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# Import entries

> Add or update many entries at once from a CSV or Excel file.

**Import entries** in the toolbar menu takes a spreadsheet and applies it to the selected card: rows that match an existing entry update it, rows that do not create a new one.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/occtoo/ixZ_ZxPgK6XCbrGo/images/guides/studio/catalog/import-entries-dialog.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ixZ_ZxPgK6XCbrGo&q=85&s=8ef4948526b972980b95b8513b55607b" alt="The import entries dialog" width="1280" height="700" data-path="images/guides/studio/catalog/import-entries-dialog.png" />

<Info>
  It needs the card to have at least one property with **Allow enrichment**
  turned on — otherwise the item is disabled, because an import can only write
  to enrichable properties.
</Info>

## File requirements

* CSV or Excel
* One entry per row
* Comma, colon, semicolon or tab as the delimiter

<Info>
  Run [Export entries](/guides/studio/catalog/export-entries) on the same card
  first. The exported file has the columns the card expects, which makes it a
  safe starting point for the file you import.
</Info>

## Import

<Steps>
  <Step title="Drop the file in">
    Drag it onto the dialog or use **browse**. Studio uploads it and then
    analyses it, with a progress bar for each step. **Cancel** at any point
    abandons the import.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Read the analysis">
    The summary states how many entries would be added, how many updated, and
    how many rows failed validation. When rows failed, **Download invalid
    entries** gives you a file listing them so you can fix the source data.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Press Import entries">
    The button is only enabled once the analysis passes. Studio starts the
    import in the background and closes the dialog; progress is tracked in the
    notification center, and the entry list refreshes when the import finishes.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Nothing is written until you press **Import entries** — uploading and
  analysing the file is safe. Once started, an import updates existing entries
  in place; there is no undo, so review the analysis before confirming.
</Warning>

To create a single entry instead, see [Add an entry](/guides/studio/catalog/add-an-entry).