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    How to Import Bulk URLs into Auto Refresh (CSV)

    Import Bulk URLs via CSV in Auto Refresh

    If you need to add tens or hundreds of URLs to Auto Refresh at once — migrating from another browser, restoring a backup, or rolling out a shared configuration to a team — the Import action in the Refresh List tab is the fastest way. It accepts a CSV file in the same format produced by Export, so an export from one device imports cleanly on another with no manual editing.

    Each row in the CSV becomes one entry in your Refresh List, with all of its per-URL options (interval, Advance Options, Detect Keyword settings) carried over.

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    How to import a CSV

    1. Open the Auto Refresh popup and switch to the Refresh List tab.
    2. Click Import in the top right of the Active Tab List.
    3. Choose the .csv file from your device.
    4. Wait for the success message. The new entries appear in the Refresh List immediately, and each one starts refreshing if it was running in the file.

    If a URL from the CSV already exists in your Refresh List, the existing entry is updated with the values from the file. New URLs are appended.

    CSV format

    The cleanest way to author a valid CSV is to Export first from the same Refresh List tab — you start from the exact format Auto Refresh expects, and only change the cells you care about before re-importing.

    Two things to keep in mind:

    • The first column header must be URL. If Auto Refresh shows "please upload valid format", this is almost always why.
    • Boolean fields use 1 for enabled and 0 for disabled. Empty values are accepted for optional fields and treated as the default.

    If the import fails

    • "Please upload valid format" — the first column header is not URL. Open the file in a spreadsheet, fix the header, and re-upload.
    • Rows are skipped silently — a row is ignored when its first cell is empty or not a valid http(s):// URL.
    • Some options did not apply — the column you used may rely on a paid plan (notifications, keyword detection, repeat on Nth refresh, etc.). Free plans cap these on import.
    • An imported entry already existed — the existing entry was updated in place, not duplicated.

    After the import succeeds, each new entry behaves like any other saved URL: click the pencil icon to edit, the trash icon to remove, and the play icon to start or pause its timer.