> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Importing Services from a CSV
> Import your service menu into Bella Booking from a spreadsheet — match columns, auto-create categories, and fix any invalid rows with the guided wizard.
Bring your whole service menu into Bella from a spreadsheet. The guided wizard matches your columns automatically, creates any new categories for you, and checks every row before anything is saved.
## What Bella recognises
Bella matches common header names automatically. The required fields are **Service name**, **Category**, **Price** and **Duration**.
| Column | What it's for |
| ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Service name** *(required)* | The name of the service. |
| **Category** *(required)* | The menu category. **Created automatically** if it doesn't exist yet. |
| **Price** *(required)* | The service price (e.g. `50.00`). |
| **Duration (minutes)** *(required)* | How long the service takes, in whole minutes (e.g. `30`). |
| **Description** | An optional description shown to clients. |
## 1. Open the importer
On the **Services** page (**Catalogue → Services**), click **Import** (top right, next to **Export** and **Add Category**). You'll need the **Manage catalogue** permission.
## 2. Upload your file
Drag your CSV onto the upload area, or click **Choose a CSV file**. No file yet? Click **Download template** for a ready-made CSV with the right headers.
## 3. Match your columns
Bella auto-matches each of its fields to a column in your file. Check the matches (the required fields are marked with a red asterisk), then click **Next**.
## 4. Review and fix errors
Bella validates every row and splits the results into two tabs:
* **Ready to Import** — rows that will be added, with their category, price and duration.
* **Validation Errors** — rows that can't be imported yet.
Open the **Validation Errors** tab to see exactly what's wrong with each row — for example a missing price, or the same service name appearing twice. Service imports don't have an inline editor: click **Download Invalid Rows** to get just those rows as a CSV, fix them in your spreadsheet, and re-upload.
A service whose name already exists in your catalogue is also flagged here, so re-running an import never creates duplicate services.
## 5. Import
Click **Import**. Your services are added, and any new categories are created for you.
