How to go further with Airtable using Postgres Arrays
Blog post from Sequin
The guide explains how to enhance the functionality of Airtable by integrating it with PostgreSQL using Sequin, allowing users to perform more advanced data queries and manipulations. This integration leverages PostgreSQL's array capabilities to manage Airtable's flexible data structures, such as fields that can hold multiple values, which are represented as arrays in Postgres. The text walks through practical examples, highlighting how to extract insights, optimize inventory, and streamline data management for a hypothetical small business using SQL queries. It illustrates the use of SQL functions like `unnest()`, `ANY`, and `UNION` to extract and organize data effectively, showcasing the benefits of using SQL for complex queries that would be cumbersome to perform directly within Airtable. Overall, the integration offers the best of both worlds, combining Airtable’s user-friendly interface with the robust querying power of PostgreSQL.