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How to restrict my form to only accepting specific file types?

How to force the attachment field to only upload certain formats? (e.g allow images or PDFs only)

To limit the attachment upload to a specific file format, go to:

  1. Form Fields

  2. Click an attachment field.

  3. Upload settings section.

  4. Set Restrict Attachment Types To

This option is used to restrict the type of files allowed to be uploaded in an attachment field (e.g. limit it to images, videos, audio, documents).

💡Note for Audio file

Audio uploads are checked using the MIME type reported by the browser, not a fixed list of filename extensions. The browser must identify the file with an audio MIME type (audio/*).

💡Note for Compressed file

As of the moment, the only supported file extension is zip.

Related

File-type restrictions apply to new uploads. Existing files served directly from Airtable are not checked again when you save the record. New uploads still have to meet the restriction.

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