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Import Contacts

Whether you’re adding new contacts or transferring over your current list, we make the process simple.

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Easily Transfer Contact Information

With SimpleTexting, you can easily import a list of existing contacts to your account on our text messaging platform. Not only can you import phone numbers, but you can also include additional contact information like name, email address, and personalized notes. This way, you’ll be ready select these contacts as the recipients of your next SMS campaign.

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Benefits of Using Our SMS Contact Import Feature

Easy Transfer Process

Import an existing list of consenting contacts from a CSV, XLS, or XLSX file or import a contact manually.

Automated Compliance

We automatically send a free compliance message to all contacts when you send your first text.

Customize Fields

Include additional fields of information—like birthday, email, and more—to personalize future messages.

It was easy to add our current subscribers. Now we can message our entire audience within minutes as well as create hyper-targeted segments for more specific messages.

Kyle Huender Digital Marketing Specialist, Life is Beautiful

How to Import Contacts with SimpleTexting

In just a few steps you can have your entire contact list imported.

First, log into SimpleTexting and navigate to “Contacts” on the left-hand side of your screen.

Then, click New list and give the list a name. In this example, we’ll name ours “Employees.” Click Create list.

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If you have an existing file of consenting contacts, in a CSV or Excel spreadsheet, click on the Add contacts button.

Before uploading, make sure you set up your file with a header row so that you can easily map the fields, like shown below.

Now, click Choose a file or just drag and drop the file you want to upload. Then select which list your contacts will be added to, and click Next.

When importing contacts, you can choose to add more than just a phone number. We’ve created custom fields for you to use, and you can include your own by scrolling down and clicking Add a new custom field.

Now all you do is check the boxes next to Confirm contact import and I agree to SimpleTexting’s Terms and Conditions. Then click Import, and you’re done!