Airtable Script: Automation Helpers

Here are several helper scripts for Airtable automations.

• Create a timestamp for when an automation is run to be used in future automation steps. Use this script instead of a formula field that uses NOW() or TODAY().
• Delete a triggering record, all of the records found in a "Find Records" action, or a list of records by ID.
• Introduce a pause or delay in an automation before a future automation step.
• Sum a numeric value from a "Find Records" action to be used in future automation steps
• Add two numbers together. For example, when incrementing a number field, use this script to get the next number instead of a formula field that only adds 1 to the number field.
• Identify the first record ID (or other field value) from a "Find Records" action to be used in future automation steps.
• Generate a list from a number, such as turning the number 5 into the list [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Use the list in a repeating action group!
• List the record IDs for all records in a view (even if there are more than 100). Use this to process all the records in the view in a repeating action group, up to the limits of a repeating action group.
• Duplicate a record.