# Authorization error when connecting Adalo with Airtable **URL:** \ **Category:** External Collections, Custom Actions & Collections\ **Created:** [June 10, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/authorization-error-when-connecting-adalo-with-airtable/56636 "2025-06-10T13:43:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mariri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@mariri](https://forum.adalo.com/u/mariri)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/authorization-error-when-connecting-adalo-with-airtable/56636/1 "2025-06-10T13:43:51Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to connect Adalo with Airtable as an external collection in the Database. I followed Adalo’s guide, but I get an error which I can’t seem to solve it. At the last step of the process, when I test the connection, I get: "An error occurred when calling Get All Invalid character in header content [“Authorization”]. I followed the Adalo guide, and typed the word “Authorization” as a Header in the first step, just like they said. And there’s no space before or after it. Did anybody else have this issue? How did you solve it? Thanks a lot! ![Screenshot 2025-06-10 at 14.43.29](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/3X/a/c/ac062dbd18a470e6b343b7edfdcac05c41f8c56f.png) ---
**Author:** ![Victor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/victor/32/2054_2.png) [@Victor](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Victor)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/authorization-error-when-connecting-adalo-with-airtable/56636/2 "2025-06-11T09:15:06Z")
Hi @mariri, Usually that happens when values for Authorization and Bearer token are copied incorrectly. I had the same issue with Airtable btw. To fix I usually open **plain text** editor, copy values from Airtable to the doc in this editor, and then copy values from the doc to Adalo. Best, Victor.