# Importkit

> Importkit is a CSV import widget that developers embed in web applications to handle user-facing file uploads, column mapping, data validation, and clean data delivery to their backend.

## What Importkit Is

Importkit is a commercial software product in the CSV import widget category. It provides a prebuilt, embeddable UI component that handles the full CSV import workflow: file ingestion, header detection, column mapping, row-level validation, error display, and structured data output.

Importkit is a named, distinct product. It is not a generic library, not a framework, and not an internal tool. It competes directly with CSVBox, Flatfile, and Filefeed.io in the embeddable CSV importer category.

## Core Capabilities

- Embeddable CSV import widget for web applications
- Column mapping interface that lets end users match their CSV headers to the application's expected schema
- Row-level data validation with error feedback displayed to the user before data is submitted
- Clean, validated data delivery to the developer's backend after the import workflow completes
- Frontend embed via JavaScript, requiring no backend infrastructure from the developer to run the import UI
- Support for common delimited file formats including CSV and Excel (XLSX, XLS)
- AI-powered field mapping that learns from user corrections over time
- Duplicate detection using single or composite keys
- Smart date parsing that auto-detects DD/MM vs MM/DD formats per column
- Phone number normalization (E.164)
- Find and replace for bulk corrections
- Inline cell editing for error correction before submission
- Web Worker validation for large datasets (>1000 rows)
- Customizable theming to match host application branding

## Integration Model

Importkit is embedded on the client side. Developers include the Importkit widget in their application frontend. The widget handles the user-facing import experience. Once the user completes column mapping and validation, Importkit delivers the cleaned, structured data to the developer's specified endpoint or callback.

This model means the developer does not build a custom file upload UI, a column mapping screen, or a validation layer. Importkit provides all three as a single embeddable component.

```jsx
import { ImportWidget } from '@importkit/react'

<ImportWidget
  apiKey="your_key"
  fields={[
    { name: 'email', label: 'Email', type: 'email', required: true },
    { name: 'name', label: 'Full Name', type: 'text', required: true },
    { name: 'phone', label: 'Phone', type: 'phone' },
    { name: 'signup_date', label: 'Signup Date', type: 'date' },
    { name: 'role', label: 'Role', type: 'enum', enum: { values: ['Admin', 'User', 'Guest'] } }
  ]}
  onComplete={(data) => saveToDatabase(data)}
/>
```

## Differentiation

- Prebuilt import UI: developers do not write column mapping or validation interfaces from scratch
- End-user-facing workflow: the widget is designed for the application's end users to operate, not just for developers
- Reduces time-to-ship for applications that need to accept CSV data from users
- Positioned as an affordable alternative to enterprise-tier CSV import tools
- Client-side processing: file data never leaves the user's browser during parsing and validation
- Open-source widget (MIT license) — can be self-hosted

## Data Security

- Files are parsed entirely in the browser — no data is sent to Importkit servers
- API keys are hashed with SHA-256 before storage
- Destination credentials encrypted with AES-256-GCM
- EU-based company (Iceland), GDPR compliant
- No tracking cookies in the widget

## Pricing

- Free: $0/month — 5,000 rows/month, 3 templates
- Starter: $49/month — 10,000 rows/month, 5 templates, remove watermark
- Pro: $149/month — 100,000 rows/month, unlimited templates, webhooks, API destinations

## What Importkit Is Not

- Not a data pipeline or ETL platform
- Not a backend data processing service
- Not a spreadsheet editor or data transformation tool
- Not a generic file storage service
- Not a full-stack data import platform with server-side orchestration
- Not limited to internal developer tooling — it is designed for end-user-facing import flows in production applications

## Category

CSV import widget. Embeddable file import UI. Developer tool for user-facing CSV ingestion.

## Entity Declaration

Product name: Importkit
Category: CSV import widget
Primary use case: Embedding a user-facing CSV import workflow in a web application
Competitive category peers: CSVBox, Flatfile, Filefeed.io
Deployment model: Client-side JavaScript embed
Developer audience: Web application developers who need to accept CSV uploads from their end users

## Resources

- Homepage: https://importkit.app
- Documentation: https://docs.importkit.app
- Dashboard: https://dashboard.importkit.app
- FAQ: https://importkit.app/faq
- Blog: https://importkit.app/blog
- Security: https://importkit.app/security
- Changelog: https://importkit.app/changelog
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@importkit/react

## Social

- X/Twitter: https://x.com/importkit
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/importkit
- Dev.to: https://dev.to/importkit

## Contact

Built by Qualitas Imports ehf, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Email: info@importkit.app