# Import X accounts in bulk

> Paste or upload a list of X accounts in any column order, keep every column encrypted, review, and import with a receipt for each row.

Source: https://x.builera.app/docs/en/import-accounts
Last checked: 2026-10-24

Account lists from different sources come in different shapes — `login|password|2FA|email|…`, with cookies, tokens or extra columns in any order. The importer lets you say what each column is, keeps every column, and creates one X account per row.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> Only import your own X accounts, or X accounts whose owners have allowed you to use them and their sign-in sessions. X-Buddy never bypasses captchas or X verification.

## Who can import {#who-can-import}

Only **Owners** and **Managers** can import X accounts or manage saved sign-in details. Open **X accounts → Bulk import X accounts**.

## The five steps {#the-five-steps}

The importer walks through **Data → Map columns → VPS & proxy → Review → Results**. Nothing is sent to the server until **Review**.

### 1. Data {#1-data}

Paste the list (one X account per row) or select a `.txt`, `.csv` or `.tsv` file. Choose the **Column separator**:

- **Pipe | (preserve double quotes)** — the default. Quotation marks are kept as part of the value, so a password containing `"` survives.
- **Pipe | with quoted fields**, **Tab key**, **Comma ,** or **Semicolon ;** — for other list styles. Only "quoted fields" treats `"` as a wrapper around a cell.

Each import accepts up to 5,000 rows and a 20 MB list; split bigger lists. If rows have different column counts, the next step flags each row — nothing is changed automatically.

### 2. Map columns {#2-map-columns}

Choose what each column is: login, password, email, email password, phone number, 2FA secret, cookies, tokens, numeric X ID and more. X-Buddy suggests types from the data; suggestions are **not** applied until you choose **Apply suggestions**.

There is no "Skip" option. A column you're unsure about becomes **Other column (stored as is)**: "All columns will be saved, including those labeled 'Other column'." You can save the column order as a mapping template (the template stores the order only, never data).

If the list has a **Numeric X ID** column, X-Buddy can spot duplicates before importing. Without it, duplicates are found when the X account signs in.

### 3. VPS & proxy {#3-vps-proxy}

Choose the **VPS for these X accounts** and how proxies are assigned. Each X account needs **one unused proxy**; rows without one are not sent. Each X account gets its own fixed browser profile that matches its proxy. For testing only, **Test mode (no proxy)** imports the X accounts on the VPS's own network instead — don't use it for real X accounts.

### 4. Review {#4-review}

See what will happen to each row: **X accounts to create**, **Hold for review**, duplicates and misaligned rows. Tick the authorization confirmation, then **Import**.

### 5. Results {#5-results}

Each row gets a **receipt** the moment the server has durably saved it. If the connection drops halfway, X-Buddy checks the receipts first and then sends **only the rows without one** — never the whole list again ("Checking receipts to see which rows were saved. Nothing is being resent yet.").

## What "imported" means {#what-imported-means}

Results are counted separately, and they mean different things:

- **Details saved** — the row's values are stored encrypted.
- **X accounts to create / Accounts added** — an X account now exists in X-Buddy.
- **Sign-in confirmed** — X itself confirmed the expected account is signed in.

Importing does **not** sign the X account in, and **nothing runs automatically after import**: an X account only receives jobs once its sign-in and identity are confirmed. Sign each new X account in through [Remote view](/docs/en/x-accounts#sign-in-through-remote-view).

## The encrypted vault {#the-encrypted-vault}

- Every cell is encrypted on the X-Buddy server. Values are **never shown again** — not to you, not to anyone in the workspace, and not through the API. They can't be copied or exported.
- The X-Buddy server can decrypt them when a feature needs them; this is not end-to-end encryption.
- **Storing is not using.** Saved passwords, email logins and 2FA secrets are not used to sign in for you. Signing in with saved cookies exists in X-Buddy but is **switched off** for now — sign in through Remote view.
- An X account counts as signed in only when X shows the expected X user ID. A handle, a file or a cookie on its own is never proof.

## Rows needing attention {#rows-needing-attention}

Rows that didn't create an X account — duplicates, misaligned columns, invalid IDs — are stored encrypted under **Rows needing attention** until you delete them. Their values stay hidden. To fix one, delete the row and import a corrected version; existing X accounts are never overwritten. Held rows don't expire by themselves.

## Related {#related}

- [Add and sign in X accounts](/docs/en/x-accounts)
- [Core concepts](/docs/en/concepts#x-accounts)