# Airtable - Custom Function (Legacy)

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To find and use the Airtable API for your specific base, follow these steps:

#### Step 1: Sign In to Airtable

* Go to [Airtable's website](https://airtable.com) and sign in to your account.

#### Step 2: Access Your Base

* Open the Airtable base (database) that you want to interact with using the API.

#### Step 3: Access the API Documentation

* Once inside your base, click on the **Help** menu (a question mark icon) in the upper right corner of the Airtable interface.
* In the Help menu, you'll see an option labeled **API documentation**. Click on it.

#### Step 4: API Documentation Page

* This will take you to a page with automatically generated API documentation specifically for your base.
* The documentation provides detailed information on how to interact with your base's data via the Airtable API.

#### Step 5: API Key

* You'll need an API key to authenticate your requests. To get your API key:
  1. Click on your profile icon in the top right corner of the Airtable interface.
  2. Select **Account** from the dropdown menu.
  3. Scroll down to the **API** section.
  4. Copy the API key provided.

#### Step 6: Using the API

* The API documentation will show you the specific endpoints you can use to interact with your base, including:
  * Base ID: Specific to the Airtable base you are working with.
  * Table Names: The names of the tables in your base.
  * Example API requests: You can see examples of how to create, read, update, and delete records.

#### Example of an API URL

If your base ID is `app1234567890` and your table name is `Table 1`, your API URL for getting records might look something like this:


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