I don't like/don't need the plugin in hindsight, can I get my money back?

Yes, 30 days, no questions asked.

How do I connect the plugin to Airtable?

When you install the plugin it will ask you for your Airtable credentials once you start using it. This data is then stored inside the plugin and linked to the document so you only have to enter it once. You can edit these settings trough the plugins menu by navigating to:
Plugins → Airtabledata Plugin → Change Settings

Where can I find the credentials/id's this plugin needs?

• The Airtable API key

  This is just a general key used to access your account's data, you can find it here.

  It will look something like this: keylvfoA3JvH2zJWA

• The base ID

  This one is a bit more tricky to find. Navigate to the base you want to use. Click "Help" in the right upper corner and choose "API documentation" from the dropdown menu. You will be taken to a new page with all sorts of API info, we don't need this. The new page will have a url like this:
  https://airtable.com/YOUR_BASE_ID/api/docs#curl/introduction
  Copy the base id from the url.

  It will look something like this: appETBtBnpoI6Bdpa

• The table name

  You can use either the given name of the table here or it's ID. The given name is for example: "Table 1". The table ID can be copied from the URL when viewing the table.
  https://airtable.com/YOUR_TABLE_ID/~~~/?blocks=hide

  It will look something like this: tblnK1ny0lJcI7A1A

How do the helper notations work?

Currently the following helpers are available:

• # The repeater

  Example*:* # Apples 🍎 ➡ 🍎🍎🍎

  Here the value of Apples is 3 which makes the plugin fill in the apple emoji 3 times, you can use any character you want here. These values correspond to ranges for example.

• ? The conditional

  Example*:* ? Apples yes no ➡ yes

  Here the value of Apples is true which makes the plugin fill in word yes, if it would have been false no would have been filled. These values correspond to check-boxes for example.

• > The computer

  Example*:*> `Hi ${FirstName} from ${Location}` ➡ Hi Brian from Amsterdam

  This helper uses Javascript to determine what the resulting value is. Here the value of FirstName and Location are Brian and Amsterdam respectively. As you can see you can use multiple data columns here.

Suggestions for new helpers are welcome

Note: If you're using a helper column names are automatically converted to PascalCase

My columns have names with spaces is this a problem?

No, if you only want to fill the layer with your data without any helpers you can just use the name with spaces. If you do want to use a helper your layer's name automatically get's converted to PascalCase so you can use it without spaces:

Example:

green fruits ➡️ GreenFruits

Red fruits ➡️ RedFruits

purple-fruits ➡️ GreenFruits

colors ➡️ Colors

My images are stored as links to an external location, can I still use them?

Sure! No problem at all!

I want to fill some non-symbol layers with my Airtable data.

No problem, just select the plugin trough the Layer → Data menu.

I want to get data from a specific record, is this possible?

Sure! Just append @RECORD_ID to the name of the symbol and it will fetch the data from that record.
For example: Test Symbol would become: Test Symbol @recb6HB2tIufAK8Oq

Can I provide an alias for a column?

Yes, Just like the record you can append $SKETCH_LAYER_NAME=AIRTABLE_LAYER_NAME to the name of the symbol.
For example: Test Symbol would become: Test Symbol Name=Firstname

Finding the record ID:

You can find the record ID by going to the record URL by either clicking the exand icon next to the record name or pressing the space bar whilst having a row selected. You can click "copy record URL" from the dropdown next to the record name and it will be the last parameter in this URL:
https://airtable.com/~/~/YOUR_RECORD_ID
It will look something like this: recBJnO7yBneJRfFM