Creating and managing tables in Airtable

  • Updated on Jan 10, 2025
  • Published on Jul 4, 2022
  • 1 minute(s) read

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 and deleting tables in Airtable

To create tables in Airtable:  

  1. Open your Airtable homepage.

  2. Create or open your preferred base.

  3. Click + Add or import.

  4. Name your table.

  5. Click Save.

To delete tables in Airtable:

  1. Open your Airtable homepage.

  2. Open your preferred base. 

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

  4. Click Delete table, then Delete.

Hiding and showing tables in Airtable bases 

To hide tables in Airtable:

  1. Open your Airtable homepage. 

  2. Open your preferred base. 

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

  4. Click Hide table. 

To show hidden tables in Airtable:

  1. Open your Airtable homepage. 

  2. Open your preferred based. 

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

  4. Click Show table.