Columns conflicting with PocketBase's autogenerated system fields (id, created, updated; case-insensitive check, target column name's case is not affected) are prefixed with _.

Types

pocketbase-import detects types using regular expressions. Currently supported PocketBase types are:

Bool
Number
Plain text
Email
DateTime
JSON

Configuration

Install the latest Deno runtime to run the scripts.

In the root directory create .env file with the following environment variables:

ADMIN_EMAIL (required) - superadmin email
ADMIN_PASSWORD (required) - superadmin password
POCKETBASE_URL (optional) - PocketBase app URL, defaults to local instance

Place your import files inside of input directory.

Options

You can change the default import options to your needs:

Name	Files	Required	Description	Example use
input	CSV/JSON	Yes	The name of the input file (with extension)	--input=example.csv
id	CSV/JSON	No	Indicates that `_id` column should be typed as plain text, the type is detected by default	--id
lf	CSV	No	LF (`\n`) EOL character will be used instead of default CLRF (`\r\n`)	--lf
delimiter	CSV	No	Column value separator, defaults to `,`	--delimiter=";"
quote	CSV	No	Value quote character, defaults to `'`	--quote='~"

CSV

Examples

Basic import (root directory):

deno run csv.ts --input=example.csv

Import without permission prompts and with _id column as text:

deno run --allow-read --allow-env --allow-net csv.ts --input=example.csv --id

Import with custom parser options (you need to adjust example.csv):

deno run csv.ts --input=example.csv --delimiter=";" --quote="~" --lf