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What format should I use for my CSV file?

How to prepare a CSV or TXT file for a Tomba bulk, with the columns each tool needs.

Written by Tomba.io Team

Use a CSV or TXT file of up to 4 MB, with one column for each piece of information. A CSV is a plain text file that keeps values apart with a comma. A semicolon, pipe (|) or tab works too.

⚠️ Important: Excel, Numbers and other spreadsheet files are refused. Save them as CSV first.

The columns each tool needs

Bulk tool

Your file needs

Domain Search, Similar Domains, Company Enrichment

Domain names (recommended) or company names

Email Finder

First and last name, or the full name in one column, and the company website (recommended) or company name

Email Enrichment, Email Verifier

Email addresses

LinkedIn Email Finder

LinkedIn profile URLs

Author Finder

Article or blog URLs

Phone Finder

Email addresses, websites or LinkedIn profile URLs

Phone Validator

Phone numbers with the country code, such as +1. A country column is optional

Your column names don't have to be exact. Tomba reads the first row as your headings and matches what it can. For Email Finder, the sample file uses first_name, last_name, company_website and company_name.

💡 Tip: Email Finder only takes a file, because it needs several columns. Most other tools also let you paste a list, one value per line.

Save a CSV from Google Sheets

  1. Put your data in columns, with a heading in the first row.

  2. Click File > Download.

  3. Choose Comma-separated values (.csv).

Upload your file

Step 1. Open Bulks, choose your tool and start a new bulk.

Step 2. Under File format, click Download a sample file if you'd like to see the layout.

Step 3. Drag your file onto the box marked Drag and Drop Or load the list from a file (CSV or TXT), or click the box and choose your file.

The File format note and the upload box, with arrows on File format, Download a sample file and the Drag and Drop text

Step 4. Under Match your columns, check that each field points to the right column. If your file has no headings, turn off The first row is a header.

Step 5. Click Start bulk.

💳 Credits: Creating and starting a bulk costs nothing. You pay on the first download.

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