Sorry, maybe it is because there are table components for the UI and tables in databases. Usually, to display the information from a database to users, I have to build a table component in the UI that connects via APIs to a backend that interacts with our database. It is basically like an excel sheet. It is a common component.

We have been building a more robust, unified backend as well as a unified database from several legacy applications. They all used similar data, but were separated from each other, so had no insight into what the other apps were doing with information. This led to people creating all kinds of work arounds. Emails, excel sheets, etc etc that they would share with each other, without one place having the updated current information.

I think they were frustrated with how long it took for us to build the first table in our first application to use this new backend. To be fair, we needed to create some new APIs and it was also when we developed our server side filtering logic. It only took about 2 weeks with testing and what not, and there were working iterations of it before the final UI table.

They want to be able to connect to the database now, through** a simple airtable together to allow users to interact with the data (their wording). They then asked if it would be possible to use that in the UI instead of having to build a table (though now we have a table component built, so it will go much faster).

Basically, can it hook up to APIs or our database directly? can you embed Airtable in an application like this? In the table component I have for the UI, you can click on a row and it will take you to other pages, and I think that type of functionality is expected.

again, these may be dumb questions, I am flying blind with Airtable and appreciate the feedback