Airtable base permissions

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Plan availability

All plan types

Permissions

  • Admins - Can perform the actions noted below in workspaces/bases where they are added as collaborators. Otherwise, admins can manage user permissions from the admin panel.

  • All users - Can take various actions in Airtable — detailed below.

Platform(s)

Web/Browser, Mac app, Windows app, and mobile apps

How do I upgrade and downgrade base collaborator permissions?

Check out our Billable collaborators article to learn how to upgrade and downgrade base collaborator permissions.

General base actions

Action

Owner / Creator

Editor

Commenter

Read-Only

Access and view entire bases at your assigned permission level

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Invite users at or below your permission level

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Create or remove view share links

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Create and remove base collaborators’ invite links

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Rename bases

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Record Actions

Action

Owner / Creator

Editor

Commenter

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Comment on records

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Add, delete, and modify records

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View Actions

Action

Owner / Creator

Editor

Commenter

Read-Only

Download CSVs of individual views

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Print views

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Copy view data

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Add, delete, and modify views

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(personal views only)

Lock and unlock views

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Delete other collaborators' personal views

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Field Actions

Action

Owner / Creator

Editor

Commenter

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Add, delete, duplicate, rename, and customize fields

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Table Actions

Action

Owner / Creator

Editor

Commenter

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Add, delete, duplicate, and rename tables

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Import CSVs as new tables

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Airtable Automations

Action

Owner / Creator

Editor

Commenter

Read-Only

Create, delete, and duplicate automations

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Configure automation (turn on/off, edit trigger types, edit action types, or add actions)

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Rename automations

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Edit automation descriptions

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View automation configurations

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Copy automation URLs

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Airtable sync

Action

Owner / Creator

Editor

Commenter

Read-Only

Create and remove syncable view share links

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Manually sync ("Sync now")

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Create and delete synced tables

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Update sync configurations

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Airtable extensions

Action

Owner / Creator

Editor

Commenter

Read-Only

Create extensions

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Configure extension settings

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Rename, edit an extension's description, and move extensions to another dashboard

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Delete, disable, duplicate, and share extensions

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Add, delete, and rename extension dashboards

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Airtable Interface Designer

Action

Owner / Creator

Editor

Commenter

Read-Only

Create interfaces or interface page

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Edit, preview, and publish interfaces

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Add, edit, and delete interface elements

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Delete, duplicate, and rename interfaces

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Restrict interface sharing

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Update records via editable inline records or editable record details

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Create and delete new records in interfaces (when enabled)

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Add new records via interface form submissions

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View interfaces

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