---
title: 'Import Airtable to NocoDB'
description: 'A complete import of your Airtable to any MySQL, Postgres, SQLite and SQL server databases within minutes'
tags: ['Bases', 'Import']
keywords: ['NocoDB', 'Airtable', 'import Airtable', 'Airtable to NocoDB', 'Airtable to MySQL', 'Airtable to Postgres', 'Airtable to SQLite', 'Airtable to SQL server']
---

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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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
To proceed, you must have valid Airtable Credentials. Ensure you have access to the following information from your Airtable account:
- [API key](#retrieve-api-key) or [Personal Access Token](#create-personal-access-token)
- [Shared Base ID / URL](#retrieve-share-base-id--url)
:::

Below are 3 simple steps

1. Go to your Base 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. Import configurations
   1. [API key](#retrieve-api-key) / [Personal Access Token](#create-personal-access-token)   
   2. [Shared Base ID / URL](#retrieve-share-base-id--url)  
   3. [Configuration options](#configuration-options)  [**Optional**]
   4. Click `Import`
  
  ![import data airtable config](/img/v2/base/import-airtable.png)

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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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![import-log](/img/v2/base/import-airtable-log.png)
  
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### Configuration options
1. **Import Data**: You have the option to disable this feature to import only the schema information of tables and views, excluding actual data records.
2. **Import Secondary Views**: If you disable this option, only the primary grid view for each table will be imported, omitting any secondary views.
3. **Import Rollup Columns**: By deactivating this choice, you can skip the import of Rollup columns, which aggregate data from other columns.
4. **Import Lookup Columns**: You can choose not to import Lookup columns by disabling this option. Lookup columns are used to reference data from another table.
5. **Import Attachments Columns**: Disable this option if you wish to exclude the import of Attachment columns, which typically store file attachments associated with records.
6. **Import Formula Columns**: Please be aware that this option is not currently available for use, and therefore, cannot be selected for import at this time.


## Get Airtable Credentials

### Create Personal Access Token
Here are the steps to generate an Airtable Personal Access Token:

1. Visit the [Airtable Create Tokens](https://airtable.com/create/tokens) page and click the "Create token" button.
2. Provide a meaningful name for your token in the `Token name` field.
3. Choose the necessary access scopes, with a minimum requirement of `data.records:read`.
4. Select the specific Base you wish to access with this token.
5. Confirm your choices by clicking the `Create token` button.
6. Copy the newly generated `Personal Access Token` for your use.

For detailed information, you can refer to the [Airtable Personal Access Token guide](https://airtable.com/developers/web/guides/personal-access-tokens).

![image](/img/v2/base/pat-1.png)
![image](/img/v2/base/pat-2.png)
![image](/img/v2/base/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
2. Open tab `Share Publicly`
3. Enable `Turn on full base access`
4. Copy generated shared base URL

![Shared base](/img/v2/base/airtable-shared-base.png)

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## Related articles
- [Base overview](/bases/base-overview)
- [Create an empty base](/bases/create-base)
- [Import base from Airtable](/bases/import-base-from-airtable)
- [Invite team members to work on a base](/bases/base-collaboration)
- [Share base publicly](/bases/share-base)
- [Rename base](/bases/actions-on-base#rename-base)
- [Duplicate base](/bases/actions-on-base#duplicate-base)
- [Bookmark base](/bases/actions-on-base#star-base)
- [Delete base](/bases/actions-on-base#delete-base)