Datablist is a spreadsheet-like workspace for structured lists. Create a collection for a list of contacts, companies, products, or other records. Define its properties (columns), then add items (rows) manually or import a CSV or Excel file. You can filter, clean, enrich, and export the same collection as your work progresses.
Unlike an unstructured sheet, collection properties have types and can enforce rules such as unique values. For example, give a contacts collection an Email property and make it unique before importing another list. Datablist can then match or prevent duplicate contacts by email. Learn how spreadsheets and databases differ if you are choosing where to keep a dataset.
Datablist glossary
- Workspace - A Datablist account is linked to a workspace that is home to all your collections. A workspace can have any number of collections.
- Collection - A collection contains items that share a similar data structure. Collections can store lists of sale leads, customers, companies, partners, etc. See collections documentation.
- Item - An item is a data record. Items inherit their data schema from the collection they belong to. See items documentation.
- Property - A column in a collection. Its type describes the value it accepts, such as text, email, URL, number, or date. See properties documentation.
Datablist layout
Sidebar
From the sidebar, you can access your collections in Datablist. Click on a collection to open it, drag and drop it on another to create a collection folder. At the top, you see a summary of your profile information. By clicking on your profile, you can go to your company and user details page.
Collection Header
Once on a collection, a header appears for managing it. Edit its name, icon, properties from this header. See collections documentation.
Data Table
The data table is essential to work with data. It shows your collection data in a spreadsheet-like table. Move between cells with keyboards, use copy/pasting shortcuts, and more.
Press enter to edit a cell or click on the Expand icon to open an item in the detail drawer.
Select items by clicking the checkboxes on the left to delete/merge/export the items and to show the action launcher.
Drawer
The drawer is used to edit an item and to configure options before running an action. It's shown over the data table so it's easy to get back to the listing.
Actions Launcher
All items sharing the same data structure inside a collection open several possibilities. One of them is to run actions on your items to interact with third parties APIs. Once at least one item is selected (and you are a registered user), the actions launcher appears to show Datablist's actions catalog.
Datablist storage basics
Datablist can keep collections in your browser using IndexedDB. Browser storage lets you work locally, but it is tied to that browser and device. Paid plans can sync eligible collections to the cloud; the app shows when a collection is above the sync limit. If a collection is not synced, export a copy before clearing browser data or changing devices.