{"id":37354,"date":"2024-02-05T08:34:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T14:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/?post_type=help_guides&#038;p=37354"},"modified":"2025-12-04T02:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:43:13","slug":"importing-data-from-csv","status":"publish","type":"help_guides","link":"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/guides\/import-export\/importing-data-from-csv\/","title":{"rendered":"Importing Data From CSV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> CSV file imports are only supported on our iOS app currently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-importing-the-csv-file\">Importing the .csv file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings &gt; Import\/Export<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap <strong>Import CSV (.csv)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate your .csv file in your phone&#8217;s local storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the .csv file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You should see a success message saying how many entries have been imported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-csv-file-format\">CSV file format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We have created an example file for you to use to help make sure your file is properly formatted for import. Here are the requirements for the import to be successful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The<code> date<\/code> and<code> text<\/code> are required headers for the CSV import. The others you see in the example file are not required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Important:<\/strong> The required headers (<code>date<\/code> and <code>text<\/code>) <strong>must be written in lowercase<\/strong>. Headers in uppercase (e.g., <code>DATE<\/code>, <code>TEXT<\/code>) will cause an import error.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dates must be in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISO_8601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISO 8601 format<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The file needs to have the .csv file extension, like <code>myJournalImport.csv<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The file will need to be stored on local storage on iOS in the Files app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4ea84678-d62a-4155-a62a-e1c564e7ea67\" href=\"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sample-CSV-Journal.csv\">Click here to download an example of the CSV import format supported by Day One<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sample-CSV-Journal.csv\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4ea84678-d62a-4155-a62a-e1c564e7ea67\"><strong>Download<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-optional-fields\">Other optional fields<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><code>date<\/code> and <code>text<\/code> are the only required fields for CSV import, but there are many other fields that can optionally be used if needed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code alignwide\"><code>date,text,uuid,duration,starred,isPinned,editingTime,modifiedDate,creationDevice,timeZoneIdentifier,authorName,conditionsDescription,moonPhase,moonPhaseCode,pressureMB,relativeHumidity,sunriseDate,sunsetDate,temperatureCelsius,visibilityKM,weatherCode,weatherServiceName,windBearing,windChillCelsius,windSpeedKPH,address,administrativeArea,altitude,country,floorLevel,foursquareID,heading,latitude,localityName,longitude,placeName,speed,locationTimeZoneName,locationUserLabel,locationUserType,regionCenterLatitude,regionCenterLongitude,regionRadius,activityName,ignoreStepCount,stepCount,mediaMD5s<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest way to check the format needed for these optional fields is to create an entry containing the relevant data (e.g., set a location) and then export the entry to a CSV file and check that to see how the data needs to be formatted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-import-options\">Other import options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For other import options, <a href=\"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/guides\/settings\/importing-data-to-day-one\/\">please check out our full guide to data imports in Day One<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our iOS app supports importing data through CSV files. 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