Syncing webflow CMS with airtable
I've built a marketplace in webflow, airtable, and integromat using automations to sync things up. It's working, but sometimes was a little buggy in the past. I don't want to run a sync every 24 hours, but have it legitimately sync.
My current data flow is:
[webflow forms] -> [airtable] -> [airtable automation on row change triggers webhook] ->[integromat sends info to webflow CMS]
I'm worried that airtable or integromat will have a misfire because a webhook is already being sent. Does integromat fire a received webhook even if one is in process? Airtable might see me updating a row, and then fire the automation before I've finished.
Can you forsee any other problems with this? Since I'm worried integromat could bug out or miss a request.
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@unseenima I've had luck using Bubble.io with the webflow CMS API. The bubble.io database isn't quite as pretty as Airtable, but helps me simplify the tech stack so one place is responsible for storing data, manipulating it and sending it back to Webflow.
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Your concerns are valid. You should be worried. 🤣
It's not a question of if a misfire happens, it eventually will misfire (e.g. rate limit, validation error, etc), and then you'll be out of sync.
That's why I built PowerImporter. It takes care of keeping your Airtable and Webflow in sync for you.
I have several customers running marketplaces successfully with it.