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title: 'Create table via import'
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## Import table from CSV / Excel / JSON
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### Accessing import modal
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There are two ways to access import modal:
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#### 1. From the project dashboard
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#### 2. From the table context menu
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### Importing file
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There are two ways to upload source file:
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#### 1. Upload from local directory
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1. Select `Upload` tab from the Quick import modal.
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2. Click on `file upload` button or drag and drop file to the modal.
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3. [Advance Settings](#advance-settings) (optional)
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4. Click on `Import` button.
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#### 2. Upload from URL
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1. Select `URL` tab from the Quick import modal.
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2. Paste the URL of the file.
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3. [Advance Settings](#advance-settings) (optional)
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4. Click on `Import` button.
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:::info
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- Multiple files can be imported at once.
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- Supported file formats: CSV, Excel, JSON
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- Maximum file size: 5 MB
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:::
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### Import configurations
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1. `Table name` - defaults to the name of the file; double click to edit.
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2. `Field configurations` - Optional
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- `Field name` - name of the column as identified from import file header; click to edit.
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- `Field type` - inferred from the data in the column; click to edit.
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- `Options` - For `Single select` and `Multi select` field types, options identified are listed here; click to edit.
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3. Click on `Import` button to start importing the file.
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4. `Remove field` - Click on delete icon to exclude a field in source file from being imported.
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### Advance settings
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- `# of rows to parse to infer datatype` - defaults to 500 rows.
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- `Auto select field types` - enabled by default. If checked, field types will be detected. Otherwise, all fields will default to `SingleLineText`.
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- `Use first row as headers` - enabled by default. If checked, the first row will be treated as header row & will be used as field names.
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- `Import data` - enabled by default. If checked, all data will be imported; otherwise, only table will be created.
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:::info
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By default, the first column will be chosen as Display Value and cannot be deleted.
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## Related articles
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- [Table overview](/tables/table-overview)
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- [Create table](/tables/create-table)
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- [Import data from Csv/Xlsx into existing table](/tables/import-data-into-existing-table)
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- [Delete table](/tables/delete-table)
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- [Table actions](/tables/actions-on-table)
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