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Welcome to the Baserow user documentation. Baserow empowers you to create custom databases and applications without writing code. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out, Baserow’s user-friendly interface makes it easy to organize, manage, and analyze your data.

On this page, you’ll find everything you need to make the most of Baserow. The support articles within each chapter will guide you through how Baserow can help you be more productive, regardless of your team or company size.

Getting started

Before you start creating databases and applications, it’s helpful to understand the basics. This chapter will guide you through the essential building blocks of Baserow and provide information to help you get started, so you’re ready to create and manage your data.

Workspaces

In this chapter, we’ll cover through the basics of managing your Baserow workspace. You’ll learn how to create new workspaces, customize their settings, and understand how to collaborate with others. We’ll also cover actions like leaving or deleting a workspace, ensuring you have full control over your Baserow environment.

Databases

Baserow makes it easy to create and manage your data. You can create databases from scratch or use templates to get started quickly. This chapter will guide you through the process of creating, importing, and deleting databases in Baserow.

Tables

This chapter provides an overview of how to work with tables in Baserow. Tables are used to store and organize data in Baserow. You can use tables to track customer information, manage projects, store inventory data, and more.

Organise data with fields

In this chapter, we’ll guide you through the essential building blocks of Baserow: fields. Fields are the building blocks of your tables, allowing you to store and organize different types of data.

Field basics

Advanced features

Field types

Formula

In this chapter, we’ll cover everything you need to know about using formulas in Baserow, from the basics to advanced techniques.

Working with views

In Baserow, you can quickly and easily change how you see your data. This is done using different “views.” Baserow offers a variety of views to help you visualize and interact with your data in different ways.

Rows overview

Rows are the building blocks of your tables, representing individual records or entries. Each row contains specific information about a particular item or data point.

In this chapter, we’ll cover everything from creating new rows to customizing their appearance and behavior. You’ll learn how to paste data into cells, adjust row height, and add comments or mentions to specific rows. Plus, we’ll explore how to keep track of changes made to rows over time.

Collaboration

In this chapter, we’ll guide you on how to leverage Baserow to streamline teamwork and boost productivity.

Permissions overview

Role-based access control enables administrators to control and limit data access by assigning specific roles to users within workspaces, teams, databases, or tables. You can decide who can see and do what in your workspaces.

Integrations and automation

Baserow takes an API-first approach, providing you with comprehensive API documentation and webhooks that allow you to connect with over 4000 apps and services and create automated workflows.

Account management

In this chapter, we’ll guide you through managing your Baserow account, which contains information specific to you, like your database tokens, account details, and notification settings.

Baserow billing

In this chapter, we’ll cover how you can unlock paid features in Baserow by subscribing to a paid plan. Learn how to use and manage your subscriptions to access Baserow premium features.

Enterprise license

Baserow Enterprise plan is specifically designed to cater to the needs of big teams in various industries. It allows teams to build databases, collaborate on projects, develop applications and workflows, and transform manual processes into digital ones.

Enterprise SSO

Integrate SSO to seamlessly authenticate across various applications and systems without the need to remember multiple usernames and passwords. Make the most of your Baserow experience by simplifying authentication.

Application Builder

Baserow’s Application Builder module is a powerful way to build applications, offering flexible ways to create workflows, visualize data, and tailor information to different audiences across organizations.

Application Builder Editor

Baserow Application Builder Editor is the user interface you use to create and customize applications within the Application Builder platform.

Application Builder Elements

Applications are built with essential components known as elements. Elements act as the building blocks for applications. They are what bring functionality and life to the application.

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