How to duplicate a base in Airtable

Learn how to duplicate a base in Airtable from the Home page, choose whether to copy records and comments, and open the finished copy when it is ready.

Quick answer

To duplicate a base in Airtable, open the base's More actions menu on the Home page and choose Duplicate. Name the copy, decide whether to include records and comments, then select Duplicate app. When Airtable shows Successfully duplicated, select Open app to start working in the new base.

Steps at a glance

  1. Hover over the base on the Home page
  2. Open the More actions menu and choose Duplicate
  3. Type a name for the copy
  4. Review the Duplicate records and Duplicate comments options
  5. Select Duplicate app
  6. Select Open app to use the new base

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Summary

Duplicating a base gives you an independent copy of its tables and views in the same workspace. It is a fast way to reuse a setup you already built, or to try changes without touching the original.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Step 1

    Open the base menu

    Go to the Home page and find the base you want to copy. Hover over its card and select **More actions** to open the menu for that base.

  2. Step 2

    Choose Duplicate

    The menu lists options such as Rename, **Duplicate**, Move and Delete. Select **Duplicate** to open the duplicate dialog.

  3. Step 3

    Name the copy

    The dialog opens with a suggested name in the **Duplicated app name** field, such as Project database (Copy). Replace it with a name that tells the two bases apart.

  4. Step 4

    Choose what to copy

    Two options are checked by default: **Duplicate records** and **Duplicate comments**. Clear either one if you want the copy to start without that content. The dialog also notes that revision history is not duplicated.

  5. Step 5

    Create the duplicate

    The dialog shows the workspace where the copy will be created. Select **Duplicate app** to start copying.

  6. Step 6

    Open the new base

    When the dialog shows **Successfully duplicated**, select **Open app** to go straight to the new base. Select **Dismiss** instead if you want to stay on the Home page.

Why this matters

You built a project base that works well and now a new project needs the same structure. Duplicating it saves you from rebuilding tables, fields and views by hand, and leaves the original untouched while you adapt the copy.

Frequently asked questions

  • Does duplicating a base change the original?

    No. The copy appears as a separate base on your Home page, so the original keeps its name and content.

  • Is revision history copied?

    No. The duplicate dialog states that the revision history will not be duplicated.

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