# Base Snapshots

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URL: https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/snapshots
Last updated: 2026-09-25

Procedures to create and manage snapshots

Snapshots allow you to create a point-in-time backup of your base. Use them before major changes or to safeguard against accidental data loss.

## Key Notes

* Restoring a snapshot creates a new base — the existing base is not modified.
* You can choose which workspace to restore the snapshot into.
* Audit log data (global audits and record revision history) is not included in snapshots.
* Base-level permissions, shared base, and shared view settings are not restored — these must be reconfigured manually.
* A minimum gap of three hours is required between creating two snapshots.
* Only **Base Owners** can access the snapshot feature.

## Access Snapshots

1. Open the base and go to **Base Settings** → **Admin** → **Snapshots**.

<img alt="The Snapshots pane under Base Settings → Admin" src={__img0} placeholder="blur" />

## Create a Snapshot

1. Click **+ New Snapshot**.
2. Enter a name for the snapshot (defaults to the current date and time).
3. Click **Save**.

<img alt="Create Snapshot" src={__img1} placeholder="blur" />

The snapshot appears in the list with a **Restore** button and a `⋮` menu carrying **Delete**.

<img alt="A snapshot listed with its Restore button and actions menu" src={__img2} placeholder="blur" />

## Restore a Snapshot

1. Click **Restore** next to the snapshot you want to restore.
2. Select the target workspace (defaults to current workspace).
3. Click **Confirm Restore**.

<img alt="The Confirm Snapshot Restore dialog" src={__img3} placeholder="blur" />

<Callout type="info">
  Restoring a snapshot creates a new base in the selected workspace. The existing base is not affected.
</Callout>

## Delete a Snapshot

1. Click the vertical ellipsis `⋮` next to the snapshot and select **Delete**.
2. Click **Delete Snapshot** to confirm.

<img alt="The Delete Snapshot confirmation" src={__img4} placeholder="blur" />

## Availability

* Snapshots are available on **NocoDB Cloud** (Plus plan and above) and licensed self-hosted deployments (Business plan and above). The number of snapshots allowed per base depends on your plan.

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## Related pages

- [Create Base](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/create-base.md): Learn how to create a base in NocoDB.
- [Folders](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/folders.md): Organize tables, documents, and dashboards into collapsible folders in the base sidebar.
- [Import Airtable to NocoDB](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/import-base-from-airtable.md): A complete import of your Airtable base to NocoDB within minutes
- [Base Collaboration](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/base-collaboration.md): This article explains how to invite members or teams to your base, manage their roles, and remove them when needed.
- [Share Base](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/share-base.md): Procedures to share a base & generating embedded iframe
- [Base Trash ☁](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/base-trash.md): View, restore, and permanently delete trashed items — records, tables, views, fields, dashboards, widgets, workflows, scripts, and extensions — from a single base-level Trash.
- [Trash Settings ☁](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/trash-settings.md): Configure per-table trash retention and disable trash on a per-table basis.
- [Private Base](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/private-base.md): Learn how to configure and manage access to Private Bases in NocoDB.