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Generate an Airtable Personal Access Token for AirPower

Step-by-step walkthrough for creating an Airtable Personal Access Token with the right scopes to connect your Shopify and Airtable sync.

Updated June 9, 2026

How to Create an Airtable Personal Access Token

AirPower connects to Airtable via a Personal Access Token (PAT) or through Airtable Connect. A PAT is recommended.

Airtable Connect is faster to set up, but access grants can be revoked during Airtable outages, which pauses your syncs until you reconnect. Personal Access Tokens are not affected by this and keep your syncs running uninterrupted.

Step 1: Open the Builder Hub

  1. Log in to airtable.com
  2. Click your account avatar in the top-right corner
  3. Select Builder hub from the dropdown

Airtable account dropdown menu with Builder hub option highlighted

Step 2: Go to Personal access tokens

  1. In the left sidebar, under Developers, click Personal access tokens
  2. Click Create token

Builder Hub sidebar with Personal access tokens section selected

Step 3: Configure the token

  1. Enter a name for the token, such as Token for AirPower
  2. Click + Add a scope and add each of the following:
    • data.records:read
    • data.records:write
    • schema.bases:read
    • schema.bases:write
  3. Under Access, choose what the token can reach:
    • To connect existing bases, click + Add a base and select each base you want to sync. AirPower will have access to those bases only.
    • To let AirPower create bases on your behalf, click + Add a base, select the entire workspace, and choose All current and future bases in this workspace.

Token configuration screen showing name, scopes, and base access settings

Step 4: Save and copy the token

  1. Click Create token
  2. Copy the token from the dialog that appears
  3. Click Done

The token is shown only once. Store it somewhere safe before closing the dialog.

Token created dialog showing the token value and Done button

Step 5: Add the token to AirPower

You can enter the token in two places:

During New sync setup
When creating a new sync, the wizard includes a Connect your Airtable account step. Paste the token there and click Continue or Connect.

From Airtable settings
Click Settings in the dashboard footer to open Airtable settings. Find the Personal Access Tokens section, paste the token, and click Save.

What you’ll see after saving

AirPower discovers the Airtable bases the token can access. Those bases become available when configuring syncs.

If the token is lost or needs to be reset, generate a new one in the Airtable Builder Hub and add it to AirPower using either method above.

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