Integrations / Airtable
Send UK planning applications to Airtable
Create an Airtable record for each new matching application - natively, no Zapier needed.
Plota brings UK planning applications from hundreds of council planning portals into one classified, source-linked feed. Connect it to Airtable and every new planning application that matches your saved area and categories arrives in Airtable automatically - so your team can act on local planning activity the day it is published, without checking council portals by hand.
Before you start
- Get an API key (a free demo key works for testing).
- Create a saved alert in Plota for the area and categories you want, and note its alert id.
How to connect Plota to Airtable
Add an Airtable automation
In your base: Automations → Create automation → When webhook received. Copy the webhook URL Airtable generates.
Register it with Plota
Point a Plota webhook at the Airtable URL:
curl "https://api.plota.co.uk/v1/webhooks" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer plota_live_your_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://hooks.airtable.com/workflows/…", "alert_id": 123}'Map to a Create Record step
Add a Create record action and map data.application fields (reference, address, category, status, dates, Plota/council links) to your columns.
Verify deliveries
Each webhook is signed - verify the Plota-Signature header (HMAC-SHA256 over timestamp.body). Full details in the API docs.
Airtable integration FAQ
Can I send UK planning applications to Airtable?
Yes. When a new application matches a saved Plota alert, Airtable receives it directly via a signed webhook. Each record includes the planning reference, authority, address, description, classified category, dates, and links to the official council source and the Plota page.
Do I need to write code to connect Plota to Airtable?
No. Airtable can receive Plota's webhook natively, then map the planning application fields - no code required.
What planning data comes through to Airtable?
Every event carries the application reference, authority, address, postcode, description, Plota's classified category, status, received / validated / decision dates, coordinates, the Plota page URL and the official council source URL.
How current is the planning data?
Plota checks UK council planning portals daily and classifies new applications, so matches reach Airtable as they are processed - not on a manual schedule.
Is the Airtable integration free?
You can test the API with a free demo key. Live webhook delivery into Airtable is available on the Starter plan and above; Plota's public planning search and email alerts stay free.