How to import or export a contact list

In this article, you will learn how to import or export a contact file in systeme.io.

To get started, you will need:

A systeme.io account.
An email list saved in CSV format.

1) Importing an email list:

Begin by converting your Excel file into CSV format. Open your contact list file in Excel and click File (1).

Click Save as and select the desired separator (e.g., Comma) (2).

Click Save (3) to finalize the process.

Importing the CSV file

Once you have saved your file, log in to your systeme.io account to import the contacts:

Go to Contacts (4) in the CRM tab, then click Import contacts (5).

Head to Select CSV delimiter (6) to specify the delimiter used in your CSV file (Comma, semicolon, or pipe), and click the box labeled: Click to select the CSV file that contains your contacts (7) to upload your file.

You can select the tag you want to assign to these contacts (8), then click Next (9).

You can also subscribe your contacts to a campaign.

For more information on this subject, check out this article: How to subscribe contacts to a campaign when importing a contact list

Selecting column data:

After clicking on next, a pop-up will appear where you can choose the data type of each column, such as Email, First name, and any other relevant column from your file.

Finally, click Import to begin the import process.

IMPORTANT: The list of contacts that will be imported must only contain the email addresses of contacts who have given their explicit consent to receive your emails.

2) Exporting an email list

Navigate to the CRM tab, then click Contact to display the contact list.

Select the contacts you want to export (11), then click More actions (12). From the list of actions, click Export (13).

After clicking Export, a CSV file containing your selected contacts will be generated and sent to the email address associated with your systeme.io account.