2. Install Code
Add a snippet of code to your app to start accepting spreadsheets from your users.
Go to the 'Code' tab of the sheet and find the integration code. Place the code in your application at the location you want to display the import button.
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Sample code with basic usage:
<button class="btn btn-primary" data-csvbox disabled onclick="importer.openModal();">Import</button>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://js.csvbox.io/script.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function callback(result, data) {
if(result){
console.log("success");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
//custom code
}else{
console.log("fail");
//custom code
}
}
let importer = new CSVBoxImporter("YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE",{
}, callback);
importer.setUser({
user_id: "default123"
})
</script>
Each sheet has a unique Licence Key. Find the Licence Key of the sheet on the 'Code' tab of the sheet page and pass it to the CSVBoxImporter function.
Install using npm:
npm install @csvbox/react
This will give you access to the
CSVBoxButton
component having the basic functionality of our importer. Import the CSVBoxButton
component to your project.import { CSVBoxButton } from '@csvbox/react'
Basic usage:
<CSVBoxButton
licenseKey="YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE"
user={{
user_id: "default123"
}}
onImport={(result, data) => {
if(result){
console.log("success");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
//custom code
}else{
console.log("fail");
//custom code
}
}}
render={(launch, isLoading)=>{
return <button disabled={isLoading} onClick={launch}>Upload file</button>;
}}
>
Import
</CSVBoxButton>
Each sheet has a unique Licence Key. Find the Licence Key of the sheet on the Code section of the sheet page and attach it to the licenseKey property of the CSVBoxButton component.
The optional render property allows you to pass in your button to use in place of the standard csvbox element.
Install using npm:
npm install @csvbox/angular
For Angular versions below 12 use @csvbox/angular_8 and for Angular versions 12 and above use @csvbox/angular
Import:
Add
CSVBoxAngularModule
to your module imports.import { CSVBoxAngularModule } from "@csvbox/angular";
@NgModule({
...
imports: [
...
CSVBoxAngularModule
]
})
Once you have this setup, in your app component file, you will be able to import and access the
CSVBoxMethods
module for use.It will bring the
csvbox-button
component into your project. Example:<csvbox-button [licenseKey]="licenseKey" [imported]="imported.bind(this)" [user]="user">Import</csvbox-button>
Basic usage:
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
template: `
<csvbox-button
[licenseKey]="licenseKey"
[user]="user"
[imported]="imported.bind(this)">
Import
</csvbox-button>
`
})
export class AppComponent {
title = 'example';
licenseKey = 'YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE';
user = { user_id: 'default123' };
imported(result: boolean, data: any) {
if(result) {
console.log("Sheet uploaded successfully");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
}else{
console.log("There was some problem uploading the sheet");
}
}
}
Each sheet has a unique Licence Key. Find the Licence Key of the sheet on the Code section of the sheet page and attach it to the licenseKey property of the AppComponent.
Styling the button:
In order to style the
<csvbox-button>
from within your parent component, ensure that your parent component has ViewEncapsulation.None
, pass down a class to <csvbox-button>
, and now you will be able to style the button
one-level down.import { Component, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
template: `
<csvbox-button
[licenseKey]="licenseKey"
[user]="user"
[dynamicColumns]="dynamicColumns"
[imported]="Imported.bind(this)"
class=“csvbox-btn”
>
Import
</csvbox-button>
`,
encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
styles: [`
.csvbox-btn button {
background: #007bff;
border-radius: 3px;
}
`],
export class AppComponent {
//...
}
Install using npm:
npm install @csvbox/vuejs
This will give you access to the
CSVBoxButton
component. Import the CSVBoxButton
component to your project.import { CSVBoxButton } from '@csvbox/vuejs'
Now just import the
CSVBoxButton
and include it in your Vue components
, and you're ready to get started.Basic usage:
<template>
<div id="app">
<CSVBoxButton
:licenseKey="licenseKey"
:user="user"
:onImport="onImport">
Upload File
</CSVBoxButton>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import { CSVBoxButton } from '@csvbox/vuejs';
export default {
name: 'App',
components: {
CSVBoxButton,
},
data: () => ({
licenseKey: 'YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE',
user: {
user_id: 'default123',
},
}),
methods: {
onImport: function (result, data) {
if(result){
console.log("success");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
//custom code
}else{
console.log("fail");
//custom code
}
}
},
}
</script>
Each sheet has a unique Licence Key. Find the Licence Key of the sheet on the Code section of the sheet page and attach it to the licenseKey property of the CSVBoxButton component.
Implementation Demo
If your app/database is restricted to IP addresses on an allowlist, you will need to manually add CSVbox's addresses in order to use the importer.
You will have to whitelist the following IP addresses:
18.233.84.183
18.213.249.53
3.73.26.144
Note that at any time, you will only see one of these addresses in use. However, the active IP address can change at any time, so you should add them all to your IP whitelist to ensure no interruptions in service.
You can configure custom user attributes in the installation code to identify the users in your platform and match them with their respective imports.
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Pass custom user attributes as input parameters to the
setUser
method. The custom user attributes will be pushed to your destination along with the uploaded data.user_id is the only custom attribute that is mandatory. Apart from user_id, you can add up to 4 custom attributes in the
<key>: <value>
format. Example: importer.setUser({
user_id: "1a2b3c4d5e6f",
team_id: "sales2",
isAuthenticated: "true",
permissionLevel: "admin",
email: "[email protected]"
})
Pass custom user attributes as an object to the
user
property of the CSVBoxButton
component. The custom user attributes will be pushed to your destination along with the uploaded data.user_id is the only custom attribute that is mandatory. Apart from user_id, you can add up to 4 custom attributes in the
<key>: <value>
format. Example: user={{
user_id: "1a2b3c4d5e6f",
team_id: "sales2",
isAuthenticated: "true",
permissionLevel: "admin",
email: "[email protected]"
}}
Pass custom user attributes as an object to the
user
property of the AppComponent. The custom user attributes will be pushed to your destination along with the uploaded data.user_id is the only custom attribute that is mandatory. Apart from user_id, you can add up to 4 custom attributes in the
<key>: <value>
format. Example: user={
user_id: "1a2b3c4d5e6f",
team_id: "sales2",
isAuthenticated: "true",
permissionLevel: "admin",
email: "[email protected]"
}
Pass custom user attributes as an object to the
user
property of the CSVBoxButton
component. The custom user attributes will be pushed to your destination along with the uploaded data.user_id is the only custom attribute that is mandatory. Apart from user_id, you can add up to 4 custom attributes in the
<key>: <value>
format. Example: user: {
user_id: "1a2b3c4d5e6f",
team_id: "sales2",
isAuthenticated: "true",
permissionLevel: "admin",
email: "[email protected]"
},
Once the user uploads a file the importer will return the status of the import along with metadata describing the completed import. Data is returned via two variables:
result
and data
. - 1.
result
- It is of type boolean with the value true if the import is successful and false if the import fails. - 2.
data
- It returns JSON data as shown below:
{
"import_id": 79418895,
"sheet_id": 575,
"sheet_name": "Products Import",
"destination_type": "webhook"
"row_count": 100,
"row_success": 98,
"row_fail": 2,
"import_status": "Partial",
"import_starttime": 87987897897,
"import_endtime": 90890890809,
"original_filename": "example-1.csv",
"raw_file": "https://file-download-link",
"custom_fields": {
"user_id": "Z1001"
},
"column_mappings": [
{ "Name": "Name" },
{ "SKU": "Product SKU" },
{ "Price": "Sale Price" },
{ "Quantity": "Inventory"},
{ "Image URL": "Img"}
]
}
The data object will be null if the import fails
You can also configure the importer to receive the entire file data in JSON format in the data object above. More information here.
You can write custom code to handle the success or failure conditions client side.
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The
result
and data
variables will be available in the callback
function that is triggered when the import is completed.function callback(result, data) {
if(result){
console.log("success");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
//custom code
}else{
console.log("fail");
//custom code
}
}
Pass additional options as an object to the
user
property of the CSVBoxButton
component. The custom user attributes will be pushed to your destination along with the uploaded data.user_id is the only custom attribute that is mandatory. Apart from user_id, you can add up to 4 custom attributes in the
<key>: <value>
format. Example: user={{
user_id: "1a2b3c4d5e6f",
team_id: "sales2",
isAuthenticated: "true",
permissionLevel: "admin",
email: "[email protected]"
}}
The
imported
property provides access to the result
and data
variables via the specified callback function. imported(result: boolean, data: any) {
if(result) {
console.log("Sheet uploaded successfully");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
}else{
console.log("There was some problem uploading the sheet");
}
}
The
onImport
property provides access to the result
and data
variables.onImport: function (result, data) {
if(result){
console.log("success");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
//custom code
}else{
console.log("fail");
//custom code
}
}
Here is the list of additional configuration options available with the CSVbox importer.
- Type: number
- Default: null
- Description:Specify the maximum number of rows that a single file can import. This value excludes the headers of the file. So if the number of rows in a sheet is 101, but the first row is the header, then this file would be considered to have 100 data rows in it.

Max Limit Message
- Type: boolean
- Default: true
- Description:Allow or disallow submission of the permissible number of rows when the overall row count exceeds the limit. Consider row limit (max_rows) is set to 5. If max_rows_allow_submit is set to true then the user can upload the top 5 rows of his file. If max_rows_allow_submit is set to false then the user will not be able to submit even 1 row if the overall row count exceeds max_rows.
- Type: string
- Default: null
- Description:Display a custom message to the user when the file row count is greater than max_rows. This message will show only when max_rows_allow_submit is set to false.

Custom Message for Max Row Limit
- Type: string
- Default: null
- Description:Specify the importer frontend language. This value will override the default language option configured via the csvbox dashboard. Acceptable values are:
Value | Language |
---|---|
en | English |
de | German |
fr | French |
es | Spanish |
nl | Dutch |
pt | Portuguese |
th | Thai |
pl | Polish |
ro | Romanian |
he | Hebrew |
jp | Japenese |
da | Danish |
- Type: boolean
- Default: 0
- Description:It specifies if the users can continue to submit the file even if there are validation errors.
- Type: { key: value, key: value, ... }
- Default: null
- Description:This is where you define additional headers that get passed with each HTTP request.
- Type: { key: value, key: value, ... }
- Default: null
- Description:This is where you define additional headers that get passed with each HTTP request for the dynamic list API.
- Type: String
- Default: null
- Description:It is the URL to download the sample CSV file for the end users.
- Type: String
- Default: null
- Description:It specifies the text on the button for downloading the sample CSV file.
The sample_template_url and the sample_template_button_text options can be used to provide the end users with a customized dynamic sample CSV file.

- Type: String
- Default: null
- Description:It specifies the name of the file that gets pushed to your destination. This is applicable for the following destinations only:
- s3
- FTP Server
Examples:
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Pass additional options as input parameters to the
setOptions
method.importer.setOptions({
max_rows: 50,
language: 'de',
request_headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"X-Access-Token": "71ab1d73a4d1319b260e9a0sdbdbc1c"
},
sample_template_url: 'https://files.myapp.com/user-18768',
sample_template_button_text: 'Starter Template'
})
Pass the additional options as an object to the
options
property of the CSVBoxButton
component. options={{
max_rows: 50,
language: 'de',
request_headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"X-Access-Token": "71ab1d73a4d1319b260e9a0sdbdbc1c"
},
sample_template_url: 'https://files.myapp.com/user-18768',
sample_template_button_text: 'Starter Template'
}}
Pass the additional options as an object to the
options
property of the AppComponent. options={
max_rows: 50,
language: 'de',
request_headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"X-Access-Token": "71ab1d73a4d1319b260e9a0sdbdbc1c"
},
sample_template_url: 'https://files.myapp.com/user-18768',
sample_template_button_text: 'Starter Template'
}
Pass the additional options as an object to the
options
property of the CSVBoxButton
component. options: {
max_rows: 50,
language: 'de',
request_headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"X-Access-Token": "71ab1d73a4d1319b260e9a0sdbdbc1c"
},
sample_template_url: 'https://files.myapp.com/user-18768',
sample_template_button_text: 'Starter Template'
},
Here is the list of additional importer events/properties:
Triggers when the importer is initialized and ready for use by the users. The users can then click the Import button to open the Importer modal dialog.
Triggers when the importer iFrame starts loading.
Triggers when the importer is closed.
Triggers when the user hits the 'Submit' button to upload the validated file.
data
object is available in this event. It contains metadata related to the import. {
"import_id": 79418895,
"sheet_id": 575,
"sheet_name": "Products Import",
"destination_type": "webhook",
"row_count": 100,
"import_starttime": 87987897897,
"original_filename": "example-01.csv",
"custom_fields": {
"user_id": "Z1001"
},
"column_mappings": [
{
"Item": "Product Name"
},
{
"SKU": "Product SKU"
},
{
"Price": "Sale Price"
},
{
"Quantity": "Inventory"
},
{
"Image URL": "Img"
}
]
}
Triggers when all the data is pushed to the destination. Two objects are available in this event:
- 1.
result
(boolean): It is true when the import is successful and false when the import fails. - 2.
data
(object): Contains metadata related to the import.
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<button class="btn btn-primary" data-csvbox disabled onclick="importer.openModal();">Import</button>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://js.csvbox.io/script.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function callback(result, data) {
if(result){
console.log("Sheet uploaded successfully");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
}else{
console.log("There was some problem uploading the sheet");
}
}
let importer = new CSVBoxImporter("YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE",{}, callback);
importer.setUser({
user_id: 'default123'
});
importer.listen("onReady", function(){
console.log("onReady");
});
importer.listen("onClose", function(){
console.log("onClose");
});
importer.listen("onSubmit", function(data){
console.log("onSubmit");
console.log(data.import_id);
});
</script>
import React from "react";
import { CSVBoxButton } from "@csvbox/react";
const App = () => {
return (
<CSVBoxButton
licenseKey="YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE"
lazy={true}
user={{
user_id: "default123"
}}
onImport={(result, data) => {
if (result) {
console.log("success");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
//custom code
} else {
console.log("fail");
//custom code
}
}}
loadStarted={() => {
console.log("loadStarted");
}}
onReady={() => {
console.log("onReady");
}}
onClose={() => {
console.log("onclosed");
}}
onSubmit={(data) => {
console.log("onSubmit");
console.log(data.import_id);
}}
>
Import
</CSVBoxButton>
);
};
export default App;
The events are named slightly differently for Angular.
Event | Angular Event |
---|---|
onReady | importerReady |
onLoadStart | loadStarted |
onClose | closed |
onSubmit | submitted |
onImport | imported |
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
template: `
<csvbox-button
[licenseKey]="licenseKey"
[user]="user"
[dynamicColumns]="dynamicColumns"
[imported]="imported.bind(this)"
[closed]="closed.bind(this)"
[submitted]="submitted.bind(this)"
[importerReady]="importerReady.bind(this)">
Import
</csvbox-button>
`
})
export class AppComponent {
title = 'example';
licenseKey = 'YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE';
user = { user_id: 'default123' };
dynamicColumns = [
{
column_name: 'col2',
type: 'text'
}
];
imported(result: boolean, data: any) {
console.log("result", result, "data", data)
if(result) {
console.log("Sheet uploaded successfully");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
}else{
console.log("There was some problem uploading the sheet");
}
}
loadStarted() {
console.log("loadStarted");
}
closed(){
console.log("onClose");
}
importerReady(){
console.log("onReady");
}
submitted(data: any){
console.log("onSubmit");
console.log(data.import_id);
}
}
<template>
<div>
<CSVBoxButton
licenseKey="YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE"
:user="{ user_id: 'default123' }"
:onImport="onImport"
:onReady="onReady"
:onClose="onClose"
:onSubmit="onSubmit"
>Import</CSVBoxButton>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import CSVBoxButton from './components/CSVBoxButton'
export default {
name: 'App',
components: {
CSVBoxButton
},
methods: {
onImport(result, data){
console.log("onImport", result, data);
if(result){
console.log("success");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
//custom code
}else{
console.log("fail");
//custom code
}
},
onReady(){
console.log("onReady");
},
onClose(){
console.log("onClose");
},
onSubmit(data){
console.log("onSubmit");
console.log(data.import_id);
}
},
mounted() {
},
}
</script>
The importer assets are loaded on the webpage load. This can sometimes slow the app if you initialize multiple importers on the same page. As a workaround, you can defer the loading of the importer assets to the Import button click. This can be done by adding the
lazy: true
parameter to the initialization code.Javascript
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let importer = new CSVBoxImporter("YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE",{
}, callback, { lazy: true });
import { CSVBoxButton } from '@csvbox/react'
import './App.css';
function App() {
return (
<div className="App">
<CSVBoxButton
licenseKey="YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE"
user={{
user_id: "default123"
}}
onImport={(result, data) => {
if(result){
console.log("success");
console.log(data.row_success + " rows uploaded");
//custom code
}else{
console.log("fail");
//custom code
}
}}
lazy={true}
>
Import
</CSVBoxButton>
</div>
);
}
export default App;
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
template: `
<csvbox-button
[licenseKey]="licenseKey"
[user]="user"
[imported]="imported.bind(this)"
[lazy]="lazy">
Import
</csvbox-button>
`