nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/030.setup-and-usages/200.import-airtable-to-sql-database-within-a-minute-for-free.md

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title: 'Import Airtable to NocoDB'
description: 'A complete import of your Airtable to any MySQL, Postgres, SQLite and SQL server databases within minutes'
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NocoDB allows a complete import of your Airtable to any MySQL, Postgres, SQLite and SQL server databases within minutes.

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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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You need to have access to `API key` / `Personal Access Token` and `Shared Base ID` / `Shared Base URL` from Airtable.
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### Create Personal Access Token
Reference: [Airtable Personal Access Token](https://airtable.com/developers/web/guides/personal-access-tokens)
1. Go to [Airtable Create Tokens](https://airtable.com/create/tokens) page, click on `Create token` button
2. Input `Token name`
3. Select `Scopes` (`data.records:read` is required)
4. Select `Base` that you want to import
5. Click on `Create token` button
6. Copy generated `Personal Access Token`

![image](/img/content/airtable-pat-1.png)
![image](/img/content/airtable-pat-2.png)
![image](/img/content/airtable-pat-3.png)

### Retrieve API Key

- Copy your Airtable API Key from [Airtable Accounts](https://airtable.com/account) page
  
  ![Screenshot 2022-05-16 at 1 50 07 PM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86527202/168569905-48c16d6d-c44a-4337-be49-0ac3dc1f7b75.png)

### Retrieve Share Base ID / URL

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.

1. Open `Share` menu in your Project / Base
    ![Screenshot 2022-05-16 at 3 47 27 PM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86527202/168572054-533b8c19-d76e-4add-b876-f1e0570ac33c.png)

2. Open tab `Share Publicly`

3. Enable `Turn on full base access`

4. Copy generated shared base URL
    ![Screenshot 2022-05-16 at 3 41 54 PM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86527202/168572062-5dee065d-2394-426d-8f43-77ecc0c9b73f.png)



## Import Airtable to NocoDB

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Prerequisites: <br/> - A NocoDB Project <br/> - Airtable Credentials

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Below are 3 simple steps  

    
1. Go to your Project dashboard, click on `Import Data`  

![import data](https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/assets/86527202/e5ca7748-5918-4fec-a2f5-6ffa7ab753f8)

2. Select `Airtable`  

![import data airtable](https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/assets/86527202/c9f4aab6-4de3-4e24-808a-27d4f10104ce)

3. Input API key & Shared Base ID / URL (retrieved from `Get Airtable Credentials` above).  
  
  - <1> API Key
  - <2> Share Base ID
  - <3> Configuration option
    - Import Data: disable this option to import only table & view schema's
    - Import Secondary Views: disable this option to import only primary grid view per table
    - Import Rollup Columns: disable this option to skip Rollup column import
    - Import Lookup Columns: disable this option to skip Lookup column import
    - Import Attachments Columns: disable this option to skip Attachment column import
    - \<Not supported yet\> Import Formula Columns: disable this option to skip Formula (computation) column import
    
![Screenshot 2022-09-14 at 9 30 14 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86527202/190057133-92807b16-4f2b-4c58-8bae-a2cfe677ee62.png)

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3. Click `Import` and you will see the status
4. Wait until `Go To Dashboard` button is activated on the modal. Import details are captured in log window.
  
![Screenshot 2022-09-14 at 9 33 42 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86527202/190057152-be9ec6cb-e414-465c-8967-d1ad40478ce1.png)

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