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How to import contacts from a CSV file in Notion

This guide shows how to prepare a CSV of contacts, import it as a database, map each column to a property type, and check the imported rows.

7 steps · About 3 minutes · Last reviewed July 11, 2026

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Before you start

  • A Notion account with edit access to the destination page
  • A CSV file whose first row contains column names

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What you will do

This guide shows how to prepare a CSV of contacts, import it as a database, map each column to a property type, and check the imported rows. When you finish, the change is saved in Notion and you can confirm it without leaving the screen you ended on.

Steps at a glance

  1. 01Check the column names in the CSV
  2. 02Open the destination page
  3. 03Choose import, then CSV
  4. 04Select the file
  5. 05Set the property type for each column
  6. 06Run the import
  7. 07Spot-check ten rows against the source

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