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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Import Airtable to NocoDB	A complete import of your Airtable to any MySQL, Postgres, SQLite and SQL server databases within minutes

NocoDB allows a complete import of your Airtable to any MySQL, Postgres, SQLite and SQL server databases within minutes.

:::info Import from Airtable is in beta version. See Importing Airtable To NocoDB for the migration notes. :::

:::info You need to have access to API key / Personal Access Token and Shared Base ID / Shared Base URL from Airtable. :::

Create Personal Access Token

Reference: Airtable Personal Access Token

1. Go to Airtable 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

Retrieve API Key

• Copy your Airtable API Key from Airtable Accounts page

  

Retrieve Share Base ID / URL

See here 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

Import Airtable to NocoDB

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Prerequisites:
- A NocoDB Project
- Airtable Credentials

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Below are 3 simple steps

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

2. Select Airtable

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

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.