Uploading contacts

If your account is in mirror mode the following process will not apply. Learn how to upload contacts for a mirror mode account.

How to upload contacts to TalkBox from a spreadsheet (in 5 steps).

Navigation: contacts > upload contacts.

Step 1: Format & save your spreadsheet

  • Populate the first row of your spreadsheet with the field names. For example ‘First Name’, ‘Email’, ‘Mobile’, etc.
  • Ensure there are no gaps between columns.
  • Remove email hyperlinks if required.
  • Use one sheet only.
  • Save the file in CSV file format.

Step 2: Upload your contacts 

  • Navigate to upload contacts (under the contacts tab on the Dashboard).
  • Click the white area & select your saved csv file.
  • Click upload.

Step 3: Add contacts to List(s)

  • On the data-mapping step, select an existing List from the dropdown, or create a new one
  • Add contacts to a single or multiple lists

Step 4: Map your fields

  • Some fields will automatically be mapped based on the field name in your spreadsheet, check that these have been matched correctly.
  • Some fields will not be mapped, select a field to map your data to or add a new field.

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  • Click continue once you’ve completed mapping fields.

Step 5: Let your upload process

  • Allow anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours for your upload to complete, this will depend on the number of contacts being uploaded.
  • Check when complete to get a report on the number of contacts created and updated.

Upload complete!

Read our tips on how to upload contacts correctly here.

Watch the next video on ‘creating an email’ here.

Updated on August 5, 2026

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