# Airtable writing: invalid\_request

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/airtable-writing-invalid-request/3257629>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [October 8, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/airtable-writing-invalid-request/3257629 "2024-10-08T17:38:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![gm.cellinig8f](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gm.cellinig8f/32/163435_2.png) [@gm.cellinig8f](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gm.cellinig8f)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/airtable-writing-invalid-request/3257629/1 "2024-10-08T17:38:42Z")

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Writing on Airtable…:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/e/a/ea6ebc2c27a5700dedbd5d213f0c7abff3e193c7.png)

“error”:{“type”:“INVALID\_REQUEST\_MISSING\_FIELDS”,“message”:“Could not find field "fields" in the request body”}}

Why??

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**Author:** ![matt\_conroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/matt_conroy/32/150843_2.png) [@matt\_conroy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/matt_conroy)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/airtable-writing-invalid-request/3257629/2 "2024-10-09T20:28:48Z")

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@gm.cellinig8f It looks like this error was previously solved by also adding in `Content Type: application/json` in the header.

> [@\[SOLVED 1/31/24 7:37 AM EDT\] Using Airtable in my Apps](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-1-31-24-7-37-am-edt-using-airtable-in-my-apps/2804663/11):
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> Hi, i’m just having a very quick look, did you add the Web\_API Header with the component for the authorization and the “Content-type” ? [image] Hopefully it will help

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/airtable-writing-invalid-request/3257629/3 "2025-01-07T20:29:28Z")

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