Actions on base

Actions you can perform on a base in NocoDB: Rename, duplicate, delete, star a base.

The base context menu offers a selection of swift actions that can be executed on a base. To access this menu, click on the ellipsis symbol (...) located adjacent to the base name within the left sidebar.

Rename base

To modify the name of a base, you can easily do so by following these steps:

Initiate the base context menu by clicking on the ellipses ... located next to the base name within the left sidebar.
In the dropdown menu that appears, choose the Rename option.
Input the new name for the base directly within the field provided and then press the Enter key to confirm and save the updated name.

base rename

Star base

You can star a base by following simple steps below:

Initiate the base context menu by clicking on the ellipses ... located next to the base name within the left sidebar.
In the dropdown menu that appears, choose the Add to Starred option.
Subsequently, the designated base will be placed into the "Starred" section, conveniently positioned within the left sidebar.

base starred

Starred base will appear in the Starred section on the left sidebar

Remove a base from starred list

Initiate the base context menu by clicking on the ellipses ... located next to the base name within the left sidebar.
In the dropdown menu that appears, choose the Remove from Starred option.
Subsequently, the designated base will be removed from the Starred section.

Duplicate base

To duplicate a base, you can follow these straightforward steps:

Initiate the base context menu by clicking on the ellipses ... located next to the base name within the left sidebar.
In the dropdown menu that appears, choose the Duplicate option.
Optionally, you can configure the duplication process with the following choices:
- Include records: You have the flexibility to choose whether to duplicate the base with or without its data.
- Include comments: You can decide whether to duplicate the base with or without its comments.
Optionally, you can choose workspace to duplicate the base to from the dropdown menu. By default, the base will be duplicated to the same workspace as the original base. Note that, only workspaces that you have access to will be listed in the dropdown menu.
Click the Duplicate Base button in the confirmation modal that pops up.

A new base will be created, mirroring the original base's schema and data and/or comments based on the configurations specified in step 3.

A duplicate base will be generated within the same workspace as the original base.
The duplicated base will be suffixed with copy in its name.
You will be designated as the base owner upon the duplication of the base.
Existing base members will not be transferred to the duplicated base.

Delete base

If you determine that a base is no longer necessary, you have the option to permanently remove it from your workspace. Deleting a base will delete all the tables and data associated with it.

This action cannot be undone

Only base owner can delete a workspace

To delete a base:

Initiate the base context menu by clicking on the ellipses ... located next to the base name within the left sidebar.
In the dropdown menu that appears, choose the Delete option.
Select Delete base button on the confirmation dialog box.

base delete

Developer features

Base settings

Some general configurations are available for you to modify within the base settings.

Show M2M tables: Toggle this option to display/hide M2M tables within the left sidebar. Many-to-many relation is supported via a junction table & is hidden by default.
Show NULL in cells: Toggle this option to display/hide NULL values within the cells of the table. This helps differentiate against cells holding EMPTY string.
Show NULL & Empty in Filters: Enable 'additional' filters to differentiate fields containing NULL & Empty Strings. Default support for Blank treats both NULL & Empty strings alike.

To configure base settings, you can follow these steps:

Initiate the base context menu by clicking on the ellipses ... located next to the base name within the left sidebar.
In the dropdown menu that appears, choose the Settings option.

base settings

REST APIs

NocoDB provides a Swagger UI for each base. To access the Swagger UI, follow these steps:

Initiate the base context menu by clicking on the ellipses ... located next to the base name within the left sidebar.
In the dropdown menu that appears, choose the REST APIs option.

swagger

Relations

NocoDB provides a visual representation of the relations between tables within a base. To access the relations diagram, follow these steps:

Initiate the base context menu by clicking on the ellipses ... located next to the base name within the left sidebar.
In the dropdown menu that appears, choose the Relations option.

base relations