# How to Bulk Upload Your Products to Qyvea With a CSV File

Typing fifty products by hand is slow. A CSV file lets you upload many at once.

**Quick answer:** Prepare a spreadsheet with one product per row, save it as CSV, upload it on your vendor dashboard and review the results. Qyvea still reviews new products before they go live.

## Prepare the file

Open Excel or Google Sheets. One product per row. Columns for name, category, price and units in stock, following the template on the vendor dashboard. Save as CSV.

## Common formatting errors

Commas inside a name break columns, so remove or quote them. Prices must be numbers with no currency text. Stock must be a whole number.

## Upload and review

Upload the CSV on your dashboard and read the result carefully. Fix any rejected rows and upload again.

## Keep the file

Keep your master spreadsheet. It becomes your stock list and your price list for next time.

## Build a clean master sheet first

Before you upload anything, build one master spreadsheet of your stock. Give every product a unique name, a consistent category, a numeric price and a whole-number quantity. Keep one column for notes you will not upload. Once this sheet is clean, uploads become routine and you can reuse it as your price list.

## After the upload

Open the result and read each message. Fix rejected rows in your master sheet, not only in the upload copy. Add photos to every product that went through. Submit anything that still needs review. Save a dated copy of the file so you can see what changed.

## Naming and categories for large catalogues

Use one naming pattern: brand, model, key spec, pack size. Never put the same product twice with different names. Use categories exactly as the dashboard lists them. Keep a separate sheet for products you plan to add later.

## When to upload and when to type

Use CSV when you have more than about ten products and your data is tidy. Type products manually when you are adding a few new lines with unusual specs, or when you want to see exactly how the form works. Many vendors upload their core range by CSV and add new products one at a time.

## A typical scenario

A supplier exports a stock sheet, removes commas from product names, uploads 60 rows and fixes four rejected prices. Illustrative example based on common cases, not a named vendor.

## Common mistakes

Currency symbols in price cells. Merged cells. Not reviewing rejected rows.

## Quick checklist

Use the template. Clean the data. Upload. Fix rejected rows.

## FAQ

**Where is the CSV template?** On the vendor dashboard where you upload.

**Do I upload photos in the CSV?** Photos are added separately. See the photo guide.

**Can I update prices by CSV?** Check the dashboard for what updates are supported.

**What is the maximum rows?** The dashboard tells you any limit.

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