# Find duplicate records in an Airtable base

**Use case:** 

Scan an Airtable base for records entered twice. Matching is anchored on each table's primary field and corroborated by its email, URL and phone fields, so records that merely share an owner are not reported. Every row names the duplicate, lists the fields that agreed, and links straight to the record in Airtable. Runs on a bundled sample base with no token.

## Input

```json
{
  "baseId": "app5k3ELevzFMTPH7",
  "tableIds": [],
  "issueTypes": [
    "duplicate"
  ],
  "duplicateFields": [],
  "duplicateMatching": "normalised",
  "staleAfterDays": 365,
  "maxRecordsPerRun": 50000,
  "includeHtmlReport": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "tableName": {
    "label": "Table",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "value": {
    "label": "Value",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "matchedOn": {
    "label": "Fields that agree",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "matchedRecordIds": {
    "label": "Same as",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "confidence": {
    "label": "Confidence",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "recordUrl": {
    "label": "Open in Airtable",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Airtable Data Quality Scan - Find Duplicates Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find duplicate records in an Airtable base". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/bXuOExxWc1QzNLm1n) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find duplicate records in an Airtable base" task

The Airtable Data Quality Scan - Find Duplicates Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like base id, tables, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find duplicate records in an Airtable base" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as table, value, fields that agree, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find duplicate records in an Airtable base" task via API](https://apify.com/mediocre_interest/airtable-data-quality-scan.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Airtable Data Quality Scan - Find Duplicates](https://apify.com/mediocre_interest/airtable-data-quality-scan.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/mediocre_interest/airtable-data-quality-scan.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/mediocre_interest/airtable-data-quality-scan.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).