# Data viewer: Can't write to airtable, can only read **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback\ **Created:** [December 12, 2020, 6:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-cant-write-to-airtable-can-only-read/1033586 "2020-12-12T06:54:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Patrick\_Elisha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/patrick_elisha/32/68464_2.png) [@Patrick\_Elisha](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Patrick_Elisha)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 6:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-cant-write-to-airtable-can-only-read/1033586/1 "2020-12-12T06:54:42Z")
Create row or Update value blocks for airtable is not working for me. I can only get value from table. Is anyone experiencing same? Please help. ---
**Author:** ![codeswept](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/codeswept/32/87755_2.png) [@codeswept](https://community.thunkable.com/u/codeswept)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-cant-write-to-airtable-can-only-read/1033586/2 "2020-12-12T16:38:17Z")
Yes, even I have experienced the same issue. > [@Help making a book-share app](http://community.thunkable.com/t/help-making-a-book-share-app/1034063): > > Hi! I’m making an app in which users can share and borrow books. When a user adds a book, it should send the data the user has entered to Airtable. Somehow, none of the data is showing up in Airtable, so the entire purpose of the app is defeated. Any idea what to do? Here is my code: Any idea what to do? Thanks! That’s my code which isn’t working for me. Is yours somewhere along those lines? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-cant-write-to-airtable-can-only-read/1033586/3 "2020-12-12T17:00:07Z")
What value does the green “error” block have when you run a CreateRow block? ![Screen Shot 2020-12-12 at 9.07.06 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/c/ac8f13a6a2a3163761aedd81b38ecef9982300f0.png) I just tried creating a new row in an Airtable document using both the Airtable “CreateRow” block and the Data Sources “create row” block and both worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![Patrick\_Elisha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/patrick_elisha/32/68464_2.png) [@Patrick\_Elisha](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Patrick_Elisha)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-cant-write-to-airtable-can-only-read/1033586/4 "2020-12-13T05:29:22Z")
I’ve had so much frustrations with my projects these days. I have had to abandon an almost finished project and reverted back to old version of thunkableX. Maybe it fails when you create more than one tables. Try adding another table using Data Sources, It doesn’t work. I’ve tried all: deleting, recreating, syncing etc. No success. ---
**Author:** ![codeswept](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/codeswept/32/87755_2.png) [@codeswept](https://community.thunkable.com/u/codeswept)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-cant-write-to-airtable-can-only-read/1033586/5 "2020-12-13T05:36:58Z")
Now it’s working for me, after @tatiang helped me with it: Just add a `if error` `from label 1 set text to error ` `else` `rest of the code` inside the then do section of create row. This worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![Patrick\_Elisha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/patrick_elisha/32/68464_2.png) [@Patrick\_Elisha](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Patrick_Elisha)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-cant-write-to-airtable-can-only-read/1033586/6 "2020-12-13T05:52:17Z")
Using Data Sources, output(error) is not returned. See image: ![airtable_error](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/9/19e7dccfeef362343ccd23e23ac972fbc9846838.png) ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-cant-write-to-airtable-can-only-read/1033586/7 "2020-12-13T06:29:37Z")
@Patrick_Elisha Try using the Airtable CreateRow block instead of the Data Sources’ create row block. It has an error block. ---
**Author:** ![Patrick\_Elisha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/patrick_elisha/32/68464_2.png) [@Patrick\_Elisha](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Patrick_Elisha)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-cant-write-to-airtable-can-only-read/1033586/8 "2020-12-13T14:29:32Z")
Unfortunately airtable is no longer available separate from Data Sources. You still have it because you used it in your project earlier. Is there a way to revert back to the old thunkableX as it appears staff are currently overwhelmed. Even as a Pro user, I no longer get prompt support as before. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-cant-write-to-airtable-can-only-read/1033586/9 "2020-12-13T18:08:22Z")
You can turn off invisible components from your account settings. That should bring back the Airtable blocks. This all sounds very frustrating! ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-viewer-cant-write-to-airtable-can-only-read/1033586/10 "2024-11-08T12:19:48Z")