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title: 'Import Airtable to NocoDB'
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description: 'A complete import of your Airtable to any MySQL or Postgres databases within minutes'
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tags: ['Bases', 'Import']
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keywords: ['NocoDB', 'Airtable', 'Import Airtable', 'Airtable to NocoDB', 'Airtable to MySQL', 'Airtable to Postgres']
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---
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NocoDB offers a streamlined process for seamlessly transferring your Airtable database to various database management systems, including MySQL, Postgres and SQLite, in just a matter of minutes. This feature is particularly useful for users who wish to migrate their Airtable database to a more robust and scalable database management system.
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:::info
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Import from Airtable is in beta version. See [Importing Airtable To NocoDB](https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/discussions/2122) for the migration notes.
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:::info
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To proceed, you must have valid Airtable Credentials. Ensure you have access to the following information from your Airtable account:
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- [API key](#retrieve-api-key) or [Personal Access Token](#create-personal-access-token)
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- [Shared Base ID / URL](#retrieve-share-base-id--url)
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Open the `Quick Import- AIRTABLE` modal begin the import process
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1. Hover over the base name in the left sidebar, click on the `...` icon to open base context menu
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2. Select `Import Data` from the base context menu
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3. Select `Airtable`
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Alternatively, you can also open the `Quick Import- AIRTABLE` modal from the `Base dashboard`
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1. Go to your Base dashboard, click on `Import Data`
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2. Select `Airtable`
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Continue with the following steps on `Quick Import- AIRTABLE` modal to complete the import process:
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1. Input [API key](#retrieve-api-key) / [Personal Access Token](#create-personal-access-token)
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2. Input [shared Base ID / URL](#retrieve-share-base-id--url)
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3. Configure [Airtable import options](#configuration-options) (Optional)
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4. Click `Import`
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:::info
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Wait until `Go To Dashboard` button is activated on the modal. Import details are captured in log window.
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### Configuration options
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1. **Import Data**: If you disable this option, only tables and views will be created (schema), excluding actual data records.
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2. **Import Secondary Views**: If you disable this option, only the primary grid view for each table will be imported, omitting any secondary views.
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3. **Import Rollup Fields**: If you disable this option, you can skip the import of Rollup fields.
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4. **Import Lookup Fields**: If you disable this option, you can skip the import of Lookup fields.
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5. **Import Attachments Fields**: If you disable this option, you can skip the import of Attachment fields, which typically store file attachments associated with records.
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6. **Import Formula Fields**: Please be aware that import of formula fields from Airtable is currently not supported.
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## Get Airtable Credentials
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### Create Personal Access Token
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Here are the steps to generate an Airtable Personal Access Token:
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1. Visit the [Airtable Create Tokens](https://airtable.com/create/tokens) page and click the "Create token" button.
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2. Provide a meaningful name for your token in the `Token name` field.
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3. Choose the necessary access scopes, with a minimum requirement of `data.records:read`.
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4. Select the specific Base you wish to access with this token.
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5. Confirm your choices by clicking the `Create token` button.
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6. Copy the newly generated `Personal Access Token` for your use.
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For detailed information, you can refer to the [Airtable Personal Access Token guide](https://airtable.com/developers/web/guides/personal-access-tokens).
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### Retrieve API Key
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- Copy your Airtable API Key from [Airtable create API key](https://airtable.com/create/apikey) page
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### Retrieve Share Base ID / URL
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See [here](https://support.airtable.com/hc/en-us/articles/205752117-Creating-a-base-share-link-or-a-view-share-link#basesharelink) for detailed procedures.
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1. Open `Share` menu in your Project / Base
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2. Open tab `Share Publicly`
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3. Enable `Turn on full base access`
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4. Copy generated shared base URL
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## Related articles
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- [Base overview](/bases/base-overview)
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- [Create an empty base](/bases/create-base)
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- [Import base from Airtable](/bases/import-base-from-airtable)
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- [Invite team members to work on a base](/bases/base-collaboration)
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- [Share base publicly](/bases/share-base)
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- [Rename base](/bases/actions-on-base#rename-base)
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- [Duplicate base](/bases/actions-on-base#duplicate-base)
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- [Bookmark base](/bases/actions-on-base#star-base)
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- [Delete base](/bases/actions-on-base#delete-base)
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