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Flatfile Portal 2.0 - the Biggest Update to our CSV Importer Yet!

Published 1/24/2020
Product Features & Updates
David Bonilla

David Bonilla

Growth Marketer

Flatfile Portal just got way more powerful.

We’ve been hard at work implementing all your feedback and are excited to announce the biggest update to our importer yet. Welcome to Flatfile Portal 2.0.


30+ new features

Data HooksReview-only mode
Lookup fieldsPerformance boost
Dropzone supportColumn rollups
File preloadingNested data
WebhooksRich theming
Custom scriptsCustom fonts
Field splittingValue merging
Data audit trailRich custom fields
Testing modeFramework components
XLS sheet selectionText customization
XML support+ dozens more

Data Hooks

We’re giving you more power than ever before with Data Hooks. You can run complex validation, normalize formats into a standard, transform values in real-time, and much more.

Data hooks animation

Lookup Fields

We’re launching a new type of field to support a hotly requested feature: Lookup fields will allow you to link value in an import to an external API or database.

Lookup Fields illustration

Design Update

We freshened up the interface, making it cleaner and more customizable.

Screenshot of Flatfile Portal importer

Speed Improvements

The platform is beefed up as well. We process data more than 6 times faster than before, and we've improved auto-matching logic means that import column headers are correctly matched to your data model up to 95% of the time. The package size has also been optimized to be 3x smaller than before.

Flatilfe Portal 1.0 / 2.0 speed comparison bar chart

PS. Flatfile is built on your feedback. We appreciate you for helping us build a better experience every day. If you ever have ideas or suggestions, share them with us, or you can even schedule a call with Randy (our product lead) to discuss them.

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