One option for creating collections is Airtable. To select this option, select “Content,” “Business Content,” and “Collections.”
Note: you must have an Airtable account and populate your database prior to connecting in Without Code. Visit Airtable.com for more information.
Click “+ New Collection.”
Select Airtable and follow these steps:
- In the site editor, enter your Airtable API credentials
- In Airtable, select the table you wish to use as the collection, this will open the Airtable API documentation
- Under “Authentication” copy the example link
- Return to the site editor and paste this link in the second field
- Click “Import fields”
Define the data type for each field and click continue. The following table outlines the Airtable field types and corresponding Without Code field types:
| Airtable Field Type | Without Code Field Type | Details |
|
Text
|
Plain Text | |
|
Long Text
|
Text
|
Supports HTML and row breaks
|
|
Checkbox
|
Boolean
|
Note: Only for custom widgets.
|
|
Attachment with one image
|
Image
|
Image must be added through Airtable
|
|
URL
|
Link
|
e.g. www.wocode.com
|
|
URL or text
|
Video
|
e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9aIidxFxcI
|
|
Phone number or text
|
Phone
|
e.g. 4036454798
|
|
Email or text
|
|
e.g. help@email.com
|
|
Text
|
Location
|
Format: streetaddress, postalcode, region, city, country e.g. 666 Home St, 12345, CA, San Diego, US
|
|
Text
|
Business Hours
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e.g. SAT, SUN: 06:00-22:00; WED, THU, FRI: 09:00-11:00;
|
|
Attachment with multiple images
|
Inner collection that contains one image field
|
Images added through Airtable.
|
|
Number
|
Number
|
|
|
Currency
|
Text
|
Displayed without $ sign.
|
|
Percent
|
Text
|
Displayed with decimal and without % sign.
|
|
Rating
|
Text
|
|
|
Formula
|
Text
|
The result of the formula can be a string.
|
|
Autonumber
|
Text
|
Note: The builder will not import fields that are empty in the first 10 rows. This is due to API limitations.
Now, you can move on to Dynamic Pages, which will allow you to connect your collection.