# Error when connecting to my Airtable database

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/error-when-connecting-to-my-airtable-database/64590>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Tags:** airtable\
**Created:** [August 1, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/error-when-connecting-to-my-airtable-database/64590 "2023-08-01T14:47:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dorian\_Libotte](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dorian_libotte/32/47187_2.png) [@Dorian\_Libotte](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dorian_Libotte)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/error-when-connecting-to-my-airtable-database/64590/1 "2023-08-01T14:47:36Z")

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Hello,  
I am reaching out to you because I am currently facing an issue with my Glide app. I can successfully find my Airtable database from Glide; however, when I click on it and select “Add source,” I receive an error message saying “Oh sheet! There was a problem linking the data source.”  
I don’t understand why I’m getting this error even though Glide successfully finds my database but refuses to connect to it. Maybe you could help me ?  
Thanks in advance !

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/error-when-connecting-to-my-airtable-database/64590/2 "2023-08-02T00:42:09Z")

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The discussion with Charlie in Slack seems to say that you have got it to work by “starting from a blank app instead of a pre-built app”.

Doesn’t solve the problem of connecting to a pre-built app, but wanna update the status in the forum for people to know.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/error-when-connecting-to-my-airtable-database/64590/3 "2023-08-09T00:42:40Z")

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