# Validate bulk invite CSV file and show error on invalid file format

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/validate-bulk-invite-csv-file-and-show-error-on-invalid-file-format/122771>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [July 10, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/validate-bulk-invite-csv-file-and-show-error-on-invalid-file-format/122771 "2019-07-10T12:41:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 9:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/validate-bulk-invite-csv-file-and-show-error-on-invalid-file-format/122771/5 "2019-07-11T09:37:39Z")

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I had a look at the file. The bulk invite process was failing because the data was not comma (`,`) separated, it was using semi-colon (`;`) instead. Please make sure to use the format described in [first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-bulk-user-invites/16468/%60).

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