Create new linked records in an Airtable form
Let users create new Airtable records from a record picker in your Fillout form by filling out a child form. The new record will be automatically selected.
Video tutorial
Below is a tutorial video on how to create new Airtable records from a linked record picker in Fillout.
Create new Linked records
Add a
record picker
to your form. In the Basic section of the record picker, enable Can create new records?
.If you'd like to customize the record creation form (e.g. to mark fields as required), click
Edit record creation form
.That's it! Your users can now click
Create new
to open up a form that lets them make a new record (associated with the linked record).Modify the record creation form
Click on the
Edit record creation form
button to modify the form that’s used for adding new records.Your can now modify any part of the form! Once you’re done, click
Return to parent form
in the top right-hand corner.Allow creating new records, but not selecting existing records
Enable the
Only show new records
option if you want users to only be able to create new records. When enabled, clicking on the linked record picker will immediately open up the child form.