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, it is possible to create email addresses and email forwarding addresses using a .CSV file. This tool is very useful if you need to create a large number of email addresses or mail redirections on your cPanel hosting.

How do you import email addresses?

How do you create the email address import file?

In order to import emails in bulk, you need to create a .CSV file. To do this, you can use 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 preferable not to use Excel to create your file. Indeed, it may add unnecessary headers that could cause problems when importing your emails.

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 create;
• The second column contains the password associated with each email address;
• The third column contains the quota for each email address (in MB).

How do you import email addresses on cPanel?

You can import email addresses by going to your cPanel interface and clicking on the "Import Addresses Tool" tab found in the "Email" section.

Choose "Email Accounts (1)", choose the relevant file (2) and click the "Next" button.

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

A final confirmation will be requested. Click "Finish" to create the emails.

How do you import email forwarding addresses? 

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

The import file must have two columns as follows:

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 forward;
• Target : this is the forwarding email address.

How do you import email forwarding addresses on cPanel?

In order to import email forwarding addresses, you need to tick the "Forwarder" box available in the email import tool. Choose the file concerned by the import and click "Next".

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

A final confirmation will be requested. Click "Finish" to create the email forwarding addresses.

Conclusion

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