# Find Airtable records with no linked parent

**Use case:** 

Find child records whose link field is empty: a time entry with no project, a contact with no company. Only tables with exactly one link field are checked, so a hub table with nothing linked is not mistaken for an orphan. Every row links to the record in Airtable. Runs on a bundled sample base with no token.

## Input

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

## Output

```json
{
  "tableName": {
    "label": "Table",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "issue": {
    "label": "Problem",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "severity": {
    "label": "Severity",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "fieldName": {
    "label": "Field",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "value": {
    "label": "Value",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "message": {
    "label": "What is wrong",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "remediation": {
    "label": "How to fix it",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "recordUrl": {
    "label": "Open in Airtable",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "confidence": {
    "label": "Confidence",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "scannedAt": {
    "label": "Scanned",
    "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 Airtable records with no linked parent". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/gSxeJzsw8gqjaYUz0) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find Airtable records with no linked parent" 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 Airtable records with no linked parent" 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, problem, severity, 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 Airtable records with no linked parent" 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`).