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Overview

Airtable’s MCP server lets your Dust assistants read and write records, explore base schemas, and interact with your Airtable data directly from conversations. Two authentication methods are available: Personal Access Token (PAT) for a quick setup, and OAuth for a per-user authentication (recommended for teams).

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Method 1 — Personal Access Token (PAT)

Simpler to set up, but all users in the workspace share the same token and the same Airtable permissions. If you need each user to authenticate with their own Airtable account, use the OAuth method below.

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1. Create a Personal Access Token

Go to airtable.com/create/tokens and click “Create new token”.
  • Name: Dust (or any name)
  • We recommend to add the following scopes:
    • data.records:read
    • data.records:write
    • data.recordComments:read
    • data.recordComments:write
    • schema.bases:read
    • schema.bases:write
    • user.email:read
  • Select the bases you want Dust to access
  • Click “Create token” and copy it immediately (it won’t be shown again)

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2. Connect in Dust

In Dust, go to Spaces Tools Add tools Add MCP server.
  • Server URL: https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp
  • Authentication: Shared secret
Paste your Personal Access Token as the shared secret and save.
With OAuth, each user authenticates with their own Airtable account. Airtable permissions are enforced per user.
Official Airtable OAuth documentation

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1. Create an OAuth integration in Airtable

Go to airtable.com/create/oauth and click “Register new OAuth integration”. Under “About your integration”, fill in:

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2. Add redirect URIs

Under “OAuth redirect URLs”, add these three URIs:

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3. Generate a client secret

On the same page, click “Generate client secret” and copy it immediately (it will not be shown again). Note down your Client ID as well (visible on the page).

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4. Add permission scopes

Under “Permission scopes”, we recommend to add the following scopes:

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5. Fill in support information

Airtable requires these fields before allowing OAuth authorization flows: Click “Save changes”.

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6. Connect in Dust

In Dust, go to Spaces Tools Add tools Add MCP server Static OAuth. Server URL:
Authentication: OAuth, then fill in: Save, authenticate with your Airtable account, and select the bases you want to grant access to.