NocoDB Skill

CLI wrapper for NocoDB API v3. Supports both NocoDB Cloud (app.nocodb.com) and self-hosted instances.

NocoDB is an open-source Airtable alternative that turns any database into a smart spreadsheet. This skill provides complete access to NocoDB's REST API for managing workspaces, bases, tables, records, and more.

Setup

Required Environment Variables

export NOCODB_TOKEN="your-api-token"  # Required - API authentication token
export NOCODB_URL="https://app.nocodb.com"  # Optional - defaults to cloud

Getting Your API Token

1. Open NocoDB dashboard
2. Go to Team & Settings → API Tokens
3. Click Add New Token
4. Copy the token and set it as NOCODB_TOKEN

Verification

Test your connection:

nc workspace:list

Quick Start

# List all workspaces
nc workspace:list

# List bases in a workspace
nc base:list <workspace-name-or-id>

# List tables in a base
nc table:list <base-name-or-id>

# Query records
nc record:list <base> <table>

# Create a record
nc record:create <base> <table> '{"fields":{"Name":"Alice"}}'

Usage

The skill provides the nc command with a hierarchical structure:

WORKSPACE → BASE → TABLE → VIEW/FIELD → RECORD

Identifier Formats

You can use names (human-readable) or IDs (faster performance):

Tip: Use IDs directly for better performance. Set NOCODB_VERBOSE=1 to see ID resolution in action.

Commands

Workspaces

Note: Workspace APIs require Enterprise plan (self-hosted or cloud-hosted).

nc workspace:list
nc workspace:get <workspace>
nc workspace:create '{"title":"New Workspace"}'
nc workspace:update <workspace> '{"title":"Renamed"}'
nc workspace:delete <workspace>

Workspace Collaboration (Enterprise):

nc workspace:members <workspace>
nc workspace:members:add <workspace> '{"email":"user@example.com","roles":"workspace-creator"}'
nc workspace:members:update <workspace> '{"email":"user@example.com","roles":"workspace-viewer"}'
nc workspace:members:remove <workspace> '{"email":"user@example.com"}'

Bases

nc base:list <workspace>
nc base:get <base>
nc base:create <workspace> '{"title":"New Base"}'
nc base:update <base> '{"title":"Renamed"}'
nc base:delete <base>

Base Collaboration (Enterprise):

nc base:members <base>
nc base:members:add <base> '{"email":"user@example.com","roles":"base-editor"}'
nc base:members:update <base> '{"email":"user@example.com","roles":"base-viewer"}'
nc base:members:remove <base> '{"email":"user@example.com"}'

Tables

nc table:list <base>
nc table:get <base> <table>
nc table:create <base> '{"title":"New Table"}'
nc table:update <base> <table> '{"title":"Renamed"}'
nc table:delete <base> <table>

Fields

nc field:list <base> <table>
nc field:get <base> <table> <field>
nc field:create <base> <table> '{"title":"Email","type":"Email"}'
nc field:update <base> <table> <field> '{"title":"Contact Email"}'
nc field:delete <base> <table> <field>

Field Types:

• SingleLineText, LongText, Number, Decimal, Currency, Percent
• Email, URL, PhoneNumber
• Date, DateTime, Time
• SingleSelect, MultiSelect
• Checkbox, Rating
• Attachment, Links, User, JSON

Views

Note: View APIs require Enterprise plan.

nc view:list <base> <table>
nc view:get <base> <table> <view>
nc view:create <base> <table> '{"title":"Active Users","type":"grid"}'
nc view:update <base> <table> <view> '{"title":"Renamed"}'
nc view:delete <base> <table> <view>

View Types: grid, gallery, kanban, calendar, form

Records

# List records (pagination)
nc record:list <base> <table> [page] [pageSize] [where] [sort] [fields] [viewId]

# Get single record
nc record:get <base> <table> <recordId> [fields]

# Create record
nc record:create <base> <table> '{"fields":{"Name":"Alice","Email":"alice@example.com"}}'

# Update record
nc record:update <base> <table> <recordId> '{"Status":"active"}'

# Update multiple records
nc record:update-many <base> <table> '[{"id":1,"fields":{"Status":"done"}}]'

# Delete record
nc record:delete <base> <table> <recordId>

# Delete multiple records
nc record:delete <base> <table> '[1,2,3]'

# Count records
nc record:count <base> <table> [where] [viewId]

Pagination Parameters:

• page: Page number (default: 1)
• pageSize: Records per page (default: 25)
• where: Filter expression (see Filter Syntax)
• sort: Sort expression (see Sort Syntax)
• fields: Comma-separated field names to return
• viewId: Filter by view

Linked Records

# List linked records
nc link:list <base> <table> <linkField> <recordId> [page] [pageSize] [where] [sort] [fields]

# Add links
nc link:add <base> <table> <linkField> <recordId> '[{"id":42}]'

# Remove links
nc link:remove <base> <table> <linkField> <recordId> '[{"id":42}]'

Filters & Sorts

View-level Filters:

nc filter:list <base> <table> <view>
nc filter:create <base> <table> <view> '{"field_id":"field123","operator":"eq","value":"active"}'
nc filter:replace <base> <table> <view> '<json>'
nc filter:update <base> <filterId> '<json>'
nc filter:delete <base> <filterId>

View-level Sorts:

nc sort:list <base> <table> <view>
nc sort:create <base> <table> <view> '{"field_id":"field123","direction":"desc"}'
nc sort:update <base> <sortId> '<json>'
nc sort:delete <base> <sortId>

Attachments

nc attachment:upload <base> <table> <recordId> <field> <filepath>

Scripts (Enterprise)

nc script:list <base>
nc script:get <base> <scriptId>
nc script:create <base> '{"title":"My Script"}'
nc script:update <base> <scriptId> '<json>'
nc script:delete <base> <scriptId>

Teams (Enterprise)

nc team:list <workspace>
nc team:get <workspace> <teamId>
nc team:create <workspace> '{"title":"Engineering"}'
nc team:update <workspace> <teamId> '<json>'
nc team:delete <workspace> <teamId>
nc team:members:add <workspace> <teamId> '<json>'
nc team:members:update <workspace> <teamId> '<json>'
nc team:members:remove <workspace> <teamId> '<json>'

API Tokens (Enterprise)

nc token:list
nc token:create '{"title":"CI Token"}'
nc token:delete <tokenId>

Filter Syntax

Basic Syntax

(field,operator,value)

Operators

Logical Operators

Important: Use tilde prefix (~and, ~or, ~not)

# AND
(name,eq,John)~and(age,gte,18)

# OR
(status,eq,active)~or(status,eq,pending)

# NOT
~not(is_deleted,checked)

# Complex
(status,in,active,pending)~and(country,eq,USA)

Date Filters

# Today
(created_at,eq,today)

# Past week
(created_at,isWithin,pastWeek)

# Last 14 days
(created_at,isWithin,pastNumberOfDays,14)

# Exact date
(event_date,eq,exactDate,2024-06-15)

# Overdue
(due_date,lt,today)

Complex Examples

# Active users created this month
"(status,eq,active)~and(created_at,isWithin,pastMonth)"

# Overdue high-priority tasks
"(due_date,lt,today)~and(priority,eq,high)~and(completed,notchecked)"

# Orders $100-$500 in pending/processing
"(amount,gte,100)~and(amount,lte,500)~and(status,in,pending,processing)"

# Recently updated, not archived
"(updated_at,isWithin,pastNumberOfDays,14)~and~not(is_archived,checked)"

Sort Syntax

# Single field ascending (default)
'[{"field":"name"}]'

# Single field descending
'[{"field":"created_at","direction":"desc"}]'

# Multiple fields
'[{"field":"status"},{"field":"created_at","direction":"desc"}]'

Plan Requirements

Free Plans: Base, Table, Field, Record, Link, Attachment, Filter, Sort APIs

Enterprise Plans (self-hosted or cloud-hosted):

• Workspace and Workspace Collaboration APIs
• View APIs
• Script APIs
• Team APIs
• API Token APIs
• Base Collaboration APIs

Examples

Basic Queries

# List all records in a table
nc record:list MyBase Users

# Get specific record
nc record:get MyBase Users 42

# Paginated query
nc record:list MyBase Users 1 50

# Query with fields selection
nc record:list MyBase Users 1 25 "" "" "name,email,phone"

Filtering

# Simple filter
nc record:list MyBase Users 1 25 "(status,eq,active)"

# Like search
nc record:list MyBase Users 1 25 "(name,like,%john%)"

# Combined filters
nc record:list MyBase Users 1 25 "(status,eq,active)~and(age,gte,18)"

# Date filter
nc record:list MyBase Tasks 1 25 "(due_date,lt,today)"

Sorting

# Sort by name ascending
nc record:list MyBase Users 1 25 "" '[{"field":"name"}]'

# Sort by date descending
nc record:list MyBase Users 1 25 "" '[{"field":"created_at","direction":"desc"}]'

# Multiple sorts
nc record:list MyBase Users 1 25 "" '[{"field":"status"},{"field":"name"}]'

Creating Data

# Create single record
nc record:create MyBase Users '{"fields":{"name":"Alice","email":"alice@example.com","status":"active"}}'

# Create with number fields
nc record:create MyBase Products '{"fields":{"name":"Widget","price":29.99,"quantity":100}}'

Updating Data

# Update single field
nc record:update MyBase Users 42 '{"status":"inactive"}'

# Update multiple fields
nc record:update MyBase Users 42 '{"status":"active","last_login":"2024-01-15"}'

# Update multiple records
nc record:update-many MyBase Users '[{"id":1,"fields":{"status":"done"}},{"id":2,"fields":{"status":"done"}}]'

Working with Linked Records

# List linked records
nc link:list MyBase Orders order_items 123

# Add link
nc link:add MyBase Orders order_items 123 '[{"id":456}]'

# Remove link
nc link:remove MyBase Orders order_items 123 '[{"id":456}]'

Using Views

# List records through a view
nc record:list MyBase Users 1 25 "" "" "" view123

# Count records in a view
nc record:count MyBase Users "" view123

Uploading Files

nc attachment:upload MyBase Documents 42 file_field ./report.pdf

Troubleshooting

Connection Issues

# Check environment variables
echo $NOCODB_TOKEN
echo $NOCODB_URL

# Test connection
nc workspace:list

Verbose Mode

Enable verbose output to see resolved IDs:

export NOCODB_VERBOSE=1
nc field:list MyBase Users
# Output: → base: MyBase → pdef5678uvw
#         → table: Users → mghi9012rst

Common Errors

Help

Show complete command reference:

nc

Show filter syntax help:

nc where:help

Resources

• NocoDB Documentation: https://docs.nocodb.com/
• API Reference: https://docs.nocodb.com/developer-resources/rest-APIs/
• GitHub: https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb

License

This skill wraps the NocoDB API. NocoDB is open-source under the AGPL-3.0 license.