Get an Airtable table list from a WhatsApp request
Turn a WhatsApp request to inspect an Airtable base into a table list you can review in a run report.
Trigger
New Message Received
Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.
Action
List Airtable Tables
Tool to list all airtable tables for a given base. use when you need to retrieve table names before interacting with a table.
Why this helps
Finding out what is in a base can mean leaving the chat, opening Airtable, and manually checking its tables.
- Start a table inventory from an inbound request.
- Use the base information supplied in the message or prompt context.
- Keep the returned list with the automation run report.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect WhatsApp and Api labz once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to list the tables for the Airtable base identified in the message or supplied context.
- 4Pick New Message Received and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real example that identifies the base.
Questions about this workflow
Does the action discover a base if none is identified?
The action lists tables for a given base, so the base must be identified in the message or supplied context.
Does this workflow change Airtable?
No. The selected action lists table names for a base.
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List Airtable Tables
Tool to list all airtable tables for a given base. use when you need to retrieve table names before interacting with a table.
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