Update Field

TOOL

Slug

AIRTABLE_UPDATE_FIELD

Version

20261013_00

Toolkit

airtable

Updates a field's name or description in an Airtable table. Use this action to modify field metadata without changing the field's type or options. At least one of 'name' or 'description' must be provided.

name

STRING

The new name for the field. At least one of 'name' or 'description' must be provided.

baseIdrequired

STRING

The unique identifier of the Airtable base containing the field.

fieldIdrequired

STRING

The ID of the field to update. IMPORTANT: Unlike data API endpoints, the Metadata API requires field IDs - field names are not supported. Field IDs start with 'fld' followed by 14 alphanumeric characters. Use AIRTABLE_GET_BASE_SCHEMA to find field IDs.

tableIdrequired

STRING

The ID of the table containing the field to update. IMPORTANT: Unlike data API endpoints, the Metadata API requires table IDs - table names are not supported. Table IDs start with 'tbl' followed by 14 alphanumeric characters. Use AIRTABLE_GET_BASE_SCHEMA to find table IDs.

description

STRING

The new description for the field. Must not exceed 20,000 characters. At least one of 'name' or 'description' must be provided.