I’m trying to set up an AI to do a daily news summary and put it in Airtable. I asked the AI if it could do this and it said yes. It even asked for all the Airtable info it needed like the base name, table name, API key, and field names.
I gave the AI everything it asked for. It said it would add the summary to Airtable. But when I checked, nothing was there. I told the AI it didn’t work and it said it would try again. Still nothing showed up in Airtable.
I’m starting to wonder if this is even possible. Has anyone gotten an AI to actually update Airtable? Or am I just wasting my time here? Any tips on how to make this work would be great. Thanks!
hey there, i’ve been messing with this kinda setup too. the AI probably cant actually access airtable directly. u might need to use an api or integration tool to connect them. maybe try zapier or make? they can help bridge the gap between AI and airtable. good luck!
I’ve experimented with similar automation tasks, and I can confirm that AI models typically can’t directly interact with external services like Airtable. The AI might claim it can, but it’s essentially role-playing without actual capability.
For a working solution, you’ll need to develop a custom integration. This involves writing code that uses both an AI API (e.g., OpenAI) for summarization and the Airtable API for data insertion. Alternatively, consider using automation platforms like n8n or Integromat, which offer more flexibility than Zapier for complex workflows involving AI and database updates.
Remember, implementing this requires some programming knowledge or willingness to learn. It’s certainly possible, but not as straightforward as simply asking an AI to do it.
I’ve actually tackled a similar project recently, and it’s definitely doable, but not as straightforward as just asking an AI to handle it all. The key is to break it down into separate steps and use the right tools for each part.
For the news summarization, I used OpenAI’s API to generate concise summaries. Then, I wrote a Python script that takes those summaries and pushes them to Airtable using their API. It took some trial and error to get the authentication and data formatting right, but once it was set up, it worked like a charm.
The trickiest part was scheduling it to run daily. I ended up using a cron job on a small cloud server to trigger the script each morning. It’s been running smoothly for a few weeks now.
If you’re not comfortable with coding, you might want to look into no-code tools like Integromat or n8n. They can handle the API connections and scheduling, though you might still need to figure out the AI part separately. Don’t give up - it’s a great project once you get it working!