Importing Data

The CSV import tool creates items, membership tiers, and mailing list subscribers from a CSV file. It does not import files. Upload those separately after importing the metadata.

A single CSV row can produce:

An item (if a title is present)
A subscriber (if an email is present)
A transaction record (if both an email and amount are present, counted for reporting, not inserted as real purchases)

Preparing Your CSV

The importer accepts any column order; you map columns during setup.

Available column mappings:

Field	What it maps to
`email`	Subscriber email address
`name`	Subscriber or buyer name
`amount`	Transaction amount (see format below)
`date`	Date of transaction or membership start
`item_title`	Item title to create
`tier`	Membership tier name
`status`	Membership status

Unmapped columns are ignored, so you can leave extra columns in the CSV without issue.

Amount Format

Decimal values are treated as dollars: 12.50 becomes $12.50 (1250 cents)
Whole numbers are treated as cents: 500 means $5.00
Currency symbols ($, EUR, GBP, JPY) and commas are stripped automatically

Date Format

The importer handles multiple date formats:

ISO 8601: 2024-01-15 or 2024-01-15T10:30:00Z
US format: 01/15/2024 or 1/15/2024
EU format: 15.01.2024 (day > 12 disambiguates automatically)
Unix epoch seconds: 1705312200

If a date is missing, the current date is used.

Invalid Rows

Rows with invalid emails (missing @ or .) are skipped. Other parse errors are logged but don’t stop the import. A summary of skipped rows is shown at the end.

Running an Import

Go to your dashboard and open the Import tab
Select the target project
Upload your CSV (max 10 MB)
Map your columns to the available fields
Start the import

Map your columns

Title

Amount

Date

Tier

The import runs in the background. The status page shows total rows, rows processed, rows created, and rows skipped.

What the Import Creates

The pipeline runs in four phases:

Tiers: Creates membership tiers from the tier column. Duplicates (by name) are skipped.
Items: Creates digital items from the item_title column. Tags are attached by slug lookup if present.
Subscribers: Adds email addresses to a mailing list for the project. These are email-only subscribers (they don’t need MNW accounts).
Transactions: Recorded in your import report for reference, but not processed as actual charges (imported buyers have no MNW accounts).

Progress updates every 50 rows.

After Importing

Upload files: Items are created without files. Go to each item’s Files tab to upload the actual content.
Set prices: Review and adjust pricing on imported items.
Review tags: Check that tag mappings resolved correctly.
Publish: Imported items start as drafts. Publish them when ready.

Limits

CSV file size: 10 MB maximum
Import history: your 20 most recent jobs are retained
One import per project at a time

Supported Sources

Currently, the importer supports generic CSV files. Platform-specific importers are on the roadmap.