Mailchimp contactswithout the spreadsheet.
Collect contact information with a simple form and download a clean CSV ready for your Mailchimp import workflow.
Mailchimp Contacts
Try the template with up to 3 contacts
What You'll Collect
Email Address
EmailEmail address for contact, communication, and account recovery.
First Name
StringThe person's name for identification and communication. Up to 255 characters.
Last Name
StringThe person's name for identification and communication. Up to 255 characters.
Subscription Status
EnumChoose one of: subscribed, unsubscribed, cleaned, non-subscribed.
Phone Number
PhoneAny common layout, like (555) 123-4567, +44 20 7946 0958 or with ext. 89. Letters and numbers with fewer than 7 or more than 15 digits are flagged.
Company
StringOrganization or business name for company records. Up to 255 characters.
Job Title
StringFree text, exported as the “JOBTITLE” column. Up to 255 characters.
Website
URLA web address, checked before download. https:// is optional.
Address
StringPhysical address for shipping, billing, or location tracking.
Birthday
DateDate value for record keeping and reference.
Tags
StringFree text, exported as the “TAGS” column.
Need more than three contacts?
Collect up to a thousand contacts instead.
The free template is limited to three rows so you can try the workflow. Create your own Import Builder form when you need to collect larger datasets.
Create your own formUp to 1,000 rows
Collect larger contact lists without passing spreadsheets around.
Mailchimp-ready fields
Collect email addresses, names, phone numbers and other useful contact information.
Validation
Help people provide complete and consistent contact data before downloading the CSV.
Reusable forms
Use the same contact collection form whenever you need another CSV.
How it works
From contact details to Mailchimp in three steps.
01
Collect
Give someone a simple form to enter the contact information you need.
02
Complete
Keep the information structured and make it easier to avoid missing data.
03
Download
Download the completed CSV and import the contacts into your Mailchimp audience.
Why use a form?
Getting the contact data is often harder than importing it.
Sending someone a spreadsheet template sounds simple until columns get renamed, email addresses are entered incorrectly, or everyone formats their data differently.
A structured form gives people a clearer way to provide the information you need before importing it into Mailchimp.
Missing contact information
Required information is easier to communicate before the data reaches your audience.
Inconsistent data
Give people structured fields instead of asking them to work inside a spreadsheet.
Spreadsheet back-and-forth
Collect contact information directly through a simple form.
Mailchimp CSV template
A simple way to collect Mailchimp contact information
Use this Mailchimp contacts CSV template to collect information such as email address, first name, last name, phone number, company, job title, website, address, birthday and tags.
Instead of sending someone a spreadsheet and asking them to fill it in, give them a simple form and download the resulting CSV when they're finished.
Mailchimp requires an email address when importing email contacts. Additional fields such as first name, last name, phone number, website, birthday and other audience information can be included in the import file. View Mailchimp's official CSV formatting guidelines.
Mailchimp allows you to upload a CSV file and then match the columns in your file to fields in your audience. This means you can collect the data first and handle the final audience mapping during the Mailchimp import process. Learn more about importing contacts into Mailchimp.
If you're collecting subscribers for email marketing, make sure you have the appropriate permission to send marketing emails to the contacts you import. Mailchimp specifically notes that imported subscribed contacts need appropriate permission. See Mailchimp's import guidance.
If you need different fields or more than three rows, you can create your own Import Builder form and configure it for your contact collection workflow.
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