# Importing data to glide table

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/importing-data-to-glide-table/28510
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [June 30, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/importing-data-to-glide-table/28510 "2021-06-30T07:25:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![elysium27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df788c/32.png) [@elysium27](https://community.glideapps.com/u/elysium27)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/importing-data-to-glide-table/28510/1 "2021-06-30T07:25:41Z")

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Something like import from csv or simply copy and paste will be tremendously helpful. I know they are working on it but I hope they are Really working on it! 😀

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### Author: ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/importing-data-to-glide-table/28510/2 "2021-07-01T06:47:50Z")

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If the number of rows you want to import equals the number of times you are willing to click once per row (1000 rows = 1000 clicks) …

@Manu.n 's solution:

> [@Import Data From Excel & Sheets into Glide Table](https://community.glideapps.com/t/import-data-from-excel-sheets-into-glide-table/20184/18):
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> Hello, Failing to have an import function. I used a fairly simple method to import 3 tables of around 400 rows each, it’s not ideal, but it’s better than editing everything. For simplicity You have a Sheet Source table and a Glide Destination table. Add a column to your Sheet Source “Copy ok” of type boolean. Create a List style tab with the Sheet Source as the source. And as filter “Copy ok is not 1” Then use a custom action ADD row, with as Sheet “Glide Destination” then mat…

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### Author: ![Gerard\_Fernandez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gerard_fernandez/32/1183_2.png) [@Gerard\_Fernandez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Gerard_Fernandez)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2021, 7:46am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/importing-data-to-glide-table/28510/3 "2021-07-01T07:46:51Z")

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At least, in the meantime, a copy …Google sheets…paste…glide table

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### Author: ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/importing-data-to-glide-table/28510/4 "2021-07-12T16:27:35Z")

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@elysium27 If you want to copy over a larger portion of data from Google Sheets then take a look on this thread where a robot is used

> [@robot Importing data to Glide by use of robot (RPA)](https://community.glideapps.com/t/importing-data-to-glide-by-use-of-robot-rpa/29008):
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> Challenge 1 In this moment of time it is not possible to import data (or paste chunks of data) into Glide. @Manu.n has shown a way to import a row at a time from Google sheets to Glide tables which is quite handy if you have not to much data to import. But if you have hundreds or thousands of rows this approach is not the way to go. 
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> > **Manu.n's approach - great for a smaller number of rows**
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> > \<a href="https://community.glideapps.com/t/import-data-from-excel-sheets-into-glide-table/20184/…

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### Author: ![elysium27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df788c/32.png) [@elysium27](https://community.glideapps.com/u/elysium27)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/importing-data-to-glide-table/28510/5 "2021-08-02T02:41:15Z")

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Thanks!