Google Contacts and Airtable Integration: Step-by-Step Setup Guide

Manually moving information from Google Contacts to a database or CRM takes a lot of time. Moreover, human factors are often the cause of mistakes. Automating this process helps to avoid duplication and information loss and speeds up the processing of new leads. With Airtable and Google Contacts integration, you can get a structured contact database in a convenient format. This article will show you how to configure it quickly and effortlessly with the ApiX-Drive connector.

Integration not only eliminates the need for manual copying of information but also opens up additional opportunities for business development:

For example, a company that organizes events may receive dozens of new contacts every day. If it chooses to integrate Airtable with Google Contacts, the data will be automatically stored in Airtable as an organized database. There, it can be segmented by event, region, or priority. This allows you to quickly form lists of participants and work effectively with clients.

ApiX-Drive is a connector that allows you to set up integrations without programmers and complex technical knowledge. You don't need to understand the details of how to connect Airtable to Google Contacts yourself. In just a few minutes, your automation will be up and running.

Main advantages:

Thus, the integration via ApiX-Drive allows you to easily and reliably organize the transfer of leads from Google Contacts to Airtable, where they immediately become new rows in your database. This ensures continuity of applications processing and allows the team to immediately start working with potential clients.

The setup process takes just a few minutes:

Special attention should be paid to the correct mapping of fields. Then the data will enter the corresponding Airtable columns without loss.

If you have any doubts about whether you can set it up yourself, don't hesitate. The Google Contacts and Airtable integration guide we've prepared for you will help you do everything quickly and correctly. We suggest you start right now.

To connect Google Contacts to Airtable, you first need to establish a new connection.

Select the data source system. In our case, it is Google Contacts.

Select the action "Get CONTACTS (new/modified)."

Connect your Google account to ApiX-Drive.

You must specify the login and password of your Google account.

Grant ApiX-Drive permission to access your Google account. Check all the boxes.

Select the connected account from the list of active logins.

There are no additional settings for Google Contacts. You just need to click "Edit and continue."

Here, you can set up a data filter. This step isn’t necessary, so you can simply click "Continue."

Here is a sample of data for one of the contacts.

The setup of Google Contacts as the data source has been completed. Click "Continue" and go to the next step.

To connect Airtable to Google Contacts, proceed with configuring the data destination.

Choose the Airtable system.

Select the action "Add ROW."

Connect your Airtable account to ApiX-Drive.

You must enter the login and password of your Airtable account.

Allow ApiX-Drive to connect with your Airtable databases. For this, click "Add a base." 

We suggest granting access to all databases if you intend to use them in the future.

Select the connected login from the list of active logins, and click "Continue."

Select the base in which new rows will be created and the table.

Editable fields for creating new rows are now visible. You need to assign variables from Google Contacts to these fields. Select variables from the dropdown list.

You can use not only variables from the dropdown list but also enter data manually.

Once all mandatory fields are completed, click "Edit and continue."

Here is a sample of the data that will be transferred to Airtable as new rows for every new contact from Google Contacts. If you want to fix something, click "Edit." To check the result, send test data to Airtable.

Go to Airtable and check the result.

Return to ApiX-Drive and continue setting up.

You need to set up auto-update. For this, click “Enable update.”

Click on the gear icon.

Select the interval for the auto-update. For example, every 5 minutes. You can also rename the connection and assign it to the desired group. Finally, click “Continue.”

The integration has been completed successfully. You have done this!

When you integrate Google Contacts with Airtable via ApiX-Drive, you automate the transfer of contacts and can swiftly work with them in a convenient database. This saves time, reduces errors, and makes the lead processing more efficient. Simple setup without programmers makes ApiX-Drive the optimal solution for any business that seeks automation and transparency in working with customer data.

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