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Address Importer takes a spreadsheet and turns it into mailboxes or forwarders in one go. Useful when you’re migrating from another host with dozens of accounts, or onboarding a team without setting them up one click at a time. Open it from cPanel home → Email → Address Importer.
Address Importer page with type toggle and file upload

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Prepare your file

cPanel accepts .csv and .xls files. The spreadsheet has different required columns depending on what you’re creating.

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For email accounts

ColumnRequiredNotes
EmailYesFull address: info@yourdomain.com
PasswordYesPlain text. cPanel will hash it on import
QuotaNoIn MB. Leave blank for unlimited (if allowed)

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For forwarders

ColumnRequiredNotes
SourceYesAddress on your domain: info@yourdomain.com
DestinationYesWhere to forward. Can be on any domain
A header row is optional but supported.

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Import

1

Pick what you're importing

Toggle between Email Accounts and Forwarders at the top.
2

Upload the file

Click Choose File, pick your CSV or XLS, and pick the file format if cPanel doesn’t auto-detect.
3

Map columns

Match each column in your file to the corresponding cPanel field. Skip columns you don’t need.
4

Review and import

cPanel previews what it’s about to create. Click Import to commit. Errors (existing addresses, bad format) are flagged in the result page.

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Tips

  • Test with a small file first. Import 2-3 rows, verify they look right, then run the full file.
  • UTF-8 for international names. Save your CSV as UTF-8 to avoid mangled characters in display names.
  • Existing addresses are skipped. If a mailbox or forwarder already exists, the import logs it and moves on. No silent overwrites.

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