Written in TypeScript. Import data from JSON files, and query with JSONPath.

Built by the SVI Team. Featured on Airtable's Developers Blocks.

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1. On your Airtable base, open the Blocks sidebar on the right, and click Install a block

2. On the modal that opens, click Build a custom block

3. Select Remix from GitHub on the Build a block modal

4. Enter JSON import Block in the Block name field

5. Enter https://github.com/SiliconValleyInsight/airtable-json-block in the GitHub repository field

   

6. Click Create block, and follow the instructions on the next screens to run and test the Block locally

1. Clone this git repo

   $ git clone [email protected]:SiliconValleyInsight.com/airtable-json-block.git

2. Install necessary packages with npm

   $ cd airtable-json-block/json_import
   $ npm install @airtable/blocks-cli
   $ npm install @airtable/blocks
   $ npm install

3. Follow this guide to setup a new Block for your base

4. Take note of the Block ID (format: blkxxxxxxxxx) and Base ID (format: appxxxxxxxxx) from the guide above, modify the baseID and blockID in remote.json, and save

5. Run $ block run and ensure that the Block is running locally

6. On your newly created Block from step 3, enter htps://localhost:9000 as the URL and click "Start editing block"

   

• Make sure to follow Airtable's style guides for React and TypeScript (refer to Airtable's developer docs)
• Install eslint and prettier, and make sure to run both before committing a file

Block dashboard screen

JSON import and mapping screen