The operator data importer lets you bring legacy bookings into Soundcheck in bulk — gigs, venues, customers, and crew invitations — without re-typing each row. It lives atDocumentation Index
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/imports and is available to CRM managers and owners.
Re-importing the same file is safe. The importer is idempotent: rows matched by external ID or natural key are updated in place rather than duplicated.
When to use it
- Migrating from a spreadsheet, paper records, or another CRM.
- Loading a season of advance bookings in one pass.
- Pulling in a partner’s gig feed before the n8n CRM sync is wired up.
What you can import
| Source | Format | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| File upload | .xlsx, .csv | 25 MiB |
| Paste | CSV or TSV | 8 MiB |
| Rows per job | — | 50,000 |
The four-step wizard
Parse
Upload a file or paste your data. Soundcheck detects the format, normalizes the headers, and pulls a 20-row sample for the next step. While a commit is in flight the job is locked — re-parses are blocked until the commit finishes.
Map
Soundcheck proposes column → field mappings, either with the AI mapper (opt-in, PII scrubbed before any model call) or by heuristic match. Review the mapping, adjust as needed, and optionally save it as a template for future imports. If a single gig spans multiple rows, set Row grouping =
group_by_external_id.Preview
Dry-run the import. You’ll see exact counts of what would be created vs. updated for events, venues, customers, and invitations — plus row-level errors (missing required fields, invalid dates, members without a contact channel). The counts here match exactly what Commit will write.
What gets created
The importer can write to four entity types:- Events — matched by
external_idfirst, then by(title, event_date). - Venues — matched by name within the organization.
- Customers — matched by name within the organization.
- Invitations — one per crew member row that has a contact channel.
Addressable channel requirement
An invitation can only be sent if Soundcheck can reach the person. So a member row needs at least one of:- Email address
- Phone number
Permissions
The importer requires the CRM manager capability on the organization. Owners always have this; admins can be granted it through roles & permissions.Sample file
A 14-row sample lives atdocs/sample-imports/operator-business-import.csv. It exercises the full pipeline:
- 5 events — Acme Holiday Party, Smith-Johnson Wedding, Riverside Festival, Westside Brunch Set, Mercer Birthday.
- 5 venues and 5 customers.
- 14 invitations across 5 distinct performers with mixed positions.
- Re-running the file produces zero new rows.
Related
Universal Event Format
Schema reference for partner feeds and advanced mappings
n8n CRM sync
Recurring sync for sources with a webhook