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Importing Your Data into Coda

Once you have exported your data from Rows, importing it into Coda is straightforward. Coda supports several import methods depending on your data format.

Method 1: Import a CSV File

This is the recommended method for bringing Rows table data into Coda:

Import CSVs into Coda⁠

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Open a Coda doc (or

create a new one⁠

)

Type /import on the canvas

Select CSV from the list of options

Click Add file to select your CSV file. You can select multiple files to create one table per file.

Under Import location, choose whether to create a new table or add to an existing table

Toggle Use first row as headers (on by default) – this converts the first row into column names

Click Next to preview your data

If adding to an existing table, map the CSV columns to existing table columns and optionally select a key column for merging/deduplication

Click Import to finish

Method 2: Copy-Paste from Excel or Google Sheets

For a quick transfer:

Open your exported XLSX file in Excel or Google Sheets

Select the data range you want to bring into Coda

Copy it (Ctrl/Cmd+C)

In your Coda doc, click into a table or onto the canvas

Paste (Ctrl/Cmd+V) – Coda will automatically create a table from the pasted data

After Import: Configure Column Types

Coda offers a much richer set of column types than traditional spreadsheets. After importing, review your columns and set the appropriate type for better functionality:

Text, Number, Currency, Percent – Standard data types

Date, Date & Time, Duration – Time-related data

Checkbox – True/false toggles

Select List – Dropdown menus with predefined options

People – Tag team members directly

Email, Phone, URL – Formatted and clickable

Image – Inline image display

Slider/Scale – Visual numeric input

Reaction – Emoji-based voting and feedback

Relation (Lookup) – Connect rows across tables

Canvas – Rich text content within a cell

AI – AI-generated content per row

Learn more over at

Column basics⁠

Tip: Coda also has dedicated importers for

Notion⁠

Airtable⁠

Confluence⁠

Trello⁠

Quip⁠

, and

Asana⁠

if you are migrating from those tools as well.

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) instead.