How to create an Airtable to Webflow sync in PowerImporter

An Airtable logo leading to a Webflow logo with a sync arrow

View the video tutorial:

Follow the step-by-step instructions below:

1 Connecting Airtable and Webflow

STEP 1 CREATE A NEW SYNC IN POWERIMPORTER
- Once you have created your PowerImporter account, navigate to "New syncs" on the top right corner.
- Click on "Create a sync for Airtable" to create your first sync

A screenshot of PowerImporter sync creation options

PowerImporter will take you through all the steps from now on :-)

STEP 2 CONNECT WEBFLOW
- Connect to Webflow by clicking on "Login". Click here to see how the logging to Webflow will look like.

A screenshot of PowerImporter when connecting Webflow for the first time

- Once you have connected to Webflow, your Webflow CMS site(s) will appear automatically under "Select Webflow site"
- Choose the Webflow CMS site you want to sync your data to.
- Once you have selected the Webflow CMS site you want to sync data to, click on "Save and Continue"

A screenshot of PowerImporter with the two methods for connecting Webflow

Please note that your Webflow CMS site needs to have collections set up, otherwise this error message will appear:

A screenshot of PowerImporter, the error message when a Webflow site does not have CMS set up.

STEP 3 CONNECT AIRTABLE
You can connect your Airtable base in two ways:
- By clicking on "Login". Click here to see how the login process will look like
- By entering a Personal Access token. Click here to see how the personal access token will look like.
Do not forget to enter the 3 scopes when creating your Airtable token:

A screenshot of PowerImporter when choosing the Airtable base

- Once you have connected to Airtable, your bases will appear automatically under "Airtable bases".
- Select the Airtable base you want to use for your sync.
- Click on Save and Continue.

A screenshot of PowerImporter when the Airtable base has been picked

You are now ready to create your first sync!

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