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What this lets you do

When Enable editing is turned on for a linked record field, respondents can click on a linked record and open a child form to edit it. Changes are saved to Airtable immediately. This means a single form submission can both update the primary record and update one or more linked records at the same time.

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Setting up editing for linked records

1

Open the linked record field settings

Click the linked record field in the canvas to open its settings panel.
2

Enable editing

Toggle Enable editing on in the Edit linked records section.
3

Open the child form editor

Click Form to open for editing to open a form editor scoped to the linked table.
4

Add the fields you want editable

Drag fields onto the child form. Mark fields as required, add validation, or set them as read-only as needed.

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How respondents use the edit flow

  1. The respondent searches and selects one or more records in the linked record picker
  2. An edit icon appears next to each selected record
  3. The respondent clicks the edit icon to open the child form with that record’s data pre-loaded
  4. They make changes and submit the child form
  5. The linked record in Airtable is updated immediately
  6. The respondent continues with the main form

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Combining create and edit

You can enable both Enable creating and Enable editing on the same linked record field. Respondents can:
  • Search and select existing records
  • Edit any selected record
  • Create new records through the create child form
The create and edit child forms are configured separately. They can be identical or completely different.

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Common questions

Yes. Edits made through a child form are saved to Airtable immediately when the child form is submitted, regardless of what happens with the main form.
Yes. The respondent can open the edit child form multiple times for the same linked record.
No. Child forms within a linked record field do not fire automations. They are a direct write to Airtable without automation execution.
Yes. Only add the fields you want editable to the child form. Fields not on the child form cannot be changed by the respondent.