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Base44 automatically saves snapshots of your app data as it changes. You can review, download, and restore an earlier version of an entity’s records if data is edited, imported, or deleted by mistake.
Data version history is available on the Elite and Enterprise plans. Elite workspaces keep 7 days of history, and Enterprise workspaces keep 30 days.

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How version history works

Data version history runs automatically on eligible plans, so there is nothing to switch on. As your data changes, Base44 saves earlier versions so they are available to review, download, and restore. Data version history applies to Base44-managed entity data.
Good to know:
  • Version history applies to the whole workspace, and versions are recorded from the time the feature becomes active on your plan.
  • How far back you can go depends on your plan: versions are available for up to 7 days back on Elite, and up to 30 days back on Enterprise.
  • Only people with editor access to an app, such as its owner or an invited editor, can view, download, and restore versions.

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Viewing versions

Each entity keeps its own version history, with the newest version at the top. Open it from the entity in your app’s data dashboard. To view an entity’s versions:
  1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
  2. Click Data, then select the entity you want.
  3. Click the More Actions icon and select Data version history.
  4. Use the date filter to narrow the list to the period you want.
Opening data version history for an entity from the Data tab

Opening data version history for an entity from the Data tab

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Restoring a version

Restoring replaces the entity’s current data with the data from an earlier version.
Editing pauses while a restore is in progress. Changing or editing the table is unavailable until the restore finishes, and how long it takes depends on the number of records affected.

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Running a restore

Restore from the version history of the entity whose data you want to roll back. To restore a version:
  1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
  2. Click Data, then select the entity you want.
  3. Click the More Actions icon and select Data version history.
  4. Find the version you want, using the date filter if needed, then click the Restore icon .
  5. Review the confirmation, then click Restore data.
Restoring an earlier version of an entity's data

Restoring an earlier version of an entity's data

Base44 saves your current data as a backup version before a restore. To undo a restore, open the version history again and restore that backup.

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What a restore changes

A restore rewrites the records in the table you selected so they match the version you picked. Nothing else in your app changes.
  • Record IDs stay the same. Records that were changed or deleted keep the ID they had before, so links from other tables still point to the right record.
  • Field values are restored exactly as they were saved at that point, including fields that link to records in other tables.
  • Records added after that version are moved to trash rather than deleted for good, so you can restore them from there within 30 days.
  • Only the table you selected is restored. Every other table keeps its current data, so to roll related tables back together, restore each one to a version from the same point in time. Otherwise a link can end up pointing at a record that no longer exists.
  • Restores run on production data only. If you are viewing test data, switch to production first.
If the table’s structure changed after the version you picked, Base44 warns you in the confirmation window. Fields that no longer exist in your table are not restored.

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Downloading a version

Download an earlier version as a CSV file to keep a copy of that data outside Base44 or to review it separately. To download a version:
  1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
  2. Click Data, then select the entity you want.
  3. Click the More Actions icon and select Data version history.
  4. Find the version you want, using the date filter if needed, then click the Download icon to save it as a CSV file.
Downloading an earlier version as a CSV file

Downloading an earlier version as a CSV file