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POST
/
bases
Create database
curl --request POST \
  --url https://tables.fillout.com/api/v1/bases \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>",
  "tables": [
    {
      "name": "<string>",
      "fields": [
        {
          "type": "single_line_text",
          "name": "<string>",
          "template": {}
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
'
{
  "id": "bad4b276-f604-47ad-86e5-d2ae4f60968f",
  "name": "<string>",
  "tables": [
    {
      "id": "<string>",
      "name": "<string>",
      "order": 123,
      "primaryFieldId": "<string>",
      "fields": [
        {
          "id": "<string>",
          "name": "<string>",
          "type": "single_line_text",
          "template": {},
          "order": 123
        }
      ],
      "views": [
        {
          "id": "<string>",
          "name": "<string>",
          "type": "<string>",
          "config": {
            "sorts": [
              {}
            ],
            "hiddenFieldIds": [
              "<string>"
            ],
            "fieldWidths": {},
            "orderedFieldIds": [
              "<string>"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "url": "https://build.fillout.com/database/bad4b276-f604-47ad-86e5-d2ae4f60968f/tbl_abc123"
    }
  ],
  "createdAt": "2025-10-18T02:08:14.784Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-10-18T02:08:14.784Z",
  "url": "https://build.fillout.com/database/bad4b276-f604-47ad-86e5-d2ae4f60968f",
  "workspaceId": "<string>"
}
Creates a new database with complete table and field structure in a single API call.
  • Each table requires at least one field
  • Table names must be unique within your database
  • Field names must be unique within each table
  • Field types must match the Field Types Reference

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Enter your Fillout API key. Format: Bearer <api_key>

Body

application/json
​
name
string
required

Database name

Minimum string length: 1
​
tables
object[]
required

Array of table definitions to create with the database

Minimum array length: 1

Response

Database created successfully

​
id
string<uuid>
required

Unique UUID identifier for the database

Example:

"bad4b276-f604-47ad-86e5-d2ae4f60968f"

​
name
string
required

Name of the database

​
tables
object[]
required

List of tables in the database

​
createdAt
string<date-time>
required

ISO timestamp of when the database was created

Example:

"2025-10-18T02:08:14.784Z"

​
updatedAt
string<date-time>
required

ISO timestamp of when the database was last updated

Example:

"2025-10-18T02:08:14.784Z"

​
url
string<uri>
required

URL to view this database in the app

Example:

"https://build.fillout.com/database/bad4b276-f604-47ad-86e5-d2ae4f60968f"

​
workspaceId
string

Workspace ID that owns this database