Airtable sync permissions

Plan availability	Team, Business, and Enterprise Scale plans
Permissions	Owner/Creator – Can perform all sync actions, including creating and configuring synced tables and share links. Editor – Can create syncable view share links and manually trigger syncs. Cannot create or delete synced tables or modify sync configurations. Commenter/Read-only – Cannot create synced tables directly. Must be given a share link by an Editor or higher to initiate a sync from a source they do not have edit access to.
Platform(s)	Web/Browser, Mac app, Windows app, and mobile apps
Related reading	Airtable permissions overview Airtable base permissions Getting started with Airtable sync Two-way syncing in Airtable Using field and table editing permissions Protecting share links on a base

General sync actions

Note
Setting or changing permissions (such as passwords or domain restrictions on a syncable share link) can cause existing synced tables to stop syncing. Affected synced tables will need to be reconfigured to resume.

Action	Owner/Creator	Editor
Create and remove syncable view share links	✅	✅
Manually sync ("Sync now")	✅	✅
Create and delete synced tables	✅
Update sync configurations	✅
Choose shared views when setting up a synced table (source base must have Editor permissions or higher)	✅	✅

Share link restriction scenarios

Note
Synced tables observe the same restrictions as share links, including password and domain restrictions.

Action	Owner/Creator	Editor
Set a password on a syncable view share link	✅	✅
Provide a required password when creating a synced table	✅	✅
Set an email domain restriction on a syncable view share link	✅	✅
Create a synced table when a domain restriction is in place (creator's email must match the restriction)	✅	✅
Reconfigure a broken sync after restrictions are added or changed	✅
Regenerate a syncable view share link URL	✅	✅
Re-enable sync after a share link URL is regenerated or sync is disabled	✅

Two-way sync permissions

Note
Individual field permissions set in a source table are not transferred to the destination. To restrict access to specific fields in a destination, either select the fields in the sync source configuration or request that the destination base Owners apply field permissions.
Exception: When a field in the source cannot be edited, the field will also be uneditable in any destination.
The ability to edits two-way syncs is determined by the following settings:
Sync source configuration
Sync destination configuration
Individual field or table editing permissions applied to either

Source permissions	Destination permissions	Owner/Creator	Editor
Two-way editable (All editable fields)	Not restricted (Editors and above)	✅	✅
Two-way editable (All editable fields)	Semi-restricted (Creators and above)	✅
Two-way editable (All editable fields)	Fully restricted (No one allowed)
Two-way editable (Only certain fields)*	Not restricted (Editors and above)	✅	✅
Two-way editable (Only certain fields)*	Semi-restricted (Creators and above)	✅
Two-way editable (Only certain fields)*	Fully restricted (No one allowed)
Not two-way editable	N/A

Note
*Only the fields made editable in the sync source configuration are editable in the destination. Destination permissions determine who can edit fields.
When the destination is set to "Fully restricted," the sync functions as a one-way sync regardless of source settings. Owners and Creators can update the destination sync settings to re-enable two-way editing.

Two-way sync actions by permission level

Action	Owner/Creator	Editor
Enable "Allow edits from other bases" in sync source configuration	✅
Select specific editable fields in sync source configuration	✅
Set destination sync permissions (not restricted / semi-restricted / fully restricted)	✅
Edit synced records in the destination (when source and destination settings permit; Editors and above)	✅	✅
Edit synced records in the destination (when destination is set to Creators and above only)	✅
Create or delete records in a synced table (based on base-level permissions)	✅	✅

Sync configuration permissions

Note
End users can only choose shared views in bases where they have Editor or higher permissions when creating synced tables. Collaborators with Commenter or Read-only permissions in a source base may not see all syncable shared views in their organization's Airtable ecosystem.
This restriction prevents users without edit access to the source base from using a sync as a way to edit source data.
Example: If a Read-only collaborator selects a sync source that allows edits from destination bases, edits made in the target base would propagate back to the source.
Read-only collaborators who are given a share link by an Editor or higher-level permission can create syncs, but the additional step serves as a safeguard. Existing syncs are not affected by this restriction.

Action	Owner/Creator	Editor	Commenter	Read-Only
Choose a syncable shared view when creating a synced table (without a share link)	✅	✅
Create a synced table using an explicitly provided share link	✅	✅	✅	✅
View and use existing synced tables	✅	✅	✅	✅

FAQs

What happens after adding or changing an active share link’s password?

Once you add or change the password of an active share link, all synced tables that source from that view stop syncing until they are reconfigured with the new password.

What happens after adding or changing a domain restriction connected to an active share link?

Once you add or change a domain restriction on an active share link, syncs for users whose email domain no longer matches the restriction will break until updated.

What happens after a source Creator with the required domain is removed from the destination base?

Once a source Creator with the required domain is removed, the sync stops. And another Creator on the destination base with a matching email domain must reconfigure the sync.

What happens after a syncable view share link URL is regenerated?

Once a syncable view share link URL is regenerated, all synced tables that source from that view stop syncing. Reconfigure the sync in the destination base to resume.

What happens after a sync is disabled on the view share link?

Once a sync is disabled on the view share link, all synced tables that source from that view stop syncing. Reconfigure the sync in the destination base to resume.