# CSV Upload Front End Field Mapping **URL:** \ **Category:** Idea\ **Created:** [July 13, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/csv-upload-front-end-field-mapping/272339 "2023-07-13T17:29:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rosejrr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@rosejrr](https://forum.bubble.io/u/rosejrr)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/csv-upload-front-end-field-mapping/272339/1 "2023-07-13T17:29:02Z")
I’d like to be able to have a user upload a CSV file directly to database. I know such an option exists with CSV Uploadeder but I would like to have the user be able to map fields similar to how I can from the backend when I do an upload. Through the searching I’ve done, it doesn’t seem I can access the field names/types from the front end to allow this mapping. I was thinking I could create a temp dataset that has the user upload to and then allow user to map field from temp dataset to real dataset and with an API copy those items over. ---
**Author:** ![yurii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/cdc98d/32.png) [@yurii](https://forum.bubble.io/u/yurii)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/csv-upload-front-end-field-mapping/272339/3 "2023-12-05T14:40:05Z")
Sorry for bumping an old thread, didn’t want to create a new one with a simple question (hopefully). I currently use 1T - CSV Uploader plugin. I know it clearly states that the values I put in “Field Names” should match the ones I have in the database. ![Screenshot 2023-12-05 161711](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/1/e/1e85c3971e1ffec43fce74fdac56b44070240999.png) Now, let’s say a user uploads a csv file with column headers that don’t exactly match the ones I have in the db and correspondingly in Field Names (i.e. a user has ‘Surname’ column header instead of a ‘Last Name’). The question is: is there any way (using this plugin or any other) it can still automatically map the ‘Surname’ column to the ‘Last Name’ field in the database? Thanks a lot! ---
**Author:** ![Buddha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Buddha](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Buddha)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/csv-upload-front-end-field-mapping/272339/4 "2023-12-24T06:46:49Z")
@yurii They get the option to map the fields themselves. That’s what the dropdown that appears (after CSV upload) beside each field is for. ---
**Author:** ![j2pp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e36b37/32.png) [@j2pp](https://forum.bubble.io/u/j2pp)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/csv-upload-front-end-field-mapping/272339/5 "2024-06-09T09:40:28Z")
Hello, hope you don’t mind me asking this question since its somewhat related but is it possible to hide all the dropdowns and just have the UPLOAD button visible? I have no problem with the file being uploaded in terms of their formatting and labels. I just want to be able to skip directly to UPLOAD button. Is this possible? TIA