Collections overview

Collections are Play's built-in data storage. They hold the structured records your apps, AI co-workers, and team use every day.

Structure

Collection = a container, like a database.

Table = structured data within a collection, like a spreadsheet with typed columns.

Creating collections

From the UI

Go to Assets on your Home page, click Collections, then create a new collection.

From chat

Describe what you need and Play handles the schema.

Automatically

When you build an app that needs data storage, Play creates collections for you.

Working with data

In the UI

Browse and edit records directly in a spreadsheet-style view.

In apps

Apps display, filter, create, update, and delete records from collections.

In chat

Query data conversationally.

With AI co-workers

Co-workers with collection access can read and write records.