still exceeds that limit after 30 days, API calls will be blocked until the monthly limit resets. Your Unito flows will stop working until then.

      • If you exceed the API request limit after that, there won't be a grace period. API requests will be blocked as soon as you exceed the limit.

      Field mappings

      Usually, Unito will automatically map similar fields across tools. In Airtable, that isn't always possible, since you can use Airtable fields for just about anything. With that in mind, make sure you create a Title column in Airtable using a Single-line text field, and map it to a similar field in your other tool. Otherwise, you might end up with a bunch of work items with no titles!