TOOL API

update_field

Updates the name, description, and/or options of a field in an existing Airtable table. At least one of name, description, or options must be specified. To get baseId and tableId, use the search_bases and list_tables_for_base tools first. To get the fieldId, use the list_tables_for_base tool. Example: update a field's name and description: {"baseId": "appZfrNIUEip5MazD", "tableId": "tblGlReoTNWfYnXIG", "fieldId": "fldGlRtkBNWfYnPOV", "name": "Updated Name", "description": "Updated description"} Example: update a formula field's expression: {"baseId": "appZfrNIUEip5MazD", "tableId": "tblGlReoTNWfYnXIG", "fieldId": "fldGlRtkBNWfYnPOV", "options": {"formula": "{Quantity} * {Price}"}}

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Call information

Tool slug: airtable.update_field
Provider: Airtable
Average response: 0 ms
Calls in 7 days: 0

Input parameters

baseIdrequired

The ID of the base containing the table. Must start with "app" and is 17 characters long. Example: "appZfrNIUEip5MazD". Do not substitute user-facing names for baseId. To get baseId, use the search_bases or list_bases tool.

tableIdrequired

The ID of the table containing the field. Must start with "tbl" and is 17 characters long. Example: "tblGlReoTNWfYnXIG". Do not substitute user-facing names for tableId. To get tableId, use the list_tables_for_base tool.

fieldIdrequired

The ID of the field to update. Field IDs must start with "fld" and is 17 characters long. Example: "fldGlRtkBNWfYnPOV". Do not substitute user-facing names for IDs. To get fieldId, use the list_tables_for_base tool.

name

The new name for the field. Must be unique within the table (case-insensitive).

description

string

options

Type-specific field options.