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Add existing clients to account

Learn how to import clients you've previously managed into HoneyBook

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Import and record connections in HoneyBook using the Contacts page. After adding your contacts, you can access your complete list under the Contacts page.

📣 Note

In accounts with multiple team members, moderators, admins, super admins, and account owners can access all contacts in their contact list for the entire team. Basic team members can only see contacts they added or are in a project with.


Add clients individually

Add individual client and create project

When you add a client and create a project at the same time, you'll then get taken to the new contact's information page, and a new project will be created using the client's name.

You can add more contact information or open the project from the contact's information page. If you decide to open the project, you can start filling in project details.

  1. From the navigation menu, select Contacts

  2. Select ADD CONTACT > Contact

  3. Enter the requested information, then select Add to project

  4. Select ADD

  5. Select New project

  6. Enter the project name, then select ADD TO PROJECT

Add individual client without creating project

  1. From the navigation menu, select Contacts

  2. Select ADD CONTACT > Contact

  3. Enter the requested information

  4. Select ADD

  5. From here, you'll get taken to the new contact's information page. You can add more contact info or create a new project by selecting + Add to project.


Add list of clients

Import client list using a CSV

You can also move your contact list from other apps into HoneyBook all at once using a CSV.

File requirements

Your file must meet these requirements to be accepted:

  • The file must be in .CSV format

    • You can save any Google Sheet or Excel file as a .CSV file by selecting File > Download/Save As > Comma Separated Values (.csv)

  • Up to 500 contacts can be added at a time

  • Maximum file size of 2MB

  • At minimum, the contact’s email must be included

File column headers

You can make uploading easier for yourself by including column headers in the file. Here are the HoneyBook fields you’ll match your columns to when uploading your file:

  • Email (required)

  • Name

    • If this isn’t in the file, HoneyBook will use whatever’s in front of the contact’s email’s at sign (“@”) to fill in their name

  • Phone

  • Organization (aka Company)

  • Comments

  1. From the navigation menu, select Contacts

  2. Select ADD CONTACT > Import spreadsheet

  3. Upload your file

  4. After your file finishes uploading, match the file column headers to their related HoneyBook fields

    1. Unmatched fields won't be uploaded

    2. If there are no column headers in your file, uncheck My file has headers, then label the content of each column using the dropdown menus

  5. Review the list of contacts you'll import

    1. Updated contacts will have an icon next to their name (if the contact's email address is already present in your contacts list, you'll see this icon)

  6. Sometimes, contacts included in your file can fail to upload

    1. If this happens, download the report to see what contacts failed, and the can be uploaded separately (you'll also receive an email with this report)

  7. When you finish reviewing, select Import

Potential file upload errors

There’s two different times you could run into an error:

  • When you’re uploading the actual file

  • After you’ve matched your fields and selected Import

When you’re uploading your file, you can get an error message letting you know what went wrong (for example, “Wrong file format” means you didn’t use a .CSV or file). These error messages will include the fix.

If you receive an error message after selecting Import, then either some contacts weren’t imported, or the entire import failed.

  • If some of the contacts weren’t imported, download the file that includes the contacts that weren’t imported, fix the issues, and upload file with the fixed contacts

  • If the entire import failed, the error message you’ll see will let you know of the issue. The table below addresses each error message you might see.

Import a client list using your Google Contacts

You can import Google Contacts from your Contacts or Integrations page.

  1. From the navigation menu, select Contacts

  2. Select ADD CONTACT > Import Google contacts

  3. If you haven't yet connected your Google account to HoneyBook, select CONNECT GMAIL ACCOUNT to complete that connection

  4. Select what contacts you want to import


Still have questions? Feel free to send us a message by clicking the Question Mark icon on any HoneyBook page. Our team is always happy to help!

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