# Airtable

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes with Airtable.
- [Airtable](/integrations/nodes/n8n-nodes-base.airtable/)
- [Airtable Trigger](/integrations/trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.airtableTrigger/)

## Prerequisites

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

## Using API Key

1. Open your Airtable [dashboard](https://airtable.com/).
2. Click on the user icon on the top right and select 'Account' from the dropdown list.
3. Under the ***API*** section, click on the ***Generate API key*** button.
4. Copy the displayed API key.
5. Enter a name for your credentials in the ***Credentials Name*** field in the 'Airtable API' credentials in n8n.
6. Paste the API key in the ***API Key*** field in the 'Airtable API' credentials in n8n.
7. Click on the ***Create*** button to create the credentials.


The following video demonstrates the steps mentioned above.

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