diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/AirtableApi.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/AirtableApi.credentials.ts
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+import {
+	ICredentialType,
+	NodePropertyTypes,
+} from 'n8n-workflow';
+
+
+export class AirtableApi implements ICredentialType {
+	name = 'airtableApi';
+	displayName = 'Airtable API';
+	properties = [
+		{
+			displayName: 'API Key',
+			name: 'apiKey',
+			type: 'string' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			default: '',
+		},
+	];
+}