Airtable workspace permissions

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Plan availability

All plan types

Permissions

  • Admins - Can perform the actions noted below in workspaces/bases where they are added as collaborators. Otherwise, admins can manage user permissions from Admin Panel.

  • All users - Can take various actions throughout Airtable as discussed in the article below.

Platform(s)

Web/Browser, Mac app, Windows app, and mobile apps

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What actions can workspace collaborators take by individual permission level?

Action

Owner

Creator

Editor

Commenter

Read-Only

Access all bases within a shared workspace at your assigned permission level

Invite users at the same or below your permission level

Rename shared workspace

Add and delete bases in the shared workspace

Rearrange bases within the shared workspace

Move bases from the shared workspace to another workspace

✅*

Adjust shared workspace’s billing settings; upgrade the workspace

Assign Owner permissions

Workspace Owner dependencies

Rule

Applies

Workspaces can have multiple owners

The workspace creator is the owner by default

The workspace creator is the only individual with permissions who can update that workspace's owner—after those changes are implemented, either owner can update the original owner's permissions

Only owners can grant owner permissions

Workspace owners have access to all of the bases that make up that workspace

If you are the sole owner of a workspace with multiple members, you will need to transfer ownership to another member before deleting your account

Only account owners receive notifications when potential collaborators request access to a particular base

Owner recommendations for larger organizations

Recommendation

Applies

Have at least two workspace owners when managing a larger team

Ensures workspace administrative duties can be performed if one owner is on leave