Airtable Bases Overview

Plan availability	All plan types
Platform(s)	Web/Browser, Mac app, and Windows app
Related reading	Introduction to Airtable basics Understand your Airtable home screen Creating and managing Airtable bases Troubleshooting Airtable base performance Using views to section out related data in bases
Airtable terminology	Base - a collection of data in Airtable, designed to contain all of the information a user needs for a project or workflow. Bases can have multiple tables, each containing data; within each table, there are records, with data for each record stored in fields. Base collaborator - has access (at a specified permission level) to a specific base without necessarily having access to other bases within the same workspace. Base collaborators have access to all interfaces associated with their specific base.

This article details how to use bases and provides answers and context to general questions about bases in Airtable.

What is an Airtable base?

A base—short for “database”—is a place to store important data, and the workflows that depend on it. They can have multiple tables, each containing data; within each table, there are records, with data for each record stored in fields.

Airtable bases allow you to quickly bring all your information together, organize and connect it how you want, and update it as needed. It’s the home for your team’s data and its workflows, no matter what project you’re working on.

How can I use bases for my company or personal projects?

Whether you’re publishing a pipeline of marketing content, coordinating a calendar of events, or wrangling your team’s performance data, Airtable bases help organize all your information in a single place.

To see some interesting bases—and how different people or teams use them—check our templates and our Using templates article, or see what hundreds of other users have created by browsing Airtable Universe.

How does my Airtable plan type impact how bases work?

Free plan features

Plan type	Free
Plan Features	1000 records per base (1000 records per table max will also hit base record limit) 1GB per of attachment storage per base 2 weeks of revision and snapshot history
Plan limitations	Form limitations: No header image customization and Airtable branding cannot be removed Calendar view limitations: Creating date ranges and Plotting multiple date fields is unsupported

Team plan features

Plan type	Team
Plan Features	50000 records per base (50000 records per table max will also hit base record limit) 20GB per of attachment storage per base 1 year of revision and snapshot history Automations Extensions Forms Interface Designer Timeline and Gantt views Locked and personal views Select colors Checkbox styles Rating field styles Record coloring Calendar view

Business Scale plan features

Plan type	Team
Plan Features	125000 records per base (125000 records per table max will also hit base record limit) 100GB per of attachment storage per base 1 year of revision and snapshot history Automations Extensions Forms Interface Designer Timeline and Gantt views Locked and personal views Select colors Checkbox styles Rating field styles Record coloring Calendar view Two-way sync Admin panel

Enterprise Scale plan features

Reach out to our sales team to learn more about Enterprise Scale plan pricing, features, and additional details.

How do I create bases in Airtable?

Check out our Creating and managing bases article to learn how to create and manage bases.

How do I customize bases in Airtable?

Check out our Structuring bases article to learn how to design custom and functional bases. We also recommend checking out our Adding and viewing descriptions article for information on how adding descriptions to bases helps you collaborate with your team.

How do I import third-party and other spreadsheet data into Airtable?

Check out our Importing third-party data article to learn how to import existing data into Airtable.

How do I move bases from one workspace to another?

Check out our Moving bases between workspaces article to learn how move bases.

How do I take base snapshots and restore previous base versions?

Check out our Taking and restoring base snapshots article to learn how to manage your bases’ history.

How do I troubleshoot base performance in Airtable?

Check out our Troubleshooting base performance article to learn how to troubleshoot base speed and performance.