A simple REST API for your Airtable tables
Calling the Airtable API from a website means hiding your token, unpacking nested record objects, and staying under 5 requests per second. SheetRocket gives you a clean endpoint that returns flat JSON rows and handles the rest.
How it works
Your Airtable endpoint in three steps
Connect your Airtable base
Sign in with Airtable or paste a personal access token, then pick a base. Your fields become columns automatically, attachments become images, and linked records show as names.
Choose what the API allows
GET is on by default. Turn on POST, PUT, or DELETE if your app needs to write records, and list the websites allowed to call it.
Call it from anywhere
Fetch rows from your frontend, a build script, or an automation.
fetch('https://sheetrocket.com/api/v1/your-api/products?limit=20')
.then(res => res.json())
.then(({ data }) => console.log(data));
// data: [{ "Name": "Coffee", "Price": 12, "Photo": "https://..." }, ...]
Developers using SheetRocket with Airtable
Keep your team editing in Airtable. Ship the frontend however you like.
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Static and JAMstack sites
Fetch records at build time or in the browser without putting your Airtable token in client code.
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AI generated frontends
Give sites built with Cursor, v0, or Bolt a plain JSON endpoint they can call with one fetch.
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Forms that write to Airtable
POST form submissions straight into a table. No serverless function needed to hold the token.
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Mobile apps and prototypes
Use an Airtable base as a lightweight backend with standard HTTP methods.
templates.js
Your own HTML templates
Use the templates.js script to fill {{ field }} placeholders in your HTML from the endpoint.
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Multiple tables
Each table in your base gets its own endpoint path, so one API covers the whole base.
Airtable API directly vs through SheetRocket
Airtable's API is powerful. It just was not built to be called from a public website.
| Situation | Without Sheetrocket | With Sheetrocket |
|---|---|---|
| Calling from the browser | Your personal access token would be visible to every visitor. | The browser only sees a SheetRocket URL. Your token stays on the server. |
| Response shape | Records wrapped in id, createdTime, and fields objects with nested attachments. | Flat rows keyed by field name. Attachments become image URLs. |
| Rate limits | 5 requests per second per base, shared by every visitor. | Responses are cached for about a minute, so traffic spikes do not hit Airtable. |
| Pagination | Follow offset tokens across pages of 100 records. | Use simple page and limit query parameters. |
| Locking it down | Build your own proxy to limit methods and origins. | Toggle GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE, and set allowed domains in the dashboard. |
Frequently asked questions
What does the JSON response look like?
A data array of flat rows keyed by your Airtable field names, plus pagination info when you use page and limit. Attachments are returned as URLs and linked records as names.
Can I write records back to Airtable?
Yes. Enable POST to create records, and PUT or DELETE to update or remove them by row number. Each method is off until you turn it on.
How do I stop other sites from using my endpoint?
Add your domains to the allowed origins list in the API settings. Browsers on other sites will be blocked from calling it. Keep write methods turned off unless you need them.
How fresh is the data?
Responses are cached for about a minute. Writes through the API clear the cache, so new records show up right away.
What are the request limits?
Free plan: 350 requests per month. Pro: 50,000 per month. Agency: 500,000 per month.
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