nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/040.bases/070.import-base-from-airtable.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

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NocoDB allows a complete import of your Airtable base 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. :::

Import Airtable to NocoDB

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

Below are 3 simple steps

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

2. Select Airtable

3. Input API key & Shared Base ID / URL (retrieved from Get Airtable Credentials detailed below).
   a. API Key
   b. Share Base ID
   c. 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
   Import Formula Columns: disable this option to skip Formula column import (Not available yet)

   

4. Click Import and you will see the status

5. Wait until Go To Dashboard button is activated on the modal. Import details are captured in log window.

Get Airtable Credentials

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