Airtable permissions overview

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Plan availability

All plan types

Platform(s)

Web/Browser, Mac app, and Windows app

What are Airtable permissions?

Airtable permissions control what collaborators can view or edit in workspaces, bases, interfaces, admin panel, and more.

What are my workspace permissions and how do they impact what I can do in Airtable?

Check out our Workspace permissions article to learn more about workspace permissions and how they impact all collaborator types.

What are my base permissions and how do they impact what I can do in Airtable?

Check out our Base permissions article to learn more about base permissions and how they impact all collaborator types.

What are my Interface Designer permissions and how do they impact what I can do in Airtable?

Check out our Interface Designer permissions article to learn more about Interface Designer permissions and how they impact all collaborator types.

What are my form permissions and how do they impact what I can do in Airtable?

Check out our Form permissions article to learn more about form permissions and how they impact all collaborator types.

What are my enterprise permissions and how do they impact what I can do in Airtable?

Enterprise permissions are only accessible for Business and Enterprise Scale plan customers.

Check out our Enterprise permissions article to learn more about enterprise permissions and how they impact all collaborator types.

How do I upgrade and downgrade workspace collaborator permissions?

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

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.

How do I upgrade and downgrade interface collaborator permissions?

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

What if my workspace permission and my base permission are different?

Airtable records your workspace permissions and your base permissions separately, so the two can show different levels. That's expected, and a lower base permission (for bases inside of a workspace where you have higher permissions) never reduces your access–your effective permission on a base is the higher of the two. For example, if you're a Creator on the workspace and an Editor on a base inside it, you will have Creator permissions in that base and across every other base inside of that workspace.

If a base offers fewer actions than you expect — for example, you can add records, but the field header menu doesn't show Insert left or Insert right — you're most likely below Creator on both the workspace and the base. Adding, deleting, or rearranging fields changes the base's schema, requires Creator or workspace Owner permissions.

  • Check your base permission - Each row (user) will either show a permission that can be changed (base-access) or will show a WORKSPACE tag. A WORKSPACE tag means it comes from your workspace access — it can't be changed from the base's share panel, and hovering over it shows a note that the permission is set at the workspace level. If you have workspace-level permissions, then you can click on the square and arrow icon to adjust your own and other users' permission levels.

    1. Open the base.

    2. Click Share in the upper-right corner.

    3. Under People with access, expand the collaborator list.

    4. Find your name and check the Permission column.

  • Changing your base permission - Anyone with Creator or higher on the base, or the person who originally invited you, can update your base permission from the base's share panel. No one can grant a permission higher than their own. Workspace permissions are managed from the workspace's share panel.

  • Check your workspace permission - Whichever of the two levels (base or workspace) is higher is what you can do in the base.

    • Open the workspace from your Airtable home screen.

    • Click Share and find your name in the collaborator list.

  • Other reasons certain base actions might be inaccessible

    • The base is locked by an App Sandbox. While the lock is on, everyone's permission on that base in production mode is capped at Editor so the schema can't change.

    • You're in a context that doesn't support schema editing. Return to a grid view in the base and try again.

FAQs

How do I confirm who owns a workspace shared with me?

  1. Open your Airtable account overview.

  2. Select the workspace with the Owner you want to confirm.

  3. Click Share in the upper-right corner.

  4. Click the arrow icon under the "People with access" section.

  5. The workspace Owner is listed under the “Permission” column.

How do I confirm who owns a base shared with me?

  1. Open your Airtable home screen.

  2. Select the base with the Owner you want to confirm.

  3. Click Share in the upper-right corner.

  4. Click the arrow icon under the "People with access" section.

  5. The base Owner is listed under the “Permission” column.

How do I confirm who owns an interface shared with me?

Interfaces are surfaces connected to bases—meaning, the Owner of a shared base is the same person who owns the interface shared with you.

  1. Open your Airtable home screen.

  2. Select the interface with the Owner you want to confirm.

  3. Click the arrow icon to the right of the interface’s name in the upper-left corner.

  4. Click View data.

  5. Click Share in the upper-right corner.

  6. Click the arrow icon under the "People with access" section.

  7. The interface Owner is listed under the “Permission” column.

How do I confirm who owns a form shared with me?

  • Forms are surfaces connected to bases—meaning, the Owner of a shared base is the same person who owns the form shared with you.

  • Only collaborators can view form ownership details. Non-collaborators and external users are unable to access ownership details for privacy reasons.

  1. Open the form with the Owner you want to confirm.

  2. Click View data.

  3. Click Share in the upper-right corner.

  4. Click the arrow icon under the "People with access" section.

  5. The form Owner is listed under the “Permission” column.