Creating and managing tables in Airtable

Last updated: October 14, 2026

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What are tables in Airtable?

Tables in Airtable contain a shared type of information across all records in that table. They store information about a single type of item, such as products, projects, tasks, and marketing campaign data.

Airtable allows users to connect information—from different tables across a base—using features like linked records, lookups, rollups, Airtable Automations, and more.

Creating tables in Airtable

  1. Open your Airtable home screen.

  2. Open the base where you want to create a table.

  3. Click + Add or import.

  4. Name your table.

  5. Click Save.

Deleting tables in Airtable

  1. Open your

  2. Open the base where you want to delete a table.

  3. Click the ⌄ icon  next to the name of the table you want to delete.

  4. Click Delete table, then Delete.

Hiding tables in Airtable bases

  1. Open your Airtable home screen.

  2. Open the base where you want to hide a table. 

  3. Click the ⌄ icon next to the name of the table you want to hide.

  4. Click Hide table. 

Hiding a table isn't a permission control. It removes the table from the table bar to reduce clutter, but anyone with access to the base can show it again, and the table's data stays readable through search, linked records, and the API. To genuinely keep data away from someone, don't put it in a base they can open — use a separate base, a base share link, or add them as an interface-only collaborator instead. Keep in mind that base access also carries through to every interface built on that base.

Showing tables in Airtable bases

  1. Open your Airtable home screen.

  2. Open the base where you want to show a table. 

  3. Click the ⌄ icon next to the name of the table you want to show.

  4. Click Show table.

Duplicating tables in Airtable bases

Duplicating a table creates a copy of it in the same base, including its fields and views. You can also choose to copy the table’s records.

Only base collaborators with Owner or Creator permissions can duplicate tables.

To duplicate a table:

  1. Open your Airtable home screen.

  2. Open the base with the table you want to duplicate.

  3. Click the ⌄ icon next to the name of the table you want to duplicate.

    1. (Optional) Turn on Duplicate records to copy the table’s records along with its fields and views.

  4. Click Duplicate table.

The new table is added to the base with “copy” added to its name—for example, “Projects copy.” Keep in mind:

  • Synced tables always include their records when duplicated, so the "Duplicate records" option can’t be turned off for them.

  • If the table has linked record fields, Airtable adds a new linked record field to each linked table so it connects to the copy.

  • Shared view links aren’t copied.

  • Form views are copied with new share links.

  • Record comments aren’t copied to the new table.