# File format error message on bulk user invite

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-format-error-message-on-bulk-user-invite/54187
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 13, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-format-error-message-on-bulk-user-invite/54187 "2016-12-13T18:33:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![rumspringa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@rumspringa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rumspringa)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-format-error-message-on-bulk-user-invite/54187/1 "2016-12-13T18:33:14Z")

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Whenever I try uploading a CSV file, I’m met with this error:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/6/96fb1f552c2a80b3d8f260ec1b3b65c55bb55189.png)

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-format-error-message-on-bulk-user-invite/54187/2 "2016-12-13T18:49:36Z")

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You can allow CSV by changing the site setting `authorized extensions` or updating to latest where I believe CSV is now enabled by default.

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### Author: ![rumspringa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@rumspringa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rumspringa)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-format-error-message-on-bulk-user-invite/54187/3 "2016-12-13T20:27:24Z")

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Thanks! First time this happened, but I’m all set now.

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2016, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-format-error-message-on-bulk-user-invite/54187/4 "2016-12-14T09:44:55Z")

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