I want to upload a large sharepoint excel sheet into a list

Rasooli, Qais Ur Rehman 0 Reputation points
2026-08-19T15:24:03.2766667+00:00

I'm trying to upload a large excel file from SharePoint into a SharePoint list and I'm running into problems and errors and it's taking a lot of time what is the most easiest and the most efficient way of uploading A large file let's say 20,000 rows of data into a SharePoint list

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  1. Jayden-P 2,600 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-08-19T15:35:13.5133333+00:00

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    Hi @Rasooli, Qais Ur Rehman

    Have you already tried using Microsoft's Export Table to SharePoint List feature described in the following article?

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Excel/export-an-excel-table-to-sharepoint

    This method allows you to export an Excel table directly into a SharePoint list and can be useful when creating a new list from spreadsheet data. Microsoft notes that the Excel data is mapped to SharePoint list columns during the export process.

    If the export method continues to fail, you may also consider the following alternatives:

    Please let me know which direction you want to take. I will help step by step with it.

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