# Private Base

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URL: https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/private-base
Last updated: 2026-10-03

Set up a Private Base in NocoDB and control who can access it, separate from workspace roles.

A **Private Base** in NocoDB lets base owners fully control access to the base, separate from workspace roles. Use a private base for work that must stay confidential, or that only some members of a workspace can see and use.

## How Private Base Works

When you set a base to **private**:

* **Workspace role inheritance is disabled.** Users with a workspace role such as Owner, Editor or Viewer do **not** get access automatically.
* By default, only the **base creator (Owner)** can access the base.
* To give access to other members, you must **explicitly** give them a base role (Owner, Creator, Editor, Commenter or Viewer).

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  Members without explicit access will not see the base listed in their workspace
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## Creating a Private Base

1. On the workspace **Bases** page, click **New Base** → **From Scratch**.
2. Type a name for the base.
3. For **Base Type**, select **Private**.
4. Click **Create Base**.

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  Only the base creator will have access by default. Other workspace members, including Workspace Owners, will not see the base unless explicitly added.
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  Private bases cannot be shared publicly. All view-sharing (except Form views) is restricted.
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## Converting an Existing Base to Private

1. Open the base.
2. Go to **Base Settings** → **Admin** → **Base Type**.
3. Select **Private**.

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  Explicitly configured base-level roles will be retained. Inherited workspace access for other users will be removed.
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  If the base or view is currently shared publicly, sharing will be disabled when switching to private.
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## Disabling Private Access

1. Open the base.
2. Go to **Base Settings** → **Admin** → **Base Type**.
3. Select **Default**.

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  Workspace-level role inheritance will be re-enabled. Members with workspace roles will regain corresponding access. Explicit base roles remain unchanged.
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## Managing Access in a Private Base

You manage user access in a private base the same way as in other bases. Invite workspace members and give each of them a base role. Changes to workspace roles do not change access to a private base. This stays true until you set the base type back to **Default**.

For the steps, refer to the [Base Collaboration Guide](/docs/product/bases/base-collaboration).

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  On a private base, only the base 

  **Owner**

   can create an 

  [invite link](/docs/product/collaboration/invite-links)

  . Links created by anyone else stop working while the base is private.
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## Availability

* The Private Base feature is available only on the **Business** plan and above

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## Related pages

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- [Folders](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/folders.md): Organize tables, documents, and dashboards into collapsible folders in the NocoDB base sidebar.
- [Import Airtable to NocoDB](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/import-base-from-airtable.md): Import a complete Airtable base into NocoDB in a few minutes.
- [Base Collaboration](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/base-collaboration.md): Invite members and teams to a NocoDB base, manage their base roles, and remove their access.
- [Share Base](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/share-base.md): Share a NocoDB base with a public read-only link, set a custom URL, and embed the base in an iframe.
- [Base Snapshots](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/snapshots.md): Create, restore and delete point-in-time snapshots of a NocoDB base.
- [Base Trash ☁](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/base-trash.md): Use NocoDB Base Trash to view, restore, and permanently delete deleted records, tables, views, fields, dashboards, widgets, workflows, scripts, and extensions.
- [Trash Settings ☁](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/trash-settings.md): Set the trash retention period for each table in a NocoDB base, or turn off trash for a table.