# How to import email accounts with the Address Importer in cPanel

> The Address Importer in cPanel lets you create many email accounts or forwarders at once from a spreadsheet or CSV file.

Source: https://www.kualo.com/knowledgebase/email-in-cpanel/how-to-import-email-accounts-with-the-address-importer-in-cpanel
Updated: 2026-06-11

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If you need to set up a lot of email accounts or forwarders at once, the **Address Importer** saves you creating them one by one. You prepare a simple spreadsheet (`.xls`) or CSV (`.csv`) file listing the addresses, and cPanel creates them all in a single step.

## Prepare your file

Create a spreadsheet with one row per address:

- **For email accounts** - a column for the email address and a column for the password.
- **For forwarders** - a column for the source address and a column for the destination it should forward to.

Save it as either an Excel spreadsheet (`.xls`) or a comma-separated values file (`.csv`). The tool links to an example file you can follow.

## Import the addresses

1. Log in to cPanel and, in the **Email** section, click **Address Importer**.

   ![The Address Importer tool in cPanel](https://kb-cdn.kualo.com/23/03/230315eec79bd06e105e3872925b14e8ef83b6ba.png)

2. Under **Step 1**, choose what you are importing: **Email Accounts** or **Forwarders**.
3. Under **Step 2**, click **Choose file**, select your `.xls` or `.csv` file, then click **Next**.
4. Tell cPanel how your file is laid out - choose the **delimiter** that separates your columns (usually **Comma** for a `.csv` file), and tick **Treat first row as column headers** if your file has a header row. Click **Next**.
5. Check the preview cPanel shows you, correct anything that is mismatched, and confirm to create the addresses.

:::warning
Double-check the preview before the final step - the importer creates every address in your file, so it is worth making sure the columns line up first.
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