How to Generate AI Images from Airtable and Save to Dropbox Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to generate AI images from Airtable and save them to Dropbox using Pabbly Connect in this detailed tutorial. Step-by-step guide included. Develop expertise in application integration and learn how to design streamlined automation workflows using proven, simplified approaches.

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1. Setting Up Pabbly Connect for Image Generation

To begin, access Pabbly Connect by visiting the official website. You can either sign in or create a new account by clicking on the ‘Sign Up Free’ button. This process takes just a couple of minutes.

Once logged in, navigate to the Pabbly Connect dashboard. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button to initiate the automation process. Name your workflow, such as ‘Airtable to Dall-E to Dropbox.’ This will help in identifying the workflow later on.

2. Connecting Airtable with Pabbly Connect

In this step, we will connect Airtable to Pabbly Connect. Start by selecting Airtable as the trigger app. Choose the trigger event as ‘New Record’ to ensure that every time a new image prompt is added, it triggers the workflow.

• Select your Airtable account and grant access.
• Choose the base that contains the image prompts.
• Select the specific table where the prompts are located.

After setting this up, click on the ‘Save and Send Test Request’ button. This action will allow Pabbly Connect to capture the most recent record from Airtable, which includes the image prompt and file name.

3. Generating AI Images Using Dall-E

Next, we will generate AI images using Dall-E through Pabbly Connect. For this, select OpenAI as the action app. Choose the action event as ‘Generate Image’ to proceed with the image creation process.

You’ll need to connect your OpenAI account by entering the API key. This key can be obtained from your OpenAI account settings. Once connected, map the image prompt received from Airtable to the prompt field in OpenAI. After this, specify the number of images to generate and their size.

• Set the model to Dall-E 3.
• Choose the image quality as HD.
• Leave the style field blank unless a specific style is needed.

Click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to generate the image. The response will include the URL of the generated image, which will be used in the next step.

4. Saving the Generated Image to Dropbox

The next step involves saving the generated image to Dropbox using Pabbly Connect. Select Dropbox as the action app and choose ‘Upload File’ as the action event. This will allow you to upload the AI-generated image to your chosen Dropbox folder.

Connect your Dropbox account and map the generated image URL from the previous step to the file URL field. Also, specify the file name and the folder path where you want to save the image in Dropbox. Make sure to start the folder path with a slash.

Enter the file name with the correct extension. Specify the correct folder path in Dropbox.

After filling in these details, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’. This action will upload the image to your Dropbox account.

5. Updating Airtable with Generated Image

Finally, we will update the Airtable record to include the generated image as an attachment. Use Pabbly Connect again by selecting Airtable as the action app and choosing ‘Update Record’ as the action event.

Connect your Airtable account and specify the base and table where the record exists. Map the record ID from the trigger step to ensure the correct record is updated. Then, map the generated image URL to the attachment field in Airtable.

Select the correct base and table. Map the record ID to update the correct entry.

Click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to complete the process. This will add the generated image as an attachment in the same Airtable record where the prompt was entered.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to use Pabbly Connect to generate AI images from Airtable and save them to Dropbox. By following these steps, you can automate image generation effectively.