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title: "Deleting Airtable data overview"
slug: "deleting-data-in-airtable"
description: "This article will redirect you to resources that will help answer frequently asked questions about deleting data in Airtable."
updated: 2026-05-29T01:57:39Z
published: 2026-05-29T01:57:39Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.airtable.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deleting Airtable data overview

| **Plan availability** | All plan types |
| --- | --- |
| **Platform(s)** | Web/Browser, Mac app, and Windows app |
| **Related reading** | - [Airtable permissions overview](/docs/airtable-permissions-overview) - [Managing trash in Airtable](/docs/base-trash) - [Record-level revision history overview](/docs/record-level-revision-history-overview) - [Creating and deleting Airtable workspaces](/docs/creating-and-deleting-airtable-workspaces) - [Deleting Airtable bases and tables](/docs/deleting-airtable-bases-and-tables) - [Adding, duplicating, and deleting Airtable records](/docs/adding-duplicating-and-deleting-airtable-records) - [Taking and restoring base snapshots](/docs/taking-and-restoring-base-snapshots) |

## How do I delete my account?

Check out our [Deleting your account article](/docs/deleting-your-airtable-account) to learn more about deleting accounts and managing shared workspaces and bases.

## How do I delete workspaces?

Check out our [Deleting workspaces article](/docs/creating-and-deleting-airtable-workspaces#deleting-workspaces-in-airtable) to learn more about deleting workspaces.

## How do I delete bases?

Check out our [Deleting bases article](/docs/creating-a-new-empty-base#deleting-bases-in-airtable) to learn more about deleting bases.

## How do I delete records?

Check out our [Deleting records article](/docs/adding-duplicating-and-deleting-airtable-records#deleting-and-archiving-records-in-airtable) to learn more about deleting and archiving records. Take the following actions after deleting records:

1. [Duplicate the base](/v1/docs/creating-a-new-empty-base)where the deleted record lived.
2. [Delete the original base](/v1/docs/deleting-airtable-bases-and-tables) to ensure [snapshots](/v1/docs/taking-and-restoring-base-snapshots) of base and now-deleted records don’t exist.

## What is Airtable’s data retention policy?

After deleting Airtable data, that data remains on Airtable's services for a [retention period](/docs/creating-and-managing-data-retention-policies-in-airtable#data-retention-in-airtable-overview) before being permanently deleted. During the retention period, users can recover deleted data through the [trash dialog](/docs/base-trash) or [review and identify updated workspace or base data](/docs/record-level-revision-history-overview)—including which collaborator made changes.

> [!CAUTION]
> NOTE
> 
> - To permanently delete your data before Airtable’s retention period is complete, [please contact our support team](/v1/docs/contacting-airtable-support).
> - Once the retention period is complete, your data is permanently deleted and no longer accessible.