For collecting a user’s location, we recommend the miniExtensions Form, which has built-in location collection. Use the standalone Save GPS Location to Airtable automation described below only if you want to continue using your existing Airtable form.
Save GPS Location to Airtable collects a user’s browser-provided location through a record-specific page and writes latitude and longitude to that Airtable record. It can be used after an Airtable form submission to add location information to the submitted record.
What you can do
- Select separate latitude and longitude fields.
- Generate a location-collection URL for the record workflow.
- Store submitted coordinates on the associated record.
Use cases and examples
A field-service team can redirect a submitted site-visit form to a location page. When the user permits location access, the collected coordinates can accompany the visit record for later review.
- Site registration and worksite attendance: For teams keeping an existing Airtable form, ask visitors or staff to share their device location as part of a registration or attendance workflow.
- Delivery and driver check-ins: Collect location coordinates when a driver or delivery worker completes a check-in and grants location permission. This is a user-initiated check-in, not continuous tracking or independent proof of attendance.
How to get started
Choose the table and coordinate fields, then use the generated GPS Location URL in the Airtable form’s redirect setting as described in the help guide. Test the full submission and location-collection sequence on the intended devices.
Good to know
Location access requires the user’s browser permission. Accuracy varies; this collects a submitted location rather than continuous tracking.
Further instructions
See How to collect a user’s GPS location with an Airtable form.
