Airtable API is limited to 5 API requests per second for each base table. So, we solved this problem for you with API Plugin. You don't have to set up a server for making proxy & caching logic.

What is API Plugin

API Plugin is a tool to connect with third party application API and give simple secure endpoint to use with your tools & projects.

You can connect with Google Sheet API, Airtable, Instagram, GitHub, YouTube, WordPress, Webflow, Spotify, Twitter, & more. You can view them all in The Marketplace

Get Started

First of all, you have to signup on API Plugin if you are a new user. If you are an existing user of API Plugin then setup Airtable API with API Plugin.

To setup Airtable API we need 2 values:

• API key- You can get your Airtable API key from here https://airtable.com/account
• Base ID- Go here https://airtable.com/api and select your form then you can find the base ID in URL & It begins with the app. Ex: https://airtable.com/appofMoPxdu7iQ7hf/api/docs-> appofMoPxdu7iQ7hf is the base ID.

Now login to API Plugin, go-to the marketplace, & activate the Airtable application. Click on the button Make Airtable API & put the required values into the form.

When you fill all the values click on the button Create. That's all, your Airtable endpoint ready to use.

In-built playground to test these endpoints & minimal documentation.

Benefits

• Your API Key is secured
• Bypass limit - We are using caching technology for this.
• Time-Saving
• API response is Fast.
• You can track all your logs
• No Server Headache
• Mini Documentation

Customize Caching

By default, every GET request has 60 seconds of caching means the first API call will come from a third party application API and other API calls under the next 60 seconds from the caching server.

You can customize the caching time if you are a paid user. Just pass cacheTime(in seconds) as query param with endpoint like this.

https://v1.apiplugin.com/gitdansih/airtable/ePcgqeUWUNWgmPmN?cacheTime=900

Now your endpoint will be cached for 900 seconds(15 minutes).

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Original posted here https://apiplugin.com/blog/bypass-airtable-api-limit