Creating companies

Use a company import when you want to create new BigCommerce B2B Edition companies in bulk.

You can download a minimal company creation example and use it as a starting point.

Required fields

To create a company, leave the Company ID column blank and provide these fields on the Basic sheet:

Field	Example value	Notes
Company Name	Hypa Appers	The company name shown in BigCommerce B2B Edition.
Company Email	[email protected]	The main company email address.
Company Phone	12346782342	The main company phone number.
Country	GB	The company country.
Admin Email	[email protected]	The email address for the first company administrator.
Admin First Name	Hypa	The first name for the first company administrator.
Admin Last Name	Appers	The last name for the first company administrator.
Admin Phone Number	12346782342	The phone number for the first company administrator.

Optional fields

You can include other company columns in the same row, such as Status, Customer Group ID, address fields, Channel IDs, or Origin Channel ID.

If you do not need company extra fields for the first import, the Extra Fields sheet can be left blank.

tip

Creation-only admin fields can be empty on exports because BigCommerce does not return them in the company response. They are still required when creating a company.

Import the file

1. Choose Companies in Shift.
2. Start a new import.
3. Upload your company spreadsheet.
4. Map the columns to the matching company fields.
5. Validate the import.
6. Start the import once validation passes.

For all supported company columns, see the Companies template.