# Base Snapshots

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

Create, restore and delete point-in-time snapshots of a NocoDB base.

A snapshot is a backup of your base at one point in time. Make a snapshot before large changes, or to protect against accidental data loss.

## Key Notes

* When you restore a snapshot, NocoDB creates a new base. The existing base does not change.
* You select the workspace into which you restore the snapshot.
* Snapshots do not include audit log data (global audits and record revision history).
* A restore does not include base-level permissions, shared base settings or shared view settings. You must configure them again manually.
* You must wait a minimum of three hours between two snapshots.
* Only **Base Owners** can use snapshots.

## 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. Type a name for the snapshot. The default name is the current date and time.
3. Click **Save**.

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

The snapshot shows in the list. It has a **Restore** button and a `⋮` menu with **Delete**.

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

## Restore a Snapshot

1. Next to the snapshot, click **Restore**.
2. Select the target workspace. The default is the 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. Next to the snapshot, click the vertical ellipsis `⋮`.
2. Select **Delete**.
3. 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 that you can keep for each base depends on your plan.

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## Related pages

- [Create Base](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/create-base.md): Create a NocoDB base from scratch, from a template or with AI.
- [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 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.
- [Private Base](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/bases/private-base.md): Set up a Private Base in NocoDB and control who can access it, separate from workspace roles.