Baselight allows you to securely upload and analyze your own structured datasets right alongside public and partner data in the marketplace. Whether you’re bringing in CSVs, Excel files, or exporting from internal systems, uploading your data to Baselight is quick and intuitive.
This guide walks you through how to upload data and start working with it immediately in the query engine or visualization tool.
Step 1: Go to the upload page
Click on the “My Data’ button on the top right of baselight.app or navigate to https://baselight.app/my-data.
Step 2: Prepare your file
Make sure your file is:
- A CSV or .parquet format
- Clean and structured (rows = records, columns = fields)
- Less than 1GB in size (for now)
Each file will be treated as its own table when uploaded.
Step 3: Upload and name your dataset
- Drag your file into the upload window or click Browse files to select it manually.
- After it uploads, you’ll be prompted to name your dataset. This is how it will appear in the Data Catalog and Query Editor.
Click “Finish” to upload your dataset.
Step 4: Edit the dataset information
Once uploaded, you’ll be redirected to the dataset’s preview page where you can click the button on the left side called “Edit Info”. Here you’re able to:
- Change the name of the dataset
- Add a subtitle to best describe the dataset
- Choose the license you want to utilize for distribution
- Pick the category that best describes the dataset so others can more easily discover it
- Add data provenance information
The types of licenses you can pick from and their differences:
| License Name | Version | Description |
| Creative Commons Zero (CC0) | 1.0 | Waives all rights to the data, placing it fully in the public domain for unrestricted use and reuse. |
| Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) | 4.0 | Allows sharing and adaptation with credit to the original source. |
| Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND) | 4.0 | Allows redistribution with credit, but no derivatives or adaptations. |
| Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | 4.0 | Allows adaptations with credit, but derivatives must be licensed under the same terms. |
| Community Data License Agreement – Permissive | 1.0 | Permits use, modification, and redistribution with minimal obligations, including attribution. |
| Community Data License Agreement – Sharing | 1.0 | Requires shared improvements to be distributed under the same terms (copyleft model). |
| Database Contents License | 1.0 | Grants rights to use, modify, and distribute database content freely, often used in academic research. |
| Open Database License (ODbL) | 1.0 | Allows users to freely share, modify, and use databases with attribution and share-alike conditions. |
| Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By) | 1.0 | Permits use of the data with proper attribution to the original source. |
| Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License | 1.0 | Releases data into the public domain, similar to CC0, allowing unrestricted use. |
| Public Domain | N/A | Data is free of copyright and can be used by anyone for any purpose without restriction. |
Step 5: View and query your uploaded data
You are now ready to combine your uploaded data with any of the datasets found on Baselight! Example use cases could include:
- Upload internal metrics to join with DeFi or market data
- Share backtests, models, or cleaned external data with collaborators
- Use your uploaded data as the foundation for a new dashboard