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Baserow is an open-source no-code database tool and Airtable alternative. Create your own online database without technical experience. Our user-friendly no-code tool gives you the powers of a developer without leaving your browser. We’ll show you right here, and in the sections to come.
Getting Started
Here are the things that you should keep in mind before you start using Baserow for the first time. In this section, you will learn about the fundamental components and the essentials of starting with Baserow. Let’s go!
- How to get started with Baserow
- Set up a Baserow account
- Learn Baserow basic concepts
- Keyboard shortcuts
Workspace Overview
Learn the basics and create your workspaces. In this section, we’ll cover how to set up your Baserow Workspaces.
- Intro to Workspaces
- Setting up a workspace
- Manage workspace access
- Leave a workspace
- Delete a workspace
Database Overview
A quick approach to getting your project up and running is to create a database from a template or make a copy of an existing database from Airtable.
- Intro to Databases
- Create a database
- Add database from template
- Import Airtable to Baserow
- Delete a database
Table Overview
In this section, you’ll learn how to input data into Baserow either by starting from scratch and adding data as you go or by importing data from another source.
- Intro to tables
- Create a table
- Create a table via import
- Import data into an existing table
- Table configuration options
- Export tables
- Delete a table
Organise data with Fields
This section will guide you through the various fields available in Baserow so that you can get the most out of them.
- Overview of Baserow Fields
- Create a field
- Field configuration options
- Primary Field
- Single Line Text Field
- Long Text Field
- Number Field
- Rating Field
- Boolean Field
- Date and Time Fields
- URL Field
- Email Field
- File Field
- Single Select Field
- Multiple Select Field
- Phone Number Field
- Link to Table Field
- Lookup Field
- Formula field reference
- Collaborator Field
- Formula field overview
- Working with timezones
Working with different views
This section provides a guide to view your work as a Grid, Gallery, Form, Kanban, and more — toggle views instantly to bring clarity and perspective to your projects. You may find our help section on sharing views useful.
- Overview of Baserow Views
- Create custom views of your data
- Collaborative views
- Personal views
- View configuration options
- Guide to grid view
- Guide to gallery view
- Guide to creating forms in Baserow
- Guide to kanban view
- Guide to calendar view
Rows overview
In this section, we will cover the concepts related to rows in a table. A row is essentially a record or entry in a grid view.
Collaboration
In this guide, we’ll use Baserow to even out the workload between collaborators, create a culture of accountability, and streamline your team’s communication process.
Permissions overview
Role-based access control allows administrators to restrict access to data by assigning roles to users in workspaces, databases or tables. Role based permissions feature is only available to users on Baserow.io SaaS Advanced and Self-hosted Enterprise plans.
- Permissions overview
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Assign roles to members at workspace level
- Assign roles to teams at workspace level
- Assign roles at database level
- Assign roles at table level
Integrations and Automations
Connect Baserow to over 4000+ apps and services, and build automated workflows. Baserow is API first: use our API docs and webhooks to virtually connect with any other software and automate your workflows.
- Webhooks
- Database Token
- Database API documentation
- Database and Table ID
- Zapier
- Pipedream
- ToolJet
- Make (formerly Integromat)
- n8n
Account Management
This section will cover your account settings. Your account settings include information that is unique to you, including your password, API tokens, and the name on your account.
- Account settings overview
- Password management
- Data recovery and deletion
- Delete your Baserow account
Baserow Billing
This section covers how you can get access to paid Baserow features by paying for a subscription. Discover how to use and manage subscriptions for paid plans in Baserow.
- Subscriptions Overview
- Pricing plans
- Buy a Subscription
- Change a Paid Subscription
- Install self hosted premium license
Enterprise SSO
Single Sign On (SSO) allows users to log in just one time with one set of credentials to get access to all corporate apps, websites, and data for which they have permission.
- Single Sign On (SSO) Overview
- Enable Single Sign On (SSO)
- Configure SSO with Okta
- Configure SSO with OneLogin
- Configure SSO with Azure AD
- Configure Google for SSO
- Configure Facebook for SSO
- Configure GitHub for SSO
- Configure GitLab for SSO
- Configure OpenID Connect
- Email and password authentication
Enterprise License
Baserow Enterprise plan is designed to support large teams in industries to build databases, collaborate on projects, create applications and workflows, and digitise processes.