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Airtable is very slow to load

  • June 16, 2024
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RockyCCChong
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I am writing in from Singapore and over the weekend I am experiencing very slow and laggy performance on AirTable. I have 9 tables in my base, with less than 10 rows in each table. 

How could I speed up the performance? 

This is the message I get. 

 

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TheTimeSavingCo
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I encountered this too!  Do you find that it gets really slow some nights as well?


RockyCCChong
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  • June 17, 2024

Hi Adam @TheTimeSavingCo ,

I have been experiencing it the whole of the weekend. I have to wait 5 minutes everytime I create a new table. 

Benjamin


RockyCCChong
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  • June 17, 2024

Very frustrating. It's wasting alot of time 😠


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  • September 10, 2024

they are cutting down too much costs and yet doubling prices. Price increases are fine but don't degrade the service


RockyCCChong
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  • October 12, 2024

Hi everyone, Any performance issues these two days? My bases are loading real sluggish these two days.


Moni_Singh
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  • April 8, 2025

Same here, whole service nearly a stand still. If anyone has any solution. Pls help 


laurav04
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  • April 8, 2025

Hi, our workspace with multiple bases are all running slow. We are getting the Error - permissions message with “try refresh the page” 
Also trying to create or link a record takes 2-3mins to catch up. It’s crazy


Markus_Akert
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  • November 18, 2025

I have the same issue -- even with very small bases. So the data in the base is not the issue. Very disappointing as this is frustrating for my team and embarrassing when clients notice.


Mike_AutomaticN
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Hey ​@Markus_Akert,

I would suggest you take a look at this post re: factors affecting base performance. However, as you mention this actually happens even with very small bases, I would highly suggest you reach out to support@airtable.com. Make sure to ask for a human response, as their intial response is usually AI generated (at least that is my feeling). Once you do get that human in the loop, they are usually pretty helpful!

Completely different matter, but would love to have you join our Airtable Hackathon! Make sure to sign up!!

Mike, Consultant @ Automatic Nation 
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