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title: "Uploading Users via CSV"
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tags: ["CSV Upload", "User Management"]
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# Uploading Users via CSV

Save time by **uploading multiple users to Thrive at once using a comma-separated values (CSV)** file.

## Preparing and Uploading Your CSV File

1. On the Thrive menu, go to **Manage** > **Users** > **Upload**.
2. Enter your Thrive **username and password** and click **Sign in**. The **Upload Users** screen appears. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3a0609fb-d96c-4ce1-aabe-d9338fb1e858/Images/Documentation/image(364).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-05T16%3A53%3A41Z&se=2026-11-05T17%3A53%3A41Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=840s3kTnSCKDyrDeds8m4pg8MZE4Hi2ay940Wf7l%2F4A%3D)
3. If you need a template:
  1. Click **Download a sample CSV template**. This template can be opened and edited in spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
  2. Fill in the user details in the template.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/3a0609fb-d96c-4ce1-aabe-d9338fb1e858/Images/Documentation/image(365).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-05T16%3A53%3A41Z&se=2026-11-05T17%3A53%3A41Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=840s3kTnSCKDyrDeds8m4pg8MZE4Hi2ay940Wf7l%2F4A%3D)
  3. Save the file, making sure it's in the **Comma-separated values (.csv)** format. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3a0609fb-d96c-4ce1-aabe-d9338fb1e858/Images/Documentation/image(367).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-05T16%3A53%3A41Z&se=2026-11-05T17%3A53%3A41Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=840s3kTnSCKDyrDeds8m4pg8MZE4Hi2ay940Wf7l%2F4A%3D)
4. On the **Upload Users** screen, click **ADD CSV** to select your file.
5. Click **UPLOAD USERS**. Thrive will validate the file for any errors. If issues are found, a message will appear to help you correct them.
6. If there are no errors, click **UPLOAD USERS** again to complete the process.

You will see a success message once the users are uploaded. You can view the history of all user uploads by clicking **UPLOAD HISTORY**.