Airtable caps records per base by plan: 1,000 on Free, 50,000 on Team and 125,000 on self-serve Business. Tables count towards the base cap rather than having their own room. Bases also have attachment storage caps of 1GB, 20GB and 100GB, plus automation limits per base, all set out in Airtable's plans overview.
The numbers per plan
When people ask how big a base can get, they usually mean records. But there are several ceilings, and the one you hit first depends on how you use Airtable. Here's the full set from Airtable's plans overview, as of Nov 2026 for the Free column.
| Limit | Free | Team | Business (self-serve) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Records per base | 1,000 | 50,000 | 125,000 |
| Attachment storage per base | 1GB | 20GB | 100GB |
| Unique automations per base | 75 | 100 | 150 |
| Automation runs per workspace per month | 100 | 25,000 | 100,000 |
| API calls per workspace per month | 1,000 | 100,000 | Unlimited |
| Revision and snapshot history | 2 weeks | 1 year | 1 year |
Limits for the sales-led Business and Enterprise Scale plans aren't published on the plans page, so if you're on one of those, ask Airtable directly.
Records: the cap is per base, not per table
The Airtable Help Center makes the point that trips people up: the per-table maximum also hits the base record limit. In other words, every record in every table counts towards one total. Splitting your data across five tables doesn't give you five times the room.
On Free, 1,000 records goes quickly. A simple CRM with 400 contacts, 400 deals and 200 tasks is already full. On Team, 50,000 records covers most small businesses for years, and 125,000 on Business suits larger operations.
Attachments have two limits of their own
Attachment fields store files on Airtable's servers, and there's a cap per file as well as per base. A single attachment can be up to 5GB, reduced to 1GB on Free. Storage across the whole base is 1GB on Free, 20GB on Team and 100GB on Business.
If you keep design files, videos or contracts in a base, storage is often the first ceiling you'll hit, long before records. Linking to files stored elsewhere is one way to keep a base light.
Automations and API calls
Each base can hold a set number of unique automations: 75 on Free, 100 on Team and 150 on Business. Runs are counted per workspace each month, at 100 on Free, 25,000 on Team and 100,000 on Business. That Free allowance of 100 runs is tight if an automation fires on every new record.
API calls are also counted per workspace each month: 1,000 on Free, 100,000 on Team and unlimited on Business. Every connector you add, such as a form tool or a sync, draws from that pool.
Who can work in a Free workspace
Free workspaces allow unlimited read-only collaborators, 5 with Editor or Creator permissions and 50 with Commenter permissions. Included AI credits are 500 per editor and above each month on Free, with a larger monthly allowance per collaborator on Team. One more condition: Business and Enterprise Scale plans need a private email domain, so Gmail or Yahoo addresses aren't eligible.
Getting more room in a base
- Check which limit you're near: records, storage, automations, runs or API calls.
- Archive or remove records you no longer need, so the total across all tables comes down.
- Move large files out of attachment fields if storage is the issue.
- Combine automations that do similar jobs, if you're near the per-base count.
- Move up a plan, or speak to Airtable sales about the sales-led plans.
Once the base is lean, my guide to the Airtable interface designer helps you present it cleanly to your team.
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How two other database tools handle size
Notion caps files at 5MB each on the Free Plan and up to 5GB each on higher plans, and its API allows 180 to 600 requests per minute per connection. My overview of how Notion databases work covers its side.
Baserow caps uploaded files at 100MB each on Baserow Cloud, and also offers a self-hosted version if you'd rather run it yourself.
My advice before your base fills up
Don't plan around table counts, because the limit is the base total. If you're on Free, treat 1,000 records and 100 automation runs as a prototype allowance, and move up before you build anything your business depends on. On any plan, keep big files out of attachment fields. And if you're building Airtable into your marketing, my Airtable marketing playbook shows a structure that stays within limits.
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Frequently asked questions
How many records can an Airtable base hold?
1,000 on Free, 50,000 on Team and 125,000 on self-serve Business.
Does a table limit exist?
The per-table maximum also counts towards the base record limit, so tables share one total.
What about attachments?
Storage per base is 1GB, 20GB or 100GB depending on the plan.
How do I get more room?
Move up a plan or archive records. Sales-led plans are quoted by Airtable sales.
Is there an API call limit?
Yes: 1,000 per workspace per month on Free, 100,000 on Team, and unlimited on Business.
