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Fix Typeform → Airtable Sync Issues (Not Working, Errors, Duplicates)

🔧 2 Common Issues

Diagnose and resolve common sync problems. We've documented the 2 most common issues, their root causes, and exactly how to fix them. See step-by-step fixes for duplicates, missing fields, rate limit errors, and connection issues.

critical High Frequency

Typeform responses do not appear as records in Airtable

Also searched as: "Typeform Airtable typeform responses do not appear as records in airtable"

#1 Airtable Base/Table Selection Error 70% likely

📋 How to Diagnose

  1. 1. Typeform > Integrations > Airtable
  2. 2. Verify the target Base and Table are still selected
  3. 3. Check if the table was renamed or deleted

✓ Solution

Reselect the Base and Table. If deleted, create a new one and reconnect.

⏱️ Est. time: 5 min

#2 Field Type Mismatch 25% likely

📋 How to Diagnose

  1. 1. Check Airtable field types (e.g., Email, Text, Date)
  2. 2. Typeform may be sending data in a format Airtable rejects (e.g., text into a number field)

✓ Solution

Change the Airtable field type to 'Text' or use a Zapier/Make transformer to convert the data format.

⏱️ Est. time: 15 min

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high High Frequency

New Typeform submissions create Airtable rows but never link to the parent record (e.g., Account or Project).

Also searched as: "Typeform Airtable new typeform submissions create airtable rows but never link to the parent record (e.g., account or project)."

#1 Linked fields require record IDs, not plain text labels 90% likely

📋 How to Diagnose

  1. 1. Check Airtable field type—does it expect a Linked Record?
  2. 2. Inspect the automation payload to see if it's sending the record ID or just a name
  3. 3. Try a manual API call with the record ID to verify it links correctly

✓ Solution

Search Airtable for the parent record first, grab its `id`, then include it in the `[{"id": "recXXXX"}]` format using Make or Zapier.

⏱️ Est. time: 40 min

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Step 1: Try the Official Integration

Direct connection

Start with the native integration if available. It's usually the most reliable, but may have limitations.

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Step 2: Use Make for Custom Flows

No code automation

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