The Complete Airtable Migration Guide

Migrating from Airtable to NocoDB is straightforward. Our built-in migration tool handles tables, views, field types, linked records, and even automations. Most bases migrate in under five minutes.

Before You Start

• Export your Airtable API key from Account settings
• Note which bases you want to migrate
• Check that your NocoDB instance has enough storage
• Back up any critical Airtable data as a CSV just in case

Step-by-Step Migration

In NocoDB, click the Import button and select 'Airtable'. Paste your API key and select the bases you want to import. The tool will analyze your schema, map field types to their NocoDB equivalents, and begin the transfer.

Migration Progress:
✓ Schema analysis        — 2s
✓ Tables created (12)    — 3s
✓ Fields mapped (84)     — 1s
✓ Records imported (14k) — 45s
✓ Links restored         — 8s
✓ Views recreated (7)    — 2s
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Total time: 61 seconds

The migration preserves field types, formulas, linked records, lookup and rollup fields, and single/multiple select options. Attachment fields are downloaded and re-uploaded to your NocoDB storage.

Over 20,000 bases have been migrated from Airtable to NocoDB using this tool. The average migration takes under two minutes for bases with fewer than 50,000 records.

After Migration

Once the import completes, review your tables to verify that data and relationships look correct. Check formulas — most Airtable formula syntax maps directly to NocoDB, but a few edge cases may need manual adjustment. Finally, update any external integrations to point to the NocoDB API instead of Airtable's.