Issue with Airtable

Describe the problem/error/question

I have a strange behavior with airtable. I am getting permission issues (errors below) periodically even after the workflow working and giving me the answer once…then stops working without any change made.

I am using a chat trigger with an AI Agent node (gpt4o-mini) and correct API with credit for openAI, and a personal token with access to the base I am using and allowing ALL scopes. I am NOT hitting any limits or anything (I checked)

When I run the workflow, many times it doesn’t Get Records from the base. If it decides to work, it works once, then when I test again, I get the same permission issues. I am baffled and can’t figure out what is happening. Even if I wait hours, then try, same issue.

I see the errors below in the Agent & Airtable node

What is the error message (if any)?

AI Agent:

It seems that I’m unable to retrieve the contacts due to a permissions issue. Please check the credentials, or if you would like to add or update a contact, let me know!

Airtable Search Records (operation):

Forbidden - perhaps check your credentials?

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version: Community latest 1.88

Here is my Airtable Search Node (Get Records) config