frappe/frappe/docs/user/en/guides/data/import-large-csv-file.md

Import Large Csv File

To import very large CSV files, you can use the bench utility import-csv.

The benefit is that this is not subject to timeouts if you use the web interface.

Here is an example:

bench --site test.erpnext.com import-csv ~/Downloads/Activity_Type.csv

Help

$ bench import-csv --help
Usage: bench  import-csv [OPTIONS] PATH

  Import CSV using data import tool

Options:
  --only-insert             Do not overwrite existing records
  --submit-after-import     Submit document after importing it
  --ignore-encoding-errors  Ignore encoding errors while coverting to unicode
  --help                    Show this message and exit.