# External Airtable API Create record

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [April 5, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497 "2022-04-05T06:08:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Matar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@Matar](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Matar)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497/1 "2022-04-05T06:08:15Z")

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Hi,

i am able to connect to an external Airtable collection but when i am trying to create a new record from a form i get a 422 error in response

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/3X/f/6/f65843540719b8302c8101bd007c6ef881052488.png)

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/3X/6/6/6678667177654e5d324d59fd34ae8aca5499d6c0.png)

Thanks,  
Matar

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**Author:** ![Dilon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/dilon/32/39815_2.png) [@Dilon](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Dilon)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497/2 "2022-04-05T06:22:27Z")

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Hi Matar,

I’m sorry that you are facing this issue! I also faced the same issue. I think there is bug and I contacted Adalo Suport! Hope they will get back soon!

The way that worked for me now is using a Custom Form.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![Matar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@Matar](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Matar)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497/3 "2022-04-05T06:27:01Z")

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Thank you,

how did you create the custom form ?

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**Author:** ![Dilon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/dilon/32/39815_2.png) [@Dilon](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Dilon)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497/4 "2022-04-05T06:29:59Z")

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Your Welcome!

> [@Matar](#):
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> how did you create the custom form ?

You can add Inputs and name them and add a button and add a create action and fill the fields with Inputs names.

Like this :

> **[New Place.mp4](https://drive.google.com/file/d/17CJquAMMTS59cwdem9VbwQdehsa4fvrA/view?usp=sharing)**
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> Google Drive file.

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**Author:** ![Matar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@Matar](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Matar)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497/5 "2022-04-05T06:31:42Z")

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Thanks 🙏

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**Author:** ![JL\_LJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f08c70/32.png) [@JL\_LJ](https://forum.adalo.com/u/JL_LJ)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497/6 "2022-04-05T13:21:27Z")

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Hi @Matar ,  
Should be a bug, I have the same, I opened a ticket with ADALO, I suggest to open one also to increase the severity of the issue.

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**Author:** ![Matar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@Matar](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Matar)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497/7 "2022-04-06T06:49:59Z")

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Already opened 🙂 Thank you for the answer 💪

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497/8 "2022-04-16T06:50:24Z")

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**Author:** ![Dilon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/dilon/32/39815_2.png) [@Dilon](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Dilon)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497/9 "2022-08-04T15:03:32Z")

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**Author:** ![Dilon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/dilon/32/39815_2.png) [@Dilon](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Dilon)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497/10 "2022-08-04T15:03:56Z")

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Hi @Matar and @JL_LJ,

A Update : [Creating New AirTable Records - #6 by dilon\_perera](https://forum.adalo.com/t/creating-new-airtable-records/25464/6)

Thank you

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**Author:** ![JL\_LJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f08c70/32.png) [@JL\_LJ](https://forum.adalo.com/u/JL_LJ)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/external-airtable-api-create-record/25497/11 "2022-08-04T19:24:05Z")

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Thanks @Dilon . I will check during weekend, coming back to Adaloing again.
