Update a contact in Front when a record is updated in Airtable

‍■Overview

Are you spending too much time updating customer information separately in Airtable and contact information in Front? Manually entering the same data twice can lead to input errors and missed updates. This workflow is designed to solve these challenges. When an Airtable record is updated, the corresponding contact information in Front is automatically updated via the Front API, helping you keep customer data up to date and maintain smooth communication.

■Recommended for

• Anyone using Airtable and Front who is tired of entering customer information twice
• Anyone who wants to connect data using the Front API without code
• Teams that want to prevent missed customer information updates and always respond using accurate data

■Benefits of using this template

• Updates to Airtable records are automatically reflected in Front, reducing the time spent manually updating data
• Eliminating manual data entry helps prevent human errors such as input mistakes and missed updates, keeping your data accurate

■Flow bot steps

1. First, connect Airtable and Front with Yoom
2. Select Airtable as the trigger and set the “When a record is updated” action. Specify the table to monitor
3. Select Front as the operation and set the “Update Contact” action
4. Based on the Airtable information retrieved by the trigger, specify the Front contact to update and the fields to change

※“Trigger”: The action that starts the flow. “Operation”: The action that processes data in the flow after the trigger runs

■Customization options

• You can customize which Contact fields to update in Front
• Freely map Airtable fields to Front fields based on your workflow

■Notes‍

• Connect both Airtable and Front with Yoom.
• You can choose a trigger interval of 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes.
• Note that the shortest available trigger interval varies by plan.
• For instructions on how to retrieve Airtable outputs, see here.