Title: Unable to import csv
Last modified: May 17, 2020

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# Unable to import csv

 *  Resolved [lauralauralaura](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauralauralaura/)
 * (@lauralauralaura)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-import-csv/)
 * _No valid .csv file was found at the specified url. Please check the “Select 
   Input File” field and ensure it points to a valid .csv file._
 * Export works fine. But I keep getting the above message trying to import. I tried
   with and without increment id column, with and without first row with column 
   names. I am sure it is a proper , delimited csv. Also tried importing the csv
   I exported. To no avail.
 * Any ideas?

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 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-import-csv/#post-12849619)
 * Hi, what type of file format are you trying to import into your database? Also
   try a different file for testing purposes. Sometimes the file you are trying 
   to import is corrupted.
 * Also make sure the file encoding is correct.
 * Thank you
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/).
 *  Thread Starter [lauralauralaura](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauralauralaura/)
 * (@lauralauralaura)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-import-csv/#post-12852178)
 * I tried several csv files, saved by excel and also the export made by the plugin
   itself. I uploaded to the media library in several ways. Made sure the link was
   to the actual http …. .csv.
    What kind of file encoding should I look at?
 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-import-csv/#post-12861644)
 * Hi, try the following.
 * Change the Text Encoding of the CSV file to “UTF-8”.
 * Also make sure the CSV file has the fields delimited by commas **“,”**. So change
   all the delimitation from semicolons “;” to commas “,”.
 * Let me know if the above helps.
 * Regards
 *  Thread Starter [lauralauralaura](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauralauralaura/)
 * (@lauralauralaura)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-import-csv/#post-12882770)
 * I saved with the right settings now. Unfortunately it didn’t help.
 *  Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-import-csv/#post-12885223)
 * Hi, there is not much more I can do to help you.
 * However, lets try one more action. Export to a csv file, then make a slight change
   in the csv file data, then import it again. Let me know if the works.
 * Thank you

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 * Last reply from: [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * Last activity: [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-import-csv/#post-12885223)
 * Status: resolved