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# Import your vendor list

> Bring your existing vendors into Dash.fi — bulk import a CSV, sync a connected accounting integration, or send your list to support.

When you move your payables to Dash.fi, you can bring your existing vendors with you instead of re-entering them by hand.

## Ways to bring vendors in

* **Bulk import a CSV.** On the **Vendors** tab, click **Import vendors** to upload a CSV. Dash.fi reads your file's column headers, lets you map them to vendor fields, validates each row, and creates the vendors. This is the fastest way to load a list exported from another system.
* **Sync from a connected accounting integration.** If Dash.fi integrates with your accounting system — QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero, NetSuite, or Sage Intacct — connecting it syncs your vendors automatically. See [Accounting integrations](/integrations/accounting/connect-quickbooks).
* **Send your list to Dash.fi.** Prefer not to do it yourself? Send your exported file to [support@dash.fi](mailto:support@dash.fi) or your account executive and the team will import it for you.

## Bulk import a CSV

<Steps>
  <Step title="Click Import vendors">
    On the **Vendors** tab, click **Import vendors** to open the import wizard.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get the template">
    Download the CSV template to see the exact columns Dash.fi expects. Fill in the template, or upload your own export and map its columns in a later step.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Upload your file">
    Upload your vendor file. Only `.csv` files are supported.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Map columns">
    Match your file's columns to Dash.fi's vendor fields (listed below). Dash.fi detects your file's headers to make this easier.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Process">
    Dash.fi validates each row and flags any issues — for example, an invalid country, currency code, or email. Fix the flagged rows, then process the import to create your vendors.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Vendor fields

The import supports these fields per vendor:

| Field         | Notes                                                                                        |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name          | Vendor name — the key field for each row.                                                    |
| External ID   | Your own identifier for the vendor (for example, the Vendor ID from your accounting system). |
| Currency code | The vendor's currency (for example, `USD`).                                                  |
| Country       | The vendor's country.                                                                        |
| Contact name  | Primary contact's first, middle, and last name.                                              |
| Contact email | Primary contact email.                                                                       |
| Contact phone | Primary contact phone.                                                                       |

<Note>
  Your export from another system won't match these columns exactly — that's fine. Map whatever columns you have during import. Anything you can't provide now can be added to each vendor later.
</Note>

## Export guides by system

Already in another system? Use the matching guide to export your vendor list, then bulk import it or send it to Dash.fi:

* [QuickBooks Online](/vendors/import/quickbooks-online)
* [QuickBooks Desktop](/vendors/import/quickbooks-desktop)
* [Xero](/vendors/import/xero)
* [NetSuite](/vendors/import/netsuite)
* [Sage Intacct](/vendors/import/sage-intacct)
* [Sage 100](/vendors/import/sage-100)
* [Sage 50](/vendors/import/sage-50)
* [Acumatica](/vendors/import/acumatica)
* [Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains)](/vendors/import/dynamics-gp)
* [CDK](/vendors/import/cdk)
* [DealerTrack](/vendors/import/dealertrack)