How to Build a Custom Airtable Integration | Wix Code Tutorial
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Timeline:
00:00 Introduction to integrating Airtable with Wix.
01:13 Setting up Airtable and accessing developer documentation.
02:20 Creating a personal access token and navigating through Airtable settings.
03:29 Exploring Airtable API documentation and selecting endpoints for interaction.
04:50 Configuring API token scopes and access permissions.
05:49 Storing the API token securely in the secrets manager.
06:58 Setting up backend files and creating a new blank page on the Wix website.
07:11 Writing backend functions to make calls to the Airtable API.
08:07 Importing necessary modules and setting up function to retrieve data from Airtable.
09:16 Retrieving the Airtable endpoint and configuring request options.
10:51 Setting up base ID and table ID for Airtable integration.
11:48 Explaining how to find base ID and table ID in Airtable URL.
12:46 Hardcoding base ID and table ID in the backend code.
14:18 Fetching data from Airtable using configured options.
15:21 Exporting backend function for access from the frontend.
16:29 Discussion on the transition from old JSW files to new web.js files in Wix.
17:37 Creating a JSW file for testing backend functions.
18:43 Testing backend function for retrieving data from Airtable.
19:53 Exploring additional features and query parameters in the Airtable API.
21:56 Demonstrating how to add query parameters to the endpoint for customizing API requests.
22:30 Exploring advanced features like filtering and sorting data in Airtable API.
23:48 Demonstrating how to filter records based on specific criteria using query parameters.
25:12 Sorting retrieved data from Airtable based on specified fields and order.
26:45 Discussing pagination and limiting the number of records returned in API responses.
28:09 Explaining how to handle pagination for large datasets efficiently.
30:02 Implementing pagination logic in backend functions for seamless data retrieval.
32:15 Testing pagination functionality and ensuring smooth data retrieval from Airtable.
34:27 Debugging potential issues with pagination and refining the backend code accordingly.
35:45 Configuring the POST API endpoint and request body for adding new records to Airtable.
38:02 Summarizing the key steps involved in integrating Airtable with Wix.
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41:28 Setting up event listener for form submission and handling form data to interact with the backend function for adding new records to Airtable.
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