Flutter integration with Airtable for data operations

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I’m working on a Flutter app and need to connect it with Airtable to handle data operations. I’ve been looking at different packages but I’m not sure which one to use.

I found these two options:

  • airtable: ^0.0.2
  • dart_airtable package

Here’s what I’m trying to achieve:

void main() async {
  final authToken = 'your-api-token-here';
  final baseId = 'your-base-identifier';
  final tableName = 'Projects';

  var client = Airtable(token: authToken, baseId: baseId);
  var data = await client.fetchAllRecords(tableName);

  print(data);
}

I want to be able to both retrieve existing records and add new ones to my Airtable base. Has anyone successfully implemented this? Which package works better and what’s the proper way to set up the connection? Any help would be appreciated.

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Been using dart_airtable for 6 months - it’s solid. Skip the airtable package you mentioned, it’s outdated and unmaintained. Your syntax needs a tweak though. Initialize like this: AirtableClient(apiKey: authToken, baseId: baseId) then use getRecords() to fetch and createRecord() to add entries. Generate your API token from Airtable account settings, not the old deprecated API key. Watch out for rate limits - Airtable caps you at 5 requests per second. Add delays between calls for bulk operations. Don’t forget error handling since network calls can fail.