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title: "Import users"
slug: "import-users"
description: "Easily import multiple users to your project by uploading a CSV file. Assign roles and access before confirming the import for efficient team management."
updated: 2026-10-22T05:05:37Z
published: 2026-10-22T05:05:37Z
canonical: "docs.document360.com/import-users"
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# Import users

You can use the **Import users** feature to add more than five users to your project at once. Users are added by uploading a CSV file containing their email addresses and names, with roles and access assigned before the import is confirmed.

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## Why import users

When onboarding a large team, adding users one by one via the **Add user** dialog is time-consuming — it supports a maximum of 5 email addresses per operation. The **Import users** feature removes that constraint by letting you prepare a list of up to 500 users in a CSV file and upload them all in a single operation. This is the right approach when you are:

- Adding more than five users at once.
- Onboarding a new team, department, or cohort of contributors.
- Migrating users from another system into Document360.

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## Before you begin

- You must have the **Owner** or **Admin** portal role.
- Have the email addresses, first names, and last names of the users you want to add ready.
- If you want to add the imported users to a user group, create the group first. See [Add new user group](/help/docs/add-user-group).

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## How to import users

1. Navigate to **Settings** () > **Users and security** in the left navigation bar in the knowledge base portal.
2. In the left navigation pane, navigate to **Users and groups** > **Users**.
3. Click **Add** > **Import users** to open the **Import users** panel.
4. Select **Users** to import team users, or **Reviewers** to import reviewer accounts.
5. Select the **SSO user** checkbox to add the users as SSO users.
6. If you selected the **SSO user** checkbox, select an SSO configuration from the **Select SSO** dropdown menu.
7. Download the CSV file template by clicking the **Download template** option.

![Import users panel showing CSV upload options, SSO user checkbox, and download template option.](https://cdn.document360.io/860f9f88-412e-4570-8222-d5bf2f4b7dd1/Images/Documentation/Import%20users%20as%20csv.jpg)
8. Open the downloaded CSV file in a local application such as MS Excel.
9. Enter the new account emails and first and last names. The template contains only the **Email**, **FirstName**, and **LastName** columns.
10. Save the CSV file, then click **Click to upload** in the dialog. You can also drag and drop the file into the designated drop frame.

The data will be validated, and the **Valid emails** and **Invalid emails** will be listed in the **Validation summary** table. If the import would exceed your account's user limit, a message shows how many extra users were found, and you cannot import until you purchase an add-on in the billing section.
11. Select the **Skip invitation email** checkbox if you don't want your new users to receive an invitation email.
12. Under **Assign permissions**, select the **Portal role**, **Content role**, and **Content access** for the imported users. Optionally, select an existing user group in the **Assign group (Optional)** dropdown.
13. Click **Import**.

> [!NOTE]
> **NOTE** To add fewer than six users at once, use the [Add user](/help/docs/add-new-user) option instead.

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## Best practices

- Always use the downloaded CSV template. Uploading a file with different column headers or formatting will cause validation errors.
- Review the **Validation summary** before confirming the import. Fix any invalid email rows in the CSV and re-upload if needed.
- All users in a single import batch receive the same portal role, content role, and content access. If you need different roles for different users, split them into separate import operations.
- Use **Skip invitation email** only when you plan to notify users through another channel. Users who don't receive the invitation can still log in to the portal with their Document360 credentials, and the project appears on their **Your projects** page.

## Related

- [Import readers](/import-readers.md)
- [Add reviewer](/add-reviewer.md)
- [Add new user](/add-new-user.md)