Quick order via CSV
Overview
Quick Order via CSV lets your B2B customers bulk-add products to their cart by uploading a .csv or .xlsx file from the Quick Order page. Instead of searching for each product one by one, customers prepare a file with the SKUs and quantities they want, upload it, and add everything to the cart in one click.
This is especially useful for customers placing large or recurring orders.
This feature is available on the $199/month plan. See Pricing plans for details.
To learn how the Quick Order page itself works, see Quick Order page.
1. Open the CSV upload modal
From the Quick Order page on your store, customers click the Upload CSV button to open the upload modal.
2. Prepare your file
The upload accepts .csv and .xlsx files. Each row in the file represents one product variant to add to the cart, and must include:
SKU — the SKU of the product variant
Quantity — how many units of that SKU to add to the cart
Example:
ABC-01
10
ABC-02
5
XYZ-99
25
Tip: Save customers time by sharing a template file with the correct column headers. You can attach this to your B2B onboarding emails or link to it from your B2B portal.
3. Upload the file
In the upload modal, customers have two ways to add a file:
Click Upload — opens a file picker so they can select a
.csvor.xlsxfile from their computer.Drag and drop — drag a file directly into the modal.
Once a file is selected, the modal shows the file name and size, and the Upload button becomes active.
At this point, customers can:
Click Upload to submit the file for validation.
Click Upload (again) or drag in a different file to replace the current selection.
Click × to discard the file and return to the empty state.
4. Review and add to cart
After the customer clicks Upload, B2Bridge validates the file. The result depends on whether all rows pass validation.
a. Success
If every row in the file is valid, the customer sees an Order summary card with:
The total number of line items in the file
The total quantity across all items
A list of products in the order they appeared in the file (the first several items are shown by default)
A View more button that expands the list to show every product, with internal scrolling so the card doesn't grow off-screen
The customer then clicks Add to cart to add every item from the file to their current cart. The modal closes and a toast confirmation appears with a View cart button that takes them to the cart page.
Items are added to the customer's existing cart — they won't replace what's already there. This is intentional so customers can combine CSV uploads with items they've added manually.
b. Validation errors
If one or more rows have issues, the modal stays open and shows an error list instead of the order summary. Each error row includes:
Line — the row number in the uploaded file where the error occurred
SKU — the SKU value from that row
Quantity — the quantity value from that row
Error — a description of what went wrong
If the file has many errors, the error list scrolls inside the modal so the modal itself never grows past one screen.
From the error state, customers can:
Upload a corrected file (or drag in a new one) to replace the current file
Click × to discard the file and the error list, returning to the empty state
The Upload button is disabled until a new file is selected.
5. Error reference
The table below lists every error a customer might see, what it means, and how to fix it.
{{filename.extension}} file type is not supported
The uploaded file is not a .csv or .xlsx file.
Save the file as .csv or .xlsx and upload again.
SKU {{sku}} was not found
The SKU in this row doesn't exist in the store.
Double-check the SKU spelling. Confirm with the merchant that the product is still available.
SKU {{sku}} is not available
The SKU exists in the store but isn't part of the customer's assigned price list, so they aren't allowed to order it.
Remove the row, or contact the merchant to request access to that product.
Minimum order quantity is {{min}}
The quantity is below the minimum order quantity (MOQ) configured for this variant in the price list.
Increase the quantity to at least {{min}}.
Maximum order quantity is {{max}}
The quantity exceeds the maximum order quantity allowed for this variant.
Lower the quantity to {{max}} or below.
Quantity must be ordered in multiples of {{increment}}
This variant must be purchased in fixed increments (e.g. multiples of 5).
Adjust the quantity to a valid multiple of {{increment}}.
Only {{stock}} units are available
The requested quantity exceeds the current inventory for this variant.
Lower the quantity to {{stock}} or fewer, or wait until the merchant restocks.
Quantity is invalid
The quantity value is empty, zero, negative, a decimal, or not a number.
Enter a positive whole number for the quantity.
How validation runs: B2Bridge first checks the file type. If the file is valid, it scans every row at once and lists all errors together so customers can fix the entire file in one pass instead of one row at a time.
Need Help?
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