How do I use the address import tool on cPanel?

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What is the email import tool?

Thanks to the email address import tool, you can create email addresses and email forwards using a .CSV file. This tool is very useful if you need to create a lot of email addresses or email forwards on your cPanel hosting.

How do I import email addresses?

How do I create the email address import file?

In order to be able to import emails en masse, you need to create a .CSV file. You can do this using software such as Notepad++. The CSV file should look like this:

Email,Password,Quota alex@domaine.com,1234,10 lea@domaine.com,1234,5 simon@domaine.com,1234,1

It is best not to use Excel to create your file. Excel can add unnecessary headers that can cause problems when your emails are imported.

The format of your file is as follows:

• The first line of the file contains the definition of each column;
• The first column contains the email address to be created;
• The second column contains the password for each email address;
• The third column contains the quota for each email address (in MB).

How do I import email addresses into cPanel?

You can import email addresses by going to your cPanel interface and clicking on the"Address import tool" tab in the"Email" section.

Choose"Mail accounts (1)", select the file concerned (2) and click on the"Next" button.

You will then see a visual confirmation of the email addresses found in your .CSV file. First check that all the columns have been detected, then click on the"Next" button.

You will be asked for a final confirmation. Click "Finish" to create the emails.

How do I import email forwarders?

How do I create the import file in .CSV format?

The import file must have two columns such as the following:

Source,Target alex@domaine.com,alex@domaine.fr lea@domaine.com,lea@domaine.fr simon@domaine.com,simon@domaine.fr

• Source: this is the email address to be redirected;
• Target : This is the redirection email address.

How do I import email redirects into cPanel?

To import email forwarders, you need to tick the"Forwarder" box in the email import tool. Choose the file you want to import and click"Next".

You will then see a visual confirmation of the email redirections found in your .CSV file. First check that all the columns have been detected, then click "Next".

You will be asked for a final confirmation. Click "Finish" to create the email redirections.

Conclusion

You are now able to create emails or add email redirects using a .CSV file on your cPanel hosting. This tool is very useful if you have a lot of email addresses and email forwarders to create.