authentication

Authentication

Code snippets used to retrieve secrets and use base64-encoding authentication, which is necessary for using Twilio APIs without an SDK.

secrets.js

script for storing secrets in a table so they aren't easily exposed.

• This is optional; the secrets can be entered directly into the scrips

Example Secrets Table:

• The value field is typically hidden
• See hidden field for the formula used to hide fields.
• Other secrets, such as Messaging Service SID and API URL, can be added as new field.

auth.js

There are two ways to authenticate, depending on where and how a script is run

1. Browser Based
   • btoa() global function
   • This works when running an Airtable script in your browser (i.e. pushing a button or hitting "Run").
2. Server Automation
   • Minified version of base64-encoding function
   • This is needed when running a script as an automation in airtable (when it runs on their server, not your browser)

Option 2: Server Automation would work in all cases, but requires some extra code, so I only use it when necessary.