# Airtable credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes with Airtable.

- [Airtable](#)
- [Airtable Trigger](#)


## Prerequisites

Create an [Airtable](https://airtable.com/) account.

## Supported authentication methods

- Personal Access Token (PAT)
- OAuth2


## Using personal access token

To configure this credential, you'll need:

- A Personal **Access Token**: Follow the instructions to **Find/create PATs** in the [Airtable documentation](https://support.airtable.com/docs/creating-personal-access-tokens#understanding-the-basics-of-personal-access-tokens) to get a Personal Access Token (PAT).


Mosaic Workflows recommends using the following **Scopes** for your PAT:

- `data.records:read`
- `data.records:write`
- `schema.bases:read`


## Using OAuth2

To configure this credential, you'll need:

- An **OAuth Redirect URL**
- A **Client ID**
- A **Client Secret**


Refer to the [Airtable Register a new integration documentation](/guides/automated-workflows/guides/oauth-integrations) for steps on registering a new Oauth integration.

1. Open your Airtable Developer Hub to [**OAuth integrations**](https://airtable.com/create/oauth).
2. Select the **Register new OAuth integration** button.
3. Provide a name for your OAuth integration.
4. In the Mosaic Workflows Airtable OAuth2 credentials dialog, copy the **OAuth Redirect URL**.
5. In Airtable, paste that redirect URL into the **OAuth redirect URL**.
6. Then select the **Register integration** button in Airtable.
7. On the following page, copy the **Client ID** from Airtable and paste it into the **Client ID** parameter in the Mosaic Workflows Airtable OAuth2 credentials dialog.
8. In Airtable, select the **Generate client secret** button.
9. Copy the client secret and paste it into the **Client Secret** parameter in the Mosaic Workflows Airtable OAuth2 credentials dialog.
10. Select the following scopes in Airtable:
  - `data.records:read`
  - `data.records:write`
  - `schema.bases:read`
11. Select **Save changes** at the bottom of the page in Airtable.
12. In the Mosaic Workflows Airtable OAuth2 credentials dialog, select the **Connect my account** button.
13. This will open a Grant access dialog. Follow the instructions in the dialog and select the base you want to work on (or all bases).
14. Select the **Grant access** button in the dialog to complete the connection.