Create your first table
Updated 27 July 2026 · 5 min read
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A Rowbase table is a workbook: it groups sheets, the way a Google Sheets file groups tabs. The sheet is what carries the columns and the rows. Two sheets of the same table are independent — they can have different columns.
Create the table
Click New table at the bottom of the list, in the sidebar. Name it in the plural, after what it holds — Orders, Clients, Applications.
You can start from an empty table, import a CSV straight away, or reuse the structure of an existing table. Either way, Rowbase creates a first sheet for you.
Add sheets
Expand a table in the sidebar and its sheets appear underneath. The New sheet link adds one.
- One sheet per period, per team or per stage — 2026, Archive, Drafts.
- A sheet's
⋯menu lets you rename it, duplicate it with its columns and rows, or delete it. - A table always keeps at least one sheet: the last one cannot be deleted.
Deleting a sheet deletes its columns and its rows. The other sheets of the table are untouched.
Type your columns
The + to the right of the headers adds a column. Click a header to open its menu: rename, change type, sort, delete.
Keep the first column for whatever identifies the row — a reference, a name. It is the one shown at the top of the detail panel, and the one used as a label in the sync log.
Two columns of the same sheet cannot share a name: Rowbase appends a number if you reuse one. That is what lets the API address a cell by its column name.
Enter your rows
Click a cell and type. The grid only saves when you leave the cell, never as you type.
| Key | Effect |
|---|---|
Tab |
Confirms the cell and moves right |
Enter |
Confirms the cell and moves down |
Escape |
Cancels what you were typing |
Right-clicking a row opens a menu to duplicate or delete it. The New row button at the top right adds an empty row and opens its detail panel.
Share with your team
Invite your colleagues from Members. An editor takes a billed seat, a viewer is free and unlimited. The administrator takes a seat too.
An invited person can edit data as soon as they accept, with nothing else to set up.