Airtable bases overview

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

Team plan features

Business Scale plan features

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.