While creating your event, you would like to import attendees - maybe you have an external registration page, or you did some good old-fashioned offline networking.
Please note: If your account is still in the trial period, you will not have the option to Import Attendees. You will be required to upgrade your account off the trial period before seeing the option to Import Attendees.
Click on Reporting > Attendees > (...)
Click on Import.
Upload a .CSV file of the attendees you would like to import.
Here's a sample CSV file.
Select the ticket you want these attendees to have. You want to ensure you only import attendees with the same ticket permissions in a single import session because you can only assign one type of ticket at a time, i.e., you should import Tier 1 ticket holders separately from Tier 2 ticket holders.
You can also select the talks you want to be added to the personal schedules of the attendees. This is optional. If you select a restricted talk by the ticket you're assigning to them, they won't get access to this talk.
You can also optionally link these attendees to an affiliate. This will mean that they'll be added to that affiliate's sign-up list after you successfully import.
Lastly, don't forget to confirm that all attendees have both opted in to receive marketing materials/ email alerts AND accepted your T&Cs/ privacy policies.
When you click Save, a message will appear showing you that the import has started and how many lines it contains. These attendees will start to appear under Reporting > Attendees as they are added to the event.
Please note, imports can take up to 15 minutes to finish.
Checking the progress of your imports
You can check on your imports under Reporting > Import Logs. In this area, you will see records of each time you have imported a group of attendees.
Using the three dots (...), you can explore each import individually. Failed imports will always appear first.
Final thoughts
Imported attendees will automatically receive the 'You're in' email on the same day to notify them they have been registered. This email says hello, includes a link to the event, and gives them a chance to amend their schedule. This is the only email we send to confirm registration to imported attendees, so make sure it's Active if you want them to know.
What will happen if I import an attendee who already has a ticket to give them another? They will have both tickets, stacked after the import is successful.
Wondering how imported attendees can log in? The same way other attendees can - read more about how attendees log in.
Having issues?
Here are some things to check if you're having issues importing attendees:
Ensure your .CSV file doesn't contain special characters (hyperlinked emails) and has the correct column headers as seen in the template or issues uploading the file.
Your registrations might not be open. Head to Event Setup > Settings > Checkout & Attendee Experience > Registrations Open? Make sure this is set to Yes. You can turn it back off again right after you have finished importing.
It could be that some of the attendees in your CSV have already been registered for your event. Check if they have an existing record with an incomplete purchase (e.g., Status being 'Checkout - Selected Content'). If they do, you can head to Reporting > Attendees to delete their record, then try again.