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NocoDB Bases API

Base (database) management operations

NocoDB Bases API is one of 9 APIs that NocoDB publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Bases. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://app.nocodb.com.

5 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
2.0
Base URL
https://app.nocodb.com/api/v3
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Bearer
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

NocoDB Bases API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as xc-token (xcToken). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • xcToken — NocoDB API token
  • bearerAuth — Bearer token authentication. Use 'Authorization: Bearer ' header format.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Bases 5

Base (database) management operations

GET
/api/v1/meta/bases
List bases
base-list → 200400
POST
/api/v1/meta/bases
Create base
base-create body → 200400
GET
/api/v1/meta/bases/{baseId}
Read base
base-read 1 param → 200400
PATCH
/api/v1/meta/bases/{baseId}
Update base
base-update 1 param body → 200400
DELETE
/api/v1/meta/bases/{baseId}
Delete base
base-delete 1 param → 200400

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Base (7 properties), Paginated (5 properties), BaseReq (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

BaseReq
object
2 properties 1 required
Base
object
7 properties
Paginated
object
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

nocodb-bases-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs NocoDB publishes across the network.

NocoDB Attachments API
NocoDB Auth API
NocoDB Fields API
NocoDB Hooks API
NocoDB Links API
NocoDB Records API
NocoDB Tables API
NocoDB Views API