Share Base

Enable public access

To share a base:

  1. In the sidebar, right-click the base. Or open the base context menu from the toolbar.
  2. Click Share base.
  3. Turn on the Enable Public Access switch. NocoDB makes a shareable link.
  4. Click Copy URL to copy the link.
The Share button in the top right corner opens the invite dialog, which adds people as members of the base. Publishing a read-only link to the whole base is done from Share base in the base context menu, and is available to base Owners and Creators.

Share base in the base context menu

Public access enabled, with the shareable link

Anyone with the shared base link has read-only access to the base data.

Copy Base

With Copy base, a person with the shared link can import a copy of the base into their own workspace. You can also use it to make a base into a template for new bases. To copy a base:

  1. Open the shared base URL that you want to copy.
  2. In the top right corner of the toolbar, click Copy base. A modal opens.
  3. Select the workspace for the copy.
  4. Select if the copy includes data and views.
  5. Click Copy base.

Copy base

Copy base

Modify Share base

When you update (regenerate) the shared base configuration, the old link stops working and NocoDB makes a new link. To do this:

  1. From the base context menu, open Share base.
  2. Turn off Enable Public Access. Sharing stops.
  3. Turn on Enable Public Access again. NocoDB makes a new link.

Public access toggled off

Disable Share base

To disable the shared link:

  1. From the base context menu, open Share base.
  2. Turn off Enable Public Access.

The current share link stops working.

Public access toggled off

Custom URL

You can set a custom identifier for the shared base URL. The custom URL must be unique. Do not use special characters such as /, ? or #.

To set a custom URL:

  1. Turn on the Custom URL option.
  2. In the input field, type a custom value. If the custom URL is already in use, NocoDB asks you to select a different one.
  3. Click Save.

Setting a custom URL for the shared base

The custom URL is case-sensitive
Creating or updating a custom URL will not invalidate the previously generated shared base link. Both the default and custom URLs will remain active unless public access is disabled.

Embeddable Frame

You can embed the shared base in another application with an HTML IFRAME.

To get the iframe code:

  1. From the base context menu, open Share base.
  2. Click <> (labelled Copy IFrame code). NocoDB copies the embed snippet.

Copying the iframe embed code

The snippet looks like this:

<iframe src="https://app.nocodb.com/base/07629c36-51e9-444c-b1ed-0b30e8e6e1ad" width="100%" height="100%" style="border: none;"></iframe>

Change width, height and style to fit the page that holds the iframe.

This is an example of a complete HTML document that embeds the base:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Sample iFrame Example</title>
</head>
<body style="height:100vh; margin:0">
<iframe src="https://app.nocodb.com/base/07629c36-51e9-444c-b1ed-0b30e8e6e1ad" width="100%" height="100%" style="border: none;"></iframe>
</body>
</html>

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