Update existing ClickUp tasks from a spreadsheet
Export a list to CSV, change it in Excel or Google Sheets, and upload it here. Each row updates the task with the same Task ID. Nothing is created or deleted, and you see every change before anything is sent.
ClickUp's own import only adds new tasks. This updates the ones you already have.
Update tasks
1 Your ClickUp API token
In ClickUp: click your avatar, then Settings, then Apps, then Generate or Copy under API Token. Your token goes from this page straight to ClickUp's API. It is never sent to our server, never stored and never logged, and it is gone when you close this tab.
2 The CSV you exported and edited
In ClickUp, open the List or Table view, click Customize, then Export, pick All columns and CSV. Keep the Task ID column. Columns you did not change are left alone.
What it changes in ClickUp
Only the fields whose value in your file differs from ClickUp right now. Every other field, and every task that is not in the file, stays as it is.
- Task Name, Status (must be a status of that task's list), Due Date, Start Date, Priority (urgent, high, normal, low)
- Assignees: names as ClickUp exports them, or e-mail addresses; each person must be a member of the list
- Custom Fields by column name: text, long text, e-mail, URL, phone, number, money, dropdown (by option name), date and checkbox
- Not updated yet: labels, people fields, ratings, relationships, files, formulas, tags, comments, checklists and time tracking. These columns are shown as skipped.
A row with a problem, like a status that does not exist in that list or a person who is not a member, is shown in red and skipped as a whole. Nothing from that row is sent.
How to undo
When you apply, the page keeps the previous value of every field it changed. Download it as an undo CSV, or press Undo this run: it puts the old values back the same way, after showing you the changes first. If a run stops halfway, upload the same file again: tasks that are already updated show as unchanged, so only the rest is sent.
Pricing
Free
$0
Update your first 25 tasks. Checking changes is always free, for any number of rows.
30-day pass
$19 one payment
Unlimited task updates for 30 days. No subscription, no renewal.
Your licence key (keep it):
Prices in US dollars. Local VAT or sales tax is added at checkout by Paddle where it applies. Refund within 14 days, see the terms.
Questions
Is my token safe?
The page sends it only to api.clickup.com, in the request header ClickUp asks for. Our server never sees it, and we do not store or log it. You can revoke it any time in ClickUp under Settings, Apps, by regenerating the token.
Does my file go to your server?
No. It is read inside this page. Our server only gets an anonymous count of visits, checks and applies, and your licence key when you activate one.
How fast is it?
ClickUp allows 100 API requests a minute per token on the Free, Unlimited and Business plans. The page stays under that: checking reads each task once, and applying sends one request per task plus one per Custom Field changed. About 80 tasks a minute; large files take a few minutes. Keep the tab open.
Which export works?
Any CSV with a Task ID column: a List or Table view export (Customize, Export, All columns, CSV, any date format) or the Workspace task data export. Dates can be in ClickUp's Normal, ISO or POSIX format, or as Excel re-saves them. If your Workspace uses Custom Task IDs, keep the plain Task ID column as well.
Subtasks?
Yes, if they are rows in the file with their own Task ID. In List view, set Subtasks to "As separate tasks" before exporting.