Using a base snapshot, you can back up a base and restore it to an earlier version. Airtable automatically takes occasional snapshots of your bases, and you can also manually take a snapshot. It may be a good idea to manually take a snapshot of your base immediately before restructuring or otherwise making a large amount of changes to your base.

Taking a snapshot won't do anything to your existing base.

Restoring a base from a snapshot will create a new base without affecting your existing base.

Taking a snapshot

Airtable will automatically take snapshots of your bases at set intervals (after a certain amount of data is entered), but you can also manually take a snapshot.

To manually take a snapshot, open the history menu from your base (which resembles a clock running backwards in time), and click the Snapshots option:

Then, select the "Take a snapshot" option:

It may take a few seconds for your snapshot to complete.

Once it has been completed, it will show up in the snapshots menu.

Restoring from a snapshot

To restore a snapshot, click the history icon, then snapshots, then choose the snapshot you'd like to restore:

You will then be prompted to select a workspace into which to place the restored snapshot of your base.

Limits on snapshot history

Your snapshots won't stick around forever—snapshots are only accessible for a certain amount of time depending on your workspace's pricing plan.

• For the Free plan, you will be able to see the past 2 weeks' worth of snapshot history.
• For the Plus plan, 6 months' worth of snapshot history will be saved starting at your time of upgrade.
• For the Pro and Enterprise plans, 1 year's worth of snapshot history will be saved starting at your time of upgrade.