Implementing filterByFormula in Airtable API using Google Apps Script

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I’ve been working on a project that uses the Airtable API with Google Apps Script. I can pull data using views, but I’m stuck on how to incorporate the filterByFormula feature. Can someone guide me on this?

Here’s a basic example of what I’ve attempted:

function getAirtableData() {
  const API_KEY = 'your_api_key_here';
  const BASE_ID = 'your_base_id_here';
  const TABLE_NAME = 'YourTableName';

  const url = `https://api.airtable.com/v0/${BASE_ID}/${TABLE_NAME}?maxRecords=5&view=MainView`;

  const options = {
    headers: {
      Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}`
    }
  };

  const response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, options);
  const data = JSON.parse(response.getContentText());

  console.log(data.records);
}

I’m aware that I need to include the filterByFormula parameter, but I’m unsure of the exact syntax or how to construct the formula. Any advice or code examples would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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I’ve implemented filterByFormula in Airtable API calls using Google Apps Script. Here’s what worked for me:

Encode your formula using encodeURIComponent() before adding it to the URL. This ensures special characters are properly handled. For instance:

const formula = encodeURIComponent(“AND({Status}=‘Active’, {Priority}=‘High’)”);
const url = https://api.airtable.com/v0/${BASE_ID}/${TABLE_NAME}?filterByFormula=${formula};

This approach allows for more complex filtering conditions. Remember to adjust the formula based on your specific requirements. Also, consider using the offset parameter for pagination if you’re dealing with large datasets.

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hey, i’ve used filterByFormula before. u need to add it to ur url like this:

const url = https://api.airtable.com/v0/${BASE_ID}/${TABLE_NAME}?maxRecords=5&view=MainView&filterByFormula=YOUR_FORMULA_HERE`;`

replace YOUR_FORMULA_HERE with ur actual formula. for example, to filter records where a field named ‘Status’ equals ‘Active’, use:

{Status}='Active'

hope this helps!

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I’ve been in your shoes, and I can tell you that implementing filterByFormula can be tricky at first. Here’s what I found works well:

You need to construct your formula carefully and URL-encode it. For example, if you want to filter records where a ‘Status’ field is ‘Pending’ and ‘Priority’ is greater than 5, you’d do something like this:

const formula = encodeURIComponent(“AND({Status}=‘Pending’, {Priority}>5)”);
const url = https://api.airtable.com/v0/${BASE_ID}/${TABLE_NAME}?filterByFormula=${formula};

Then use this url in your UrlFetchApp.fetch() call.

One gotcha to watch out for: make sure your field names exactly match what’s in Airtable, including case. Also, for date fields, you might need to use the DATETIME_PARSE() function within your formula.

Hope this helps you get unstuck!