Set up an Airtable table for company research
Give a focused research project its own Airtable workspace structure, ready for the companies you are collecting.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create table
Creates a new table within a specified existing airtable base, allowing definition of its name, description, and field structure.
Why this helps
Ad hoc research lists become hard to scan when each project starts with a different layout.
- Create a dedicated table for a research effort.
- Define fields around the information the project actually needs.
- Give incoming company research a consistent destination.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Akta and Airtable once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to create a table in the chosen base and specify the table name, description, and valid field types.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real project request and confirm the table structure.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create a new base?
No. It creates a table within an existing Airtable base.
Who defines the fields?
Describe the required structure in your instruction and use field types that are valid for Airtable.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Akta to Airtable. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Akta triggers
Airtable actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create base
Creates a new airtable base with specified tables and fields within a workspace; ensure field options are valid for their type.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
Create Field
Creates a new field within a specified table in an airtable base.
Create multiple records
Creates multiple new records in a specified airtable table.
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Create table
Creates a new table within a specified existing airtable base, allowing definition of its name, description, and field structure.
Delete Comment
Deletes an existing comment from a specified record in an airtable table.
Delete multiple records
Deletes up to 10 specified records from a table within an airtable base.
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When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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