Quickstart: Budibase AI

Enabling Budibase AI

To start using Budibase AI, configure an AI provider in your Workspace.

1. Open your Workspace Settings.
2. Go to Connections > AI models.
3. Choose a provider (for example Budibase AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, OpenRouter, or Groq).
4. Enter the required credentials and model details.
5. Save and enable the configuration.

AI features are workspace specific, so you will need to connect to these again in other workspaces if you wish to enable AI functionality.

For a full breakdown of the new setup area, see Connections.

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If you are self-hosting and want to use Budibase AI, you need to make sure you are on an Enterprise plan and have a active license key in your Workspace. See the Workspace management guide.

Where You Can Use AI

Once enabled, Budibase AI can assist in various areas of Budibase:

• AI Columns
  Automatically generate values for columns using AI, perfect for transforming, summarizing, or cleaning data.
• Generate JavaScript with AI
  You'll now see an AI icon in any field that supports bindings (e.g., visibility rules, dynamic values). Click it to open a prompt where you can describe what you need. Budibase AI will return usable JavaScript tailored to your input.
• Cron Job Expression Generation
  In the settings area for the cron job, you'll see a field called "Generate Cron Expression with AI", simply type in your prompt and this will provide you with an expression that suits your needs.
• AI Automation Actions
  Triggerable automation actions that leverage AI, including classifying, generating, and categorising text, extracting document data, or executing custom prompts within automation rules.
• Generate Tables in Budibase DB
  Leveraging Budibase AI to generate schemas for Budibase DB tables, which can be leveraged across your Workspace.