diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/ExcelTemplateAdapter.js b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/ExcelTemplateAdapter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a16b2fe67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/ExcelTemplateAdapter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import XLSX from 'xlsx'
+import TemplateGenerator from '~/components/import/TemplateGenerator'
+import { UITypes } from '~/components/project/spreadsheet/helpers/uiTypes'
+
+const excelTypeToUidt = {
+  d: UITypes.DateTime,
+  b: UITypes.Checkbox,
+  n: UITypes.Number,
+  s: UITypes.SingleLineText
+}
+
+export default class ExcelTemplateAdapter extends TemplateGenerator {
+  constructor(name, ab) {
+    super()
+    this.name = name
+    this.wb = XLSX.read(new Uint8Array(ab), { type: 'array' })
+    this.project = {
+      title: this.name,
+      tables: []
+    }
+    this.data = {}
+  }
+
+  parse() {
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.wb.SheetNames.length; i++) {
+      const sheet = this.wb.SheetNames[i]
+      const table = { tn: sheet, columns: [] }
+      this.data[sheet] = []
+      const ws = this.wb.Sheets[sheet]
+      const rows = XLSX.utils.sheet_to_json(ws, { header: 1 })
+
+      for (let col = 0; col < rows[0].length; col++) {
+        const column = {
+          cn: rows[0][col]
+        }
+
+        const cellProps = ws[`${col.toString(26).split('').map(s => (parseInt(s, 26) + 10).toString(36).toUpperCase())}2`]
+
+        column.uidt = excelTypeToUidt[cellProps.t] || UITypes.SingleLineText
+
+        // todo: optimize
+        if (column.uidt === UITypes.SingleLineText) {
+          // check for long text
+          if (rows.some(r => (r[col] || '').toString().length > 255)) {
+            column.uidt = UITypes.LongText
+          } else {
+            const vals = rows.slice(1).map(r => r[col]).filter(v => v !== null && v !== undefined)
+
+            // check column is multi or single select by comparing unique values
+            if (vals.some(v => v && v.includes(','))) {
+              const flattenedVals = vals.flatMap(v => v ? v.split(',') : [])
+              const uniqueVals = new Set(flattenedVals)
+              if (flattenedVals.length > uniqueVals.size && uniqueVals.size <= flattenedVals.length / 10) {
+                column.uidt = UITypes.MultiSelect
+                column.dtxp = [...uniqueVals].join(',')
+              }
+            } else {
+              const uniqueVals = new Set(vals)
+              if (vals.length > uniqueVals.size && uniqueVals.size <= vals.length / 10) {
+                column.uidt = UITypes.SingleSelect
+                column.dtxp = [...uniqueVals].join(',')
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        table.columns.push(column)
+      }
+
+      for (const row of rows.slice(1)) {
+        const rowData = {}
+        for (let i = 0; i < table.columns.length; i++) {
+          // toto: do parsing if necessary based on type
+          rowData[table.columns[i].cn] = row[i]
+        }
+        this.data[sheet].push(rowData)
+      }
+
+      this.project.tables.push(table)
+    }
+  }
+
+  getTemplate() {
+    return this.project
+  }
+
+  getData() {
+    return this.data
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/TemplateGenerator.js b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/TemplateGenerator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8561541020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/TemplateGenerator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export default class TemplateGenerator {
+  parse() {
+    throw new Error('\'parse\' method is not implemented')
+  }
+
+  getTemplate() {
+    throw new Error('\'getTemplate\' method is not implemented')
+  }
+
+  getData() {
+    throw new Error('\'getData\' method is not implemented')
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/excelImport.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/excelImport.vue
index 4e7f597992..c7ab326c91 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/import/excelImport.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/import/excelImport.vue
@@ -1,55 +1,170 @@
 <template>
-  <v-tooltip bottom>
-    <template #activator="{on}">
-      <input ref="file" type="file" style="display: none" accept=".xlsx, .xls" @change="_change($event)">
-      <v-btn
-        small
-        outlined
-        v-on="on"
-        @click="$refs.file.click()"
-      >
-        <v-icon small class="mr-1">
-          mdi-file-excel-outline
-        </v-icon>
-        Import
-      </v-btn>
-    </template>
-    <span class="caption">Create template from Excel</span>
-  </v-tooltip>
+  <div>
+    <v-dialog max-width="600" :value="dropOrUpload">
+      <v-card max-width="600">
+        <div class="pa-4">
+          <div
+            class="nc-droppable d-flex align-center justify-center"
+            :style="{
+              background : dragOver ? '#7774' : ''
+            }"
+            @click="$refs.file.click()"
+            @drop.prevent="dropHandler"
+            @dragover.prevent="dragOver = true"
+            @dragenter.prevent="dragOver = true"
+            @dragexit="dragOver = false"
+            @dragleave="dragOver = false"
+            @dragend="dragOver = false"
+          >
+            <v-icon size="50" color="grey">
+              mdi-upload
+            </v-icon>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </v-card>
+    </v-dialog>
+
+    <v-tooltip bottom>
+      <template #activator="{on}">
+        <input ref="file" type="file" style="display: none" accept=".xlsx, .xls" @change="_change($event)">
+        <v-btn
+
+          v-if="!hideLabel"
+          small
+          outlined
+          v-on="on"
+          @click="$refs.file.click()"
+        >
+          <v-icon small class="mr-1">
+            mdi-file-excel-outline
+          </v-icon>
+          Import
+        </v-btn>
+      </template>
+      <span class="caption">Create template from Excel</span>
+    </v-tooltip>
+
+    <v-dialog v-if="templateData" :value="true">
+      <v-card>
+        <template-editor :template-data.sync="templateData">
+          <template #toolbar>
+            <v-spacer />
+            <create-project-from-template-btn
+              :loader-message.sync="loaderMessage"
+              :template-data="templateData"
+              :import-data="importData"
+            />
+          </template>
+        </template-editor>
+      </v-card>
+    </v-dialog>
+
+    <v-overlay :value="loaderMessage" z-index="99999" opacity=".9">
+      <div class="d-flex flex-column align-center">
+        <v-progress-circular indeterminate size="100" width="15" class="mb-10" />
+        <span class="title">{{ loaderMessage }}</span>
+      </div>
+    </v-overlay>
+  </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 
-import XLSX from 'xlsx'
+// import XLSX from 'xlsx'
+import ExcelTemplateAdapter from '~/components/import/ExcelTemplateAdapter'
+import TemplateEditor from '~/components/templates/editor'
+import CreateProjectFromTemplateBtn from '~/components/templates/createProjectFromTemplateBtn'
+
 export default {
   name: 'ExcelImport',
+  components: { CreateProjectFromTemplateBtn, TemplateEditor },
+  props: {
+    hideLabel: Boolean,
+    value: Boolean
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      templateData: null,
+      importData: null,
+      dragOver: false,
+      loaderMessage: null
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    dropOrUpload: {
+      set(v) {
+        this.$emit('input', v)
+      },
+      get() {
+        return this.value
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  mounted() {
+  },
   methods: {
+
+    selectFile() {
+      this.$refs.file.files = null
+      this.$refs.file.click()
+    },
+
     _change(file) {
       const files = file.target.files
-      if (files && files[0]) { this._file(files[0]) }
+      if (files && files[0]) {
+        this._file(files[0])
+      }
     },
     _file(file) {
+      this.loaderMessage = 'Loading excel file...'
+      this.dropOrUpload = false
+      console.time('excelImport')
       const reader = new FileReader()
       reader.onload = (e) => {
         const ab = e.target.result
-        const wb = XLSX.read(new Uint8Array(ab), { type: 'array' })
-
-        // const res = {}
-        // iterate each sheet
-        // each sheet repensents each table
-        for (let i = 0; i < wb.SheetNames.length; i++) {
-          const sheet = wb.SheetNames[i]
-          const ws = wb.Sheets[sheet]
-          const rows = XLSX.utils.sheet_to_json(ws, { header: 1 })
-          console.log(rows)
-        }
+        const templateGenerator = new ExcelTemplateAdapter(file.name, ab)
+        templateGenerator.parse()
+        this.templateData = templateGenerator.getTemplate()
+        this.importData = templateGenerator.getData()
+        console.timeEnd('excelImport')
+        this.loaderMessage = null
+      }
+      reader.onerror = () => {
+        this.loaderMessage = null
       }
       reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file)
+    },
+    dropHandler(ev) {
+      console.log('File(s) dropped')
+      let file
+      if (ev.dataTransfer.items) {
+        // Use DataTransferItemList interface to access the file(s)
+        if (ev.dataTransfer.items.length && ev.dataTransfer.items[0].kind === 'file') {
+          file = ev.dataTransfer.items[0].getAsFile()
+        }
+      } else if (ev.dataTransfer.files.length) {
+        file = ev.dataTransfer.files[0]
+      }
+      if (file) {
+        this._file(file)
+      }
+    },
+    dragOverHandler(ev) {
+      console.log('File(s) in drop zone')
+
+      // Prevent default behavior (Prevent file from being opened)
+      ev.preventDefault()
     }
+
   }
 }
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
-
+.nc-droppable {
+  width: 100%;
+  min-height: 200px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  border: 2px dashed var(--v-textColor-lighten5);
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/createProjectFromTemplateBtn.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/createProjectFromTemplateBtn.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3adae03b9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/createProjectFromTemplateBtn.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <v-menu bottom offset-y>
+      <template #activator="{on}">
+        <v-btn
+          :loading="projectCreation"
+          :disabled="projectCreation"
+          class="primary"
+          x-large
+          v-on="on"
+        >
+          Use template
+          <v-icon>mdi-menu-down</v-icon>
+        </v-btn>
+      </template>
+      <v-list>
+        <v-list-item dense class="py-2" @click="useTemplate('rest')">
+          <v-list-item-title>
+            <v-icon class="mr-1" :color="textColors[7]">
+              mdi-code-json
+            </v-icon>
+            Create REST Project
+          </v-list-item-title>
+        </v-list-item>
+        <v-list-item dense class="py-2" @click="useTemplate('graphql')">
+          <v-list-item-title>
+            <v-icon class="mr-1" :color="textColors[3]">
+              mdi-graphql
+            </v-icon>
+            Create GQL Project
+          </v-list-item-title>
+        </v-list-item>
+      </v-list>
+    </v-menu>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import colors from '~/mixins/colors'
+
+export default {
+  name: 'CreateProjectFromTemplateBtn',
+  mixins: [colors],
+  props: {
+    loading: Boolean,
+    templateData: Object,
+    importData: Object,
+    loaderMessage: String
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      projectCreation: false,
+      loaderMessagesIndex: 0,
+      loaderMessages: [
+        'Setting up new database configs',
+        'Inferring database schema',
+        'Generating APIs.',
+        'Generating APIs..',
+        'Generating APIs...',
+        'Generating APIs....',
+        'Please wait',
+        'Please wait.',
+        'Please wait..',
+        'Please wait...',
+        'Please wait..',
+        'Please wait.',
+        'Please wait',
+        'Please wait.',
+        'Please wait..',
+        'Please wait...',
+        'Please wait..',
+        'Please wait.',
+        'Please wait..',
+        'Please wait...'
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    async useTemplate(projectType) {
+      // this.$emit('useTemplate', type)
+
+      this.projectCreation = true
+      try {
+        const interv = setInterval(() => {
+          debugger
+          this.loaderMessagesIndex = this.loaderMessagesIndex < this.loaderMessages.length - 1 ? this.loaderMessagesIndex + 1 : 6
+          this.$emit('update:loaderMessage', this.loaderMessages[this.loaderMessagesIndex])
+        }, 1000)
+
+        const result = await this.$store.dispatch('sqlMgr/ActSqlOp', [null, 'projectCreateByWebWithXCDB', {
+          title: this.templateData.title,
+          projectType,
+          template: this.templateData
+        }])
+
+        await this.$store.dispatch('project/ActLoadProjectInfo')
+
+        clearInterval(interv)
+        if (this.importData) {
+          this.$emit('update:loaderMessage', 'Importing excel data to project')
+          await this.importDataToProject({ projectId: result.id, projectType, prefix: result.prefix })
+        }
+
+        this.$emit('update:loaderMessage', null)
+
+        this.projectReloading = false
+
+        this.$router.push({
+          path: `/nc/${result.id}`,
+          query: {
+            new: 1
+          }
+        })
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.log(e)
+        this.$toast.error(e.message).goAway(3000)
+      }
+      this.projectCreation = false
+    },
+    async importDataToProject({ projectId, projectType, prefix = '' }) {
+      this.$store.commit('project/MutProjectId', projectId)
+      this.$ncApis.setProjectId(projectId)
+
+      await Promise.all(Object.entries(this.importData).map(async([table, data]) => {
+        await this.$store.dispatch('meta/ActLoadMeta', {
+          tn: `${prefix}${table}`
+        })
+
+        // todo: get table name properly
+        const api = this.$ncApis.get({
+          table: `${prefix}${table}`,
+          type: projectType
+        })
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i += 500) {
+          console.log(data[i])
+          await api.insertBulk(data.slice(i, i + 500))
+        }
+      }))
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/editor.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/editor.vue
index 6151142417..f325dfef93 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/editor.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/templates/editor.vue
@@ -1,88 +1,90 @@
 <template>
   <div class="h-100">
     <v-toolbar v-if="!viewMode" class="elevation-0">
-      <!--      <v-text-field
-        v-model="url"
-        clearable
-        placeholder="Enter template url"
-        outlined
-        hide-details
-        dense
-        @keydown.enter="loadUrl"
-      />-->
-      <!--      <v-btn outlined class='ml-1' @click='loadUrl'> Load URL</v-btn>-->
-
-      <v-tooltip bottom>
-        <template #activator="{on}">
-          <v-btn
-            small
-            outlined
-            v-on="on"
-            @click="$toast.info('Happy hacking!').goAway(3000)"
-          >
-            <v-icon small class="mr-1">
-              mdi-file-excel-outline
+      <slot name="toolbar">
+        <!--      <v-text-field
+          v-model="url"
+          clearable
+          placeholder="Enter template url"
+          outlined
+          hide-details
+          dense
+          @keydown.enter="loadUrl"
+        />-->
+        <!--      <v-btn outlined class='ml-1' @click='loadUrl'> Load URL</v-btn>-->
+
+        <v-tooltip bottom>
+          <template #activator="{on}">
+            <v-btn
+              small
+              outlined
+              v-on="on"
+              @click="$toast.info('Happy hacking!').goAway(3000)"
+            >
+              <v-icon small class="mr-1">
+                mdi-file-excel-outline
+              </v-icon>
+              Import
+            </v-btn>
+          </template>
+          <span class="caption">Create template from Excel</span>
+        </v-tooltip>
+
+        <v-spacer />
+
+        <v-icon class="mr-3" @click="helpModal=true">
+          mdi-information-outline
+        </v-icon>
+
+        <!--      <v-icon class="mr-3" @click="openUrl">
+          mdi-web
+        </v-icon>-->
+        <!--      <v-tooltip bottom>
+          <template #activator="{on}">
+            <v-icon
+              class="mr-3"
+              v-on="on"
+              @click="url = '',project.tables= []"
+            >
+              mdi-close-circle-outline
             </v-icon>
-            Import
-          </v-btn>
-        </template>
-        <span class="caption">Create template from Excel</span>
-      </v-tooltip>
-
-      <v-spacer />
-
-      <v-icon class="mr-3" @click="helpModal=true">
-        mdi-information-outline
-      </v-icon>
-
-      <!--      <v-icon class="mr-3" @click="openUrl">
-        mdi-web
-      </v-icon>-->
-      <!--      <v-tooltip bottom>
-        <template #activator="{on}">
-          <v-icon
-            class="mr-3"
-            v-on="on"
-            @click="url = '',project.tables= []"
-          >
-            mdi-close-circle-outline
+          </template>
+          <span class="caption">Reset template</span>
+        </v-tooltip>-->
+
+        <v-btn small outlined class="mr-1" @click="project = {tables : []}">
+          <v-icon small>
+            mdi-close
           </v-icon>
-        </template>
-        <span class="caption">Reset template</span>
-      </v-tooltip>-->
+          Reset
+        </v-btn>
+        <!--      <v-icon
+          :color="$store.getters['github/isAuthorized'] ? '' : 'error'"
+          class="mr-3"
+          @click="githubConfigForm = !githubConfigForm"
+        >
+          mdi-github
+        </v-icon>-->
+        <v-btn small outlined class="mr-1" @click="createTablesDialog = true">
+          <v-icon small>
+            mdi-plus
+          </v-icon>
+          New table
+        </v-btn>
 
-      <v-btn small outlined class="mr-1" @click="project = {tables : []}">
-        <v-icon small>
-          mdi-close
-        </v-icon>
-        Reset
-      </v-btn>
-      <!--      <v-icon
-        :color="$store.getters['github/isAuthorized'] ? '' : 'error'"
-        class="mr-3"
-        @click="githubConfigForm = !githubConfigForm"
-      >
-        mdi-github
-      </v-icon>-->
-      <v-btn small outlined class="mr-1" @click="createTablesDialog = true">
-        <v-icon small>
-          mdi-plus
-        </v-icon>
-        New table
-      </v-btn>
-
-      <!--      <v-btn outlined small class='mr-1' @click='submitTemplate'> Submit Template</v-btn>-->
-      <v-btn
-        color="primary"
-        outlined
-        small
-        class="mr-1"
-        :loading="loading"
-        :disabled="loading"
-        @click="saveTemplate"
-      >
-        {{ id || localId ? 'Update in' : 'Submit to' }} NocoDB
-      </v-btn>
+        <!--      <v-btn outlined small class='mr-1' @click='submitTemplate'> Submit Template</v-btn>-->
+        <v-btn
+          color="primary"
+          outlined
+          small
+          class="mr-1"
+          :loading="loading"
+          :disabled="loading"
+          @click="saveTemplate"
+        >
+          {{ id || localId ? 'Update in' : 'Submit to' }} NocoDB
+        </v-btn>
+      </slot>
     </v-toolbar>
     <v-container class="text-center" style="height:calc(100% - 64px);overflow-y: auto">
       <v-form ref="form">
@@ -620,7 +622,7 @@ export default {
       return this.url && this.url.split('/').pop()
     },
     projectTemplate() {
-      return {
+      const template = {
         ...this.project,
         tables: (this.project.tables || []).map((t) => {
           const table = { tn: t.tn, columns: [], hasMany: [], manyToMany: [], belongsTo: [], v: [] }
@@ -673,6 +675,10 @@ export default {
           return table
         })
       }
+
+      this.$emit('update:templateData', template)
+
+      return template
     }
   },
 
@@ -851,7 +857,7 @@ export default {
 
     isRelation(col) {
       return col.uidt === 'LinkToAnotherRecord' ||
-        col.uidt === 'ForeignKey'
+          col.uidt === 'ForeignKey'
     },
     isLookup(col) {
       return col.uidt === 'Lookup'
@@ -864,11 +870,11 @@ export default {
     },
     isLookupOrRollup(col) {
       return this.isLookup(col) ||
-        this.isRollup(col)
+          this.isRollup(col)
     },
     isSelect(col) {
       return col.uidt === 'MultiSelect' ||
-        col.uidt === 'SingleSelect'
+          col.uidt === 'SingleSelect'
     },
     addNewColumnRow(table, uidt) {
       table.columns.push({
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json b/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json
index d65bda3cdf..56bb0dd642 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
       "subtext_1_tooltip": "Create a new project",
       "subtext_2": "Create By Connecting <br>To An External Database",
       "subtext_2_tooltip": "Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server & SQLite",
-      "from_template": "Create Project from template"
+      "from_template": "Create Project from template",
+      "from_excel": "Create Project from excel"
     },
     "search_project": "Search Project",
     "import_metadata": "Import Metadata",
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index.vue b/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index.vue
index 3fb0066fe6..4daf47f7d5 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/pages/projects/index.vue
@@ -211,6 +211,27 @@
                         />
                       </v-list-item-title>
                     </v-list-item>
+                    <v-divider />
+                    <v-list-item
+                      title
+                      class="pt-2 nc-create-project-from-excel"
+                      @click="onCreateProjectFromExcel()"
+                    >
+                      <v-list-item-icon class="mr-2">
+                        <v-icon small class="">
+                          mdi-file-excel-outline
+                        </v-icon>
+                      </v-list-item-icon>
+                      <v-list-item-title>
+                        <!-- Create By Connecting <br>To An External Database -->
+                        <span
+                          class="caption font-weight-regular"
+                          v-html="
+                            $t('projects.create_new_project_button.from_excel')
+                          "
+                        />
+                      </v-list-item-title>
+                    </v-list-item>
                   </v-list>
                 </v-menu>
               </template>
@@ -686,6 +707,7 @@
       :dialog-show="dialogShow"
       :heading="confirmMessage"
     />
+    <excel-import ref="excelImport" v-model="excelImportModal" hide-label />
     <templates-modal v-model="templatesModal" hide-label create-project />
   </v-container>
 </template>
@@ -696,9 +718,11 @@ import ShareIcons from '../../components/share-icons'
 import SponsorMini from '@/components/sponsorMini'
 import colors from '~/mixins/colors'
 import TemplatesModal from '~/components/templates/templatesModal'
+import ExcelImport from '~/components/import/excelImport'
 
 export default {
   components: {
+    ExcelImport,
     TemplatesModal,
     ShareIcons,
     SponsorMini,
@@ -711,6 +735,7 @@ export default {
   },
   data() {
     return {
+      excelImportModal: false,
       templatesModal: false,
       overlayVisible: true,
       showCommunity: false,
@@ -979,6 +1004,10 @@ export default {
     onCreateProjectFromTemplate() {
       this.templatesModal = true
     },
+    onCreateProjectFromExcel() {
+      // this.$refs.excelImport.selectFile()
+      this.excelImportModal = true
+    },
     async importProjectFromJSON() {
     },
     onTourCompletion() {
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/plugins/ncApis/index.js b/packages/nc-gui/plugins/ncApis/index.js
index fcdacfa2a8..4ced54aa1e 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/plugins/ncApis/index.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/plugins/ncApis/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default function({ store: $store, $axios, ...rest }, inject) {
   let projectId = null
 
   inject('ncApis', {
-    get: ({ table, dbAlias = 'db', env = '_noco' }) => {
+    get: ({ table, dbAlias = 'db', env = '_noco', type }) => {
       if (!$store.state.meta.metas[table]) {
         return
       }
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function({ store: $store, $axios, ...rest }, inject) {
 
       instanceRefs[env][dbAlias][table] = ApiFactory.create(
         table,
-        $store.getters['project/GtrProjectType'],
+        type || $store.getters['project/GtrProjectType'],
         { $store, $axios, projectId, dbAlias, env, table }
       )
 
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/plugins/ncApis/restApi.js b/packages/nc-gui/plugins/ncApis/restApi.js
index 722a3e0749..b26c9bf13b 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/plugins/ncApis/restApi.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/plugins/ncApis/restApi.js
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ export default class RestApi {
     })).data
   }
 
+  async insertBulk(data, {
+    params = {}
+  } = {}) {
+    return (await this.$axios({
+      method: 'post',
+      url: `/nc/${this.$ctx.projectId}/api/v1/${this.table}/bulk`,
+      data,
+      params
+    })).data
+  }
+
   async delete(id) {
     return this.$axios({
       method: 'delete',
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/store/meta.js b/packages/nc-gui/store/meta.js
index 8bc833cdd2..8869501f31 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/store/meta.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/store/meta.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const mutations = {
 }
 
 export const actions = {
-  async ActLoadMeta({ state, commit, dispatch }, { tn, env, dbAlias, force }) {
+  async ActLoadMeta({ state, commit, dispatch }, { tn, env = '_noco', dbAlias = 'db', force }) {
     if (!force && state.loading[tn]) {
       return await new Promise((resolve) => {
         const unsubscribe = this.app.store.subscribe((s) => {
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/store/sqlMgr.js b/packages/nc-gui/store/sqlMgr.js
index 66b7a7fba4..adccc9a68f 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/store/sqlMgr.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/store/sqlMgr.js
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ export const actions = {
     dispatch
   }, [args, op, opArgs, cusHeaders, cusAxiosOptions, queryParams, returnResponse]) {
     const params = {}
+    params.project_id = rootState.project.projectId
+
     if (this.$router.currentRoute && this.$router.currentRoute.params) {
       if (this.$router.currentRoute.params.project_id) {
         params.project_id = this.$router.currentRoute.params.project_id
@@ -419,6 +421,7 @@ export const actions = {
 
       return data
     } catch (e) {
+      console.log(e)
       const err = new Error(e.response.data.msg)
       err.response = e.response
       throw err
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaIOImpl.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaIOImpl.ts
index 69d2b2a0df..057c590bff 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaIOImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/NcMetaIOImpl.ts
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ export default class NcMetaIOImpl extends NcMetaIO {
         // }
       }
       config.id = id;
-      const project = {
+      const project: any = {
         id,
         title: projectName,
         description,
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ export default class NcMetaIOImpl extends NcMetaIO {
         created_at: this.knexConnection?.fn?.now(),
         updated_at: this.knexConnection?.fn?.now()
       });
+
+      project.prefix = config.prefix;
       return project;
     } catch (e) {
       console.log(e);