Import subitems from CSV, bulk update hundreds of items, run GraphQL queries, and inspect board schemas — all in a sleek inline panel inside monday.com.
monday.com's native import doesn't support subitems. Monday.com Inspector does.
One extension. Six capabilities that unlock your boards' full potential.
Import parent items and subitems together from a single CSV or Excel file. Monday.com's native import can't do this — Inspector can.
Select dozens or hundreds of items, pick any column, enter a value, and update them all at once. Works on parent items and subitems.
Write and run GraphQL queries directly against your board. Built-in complexity budget tracker and beginner-friendly guide included.
Explore every board column — type, ID, settings — for both parent items and subitems. One-click copy of column IDs for your integrations.
Auto-matches your file headers to board columns. Smart inputs for every column type: people picker, timeline date range, status dropdown, and more.
Export any board to CSV or JSON with a single click. Includes items, subitems, all column values, and group structure.
Monday.com's native import only supports top-level items. Here's the workaround thousands of teams use.
Monday.com's built-in CSV import creates items, but it does not create subitems. If your data has a parent-child hierarchy — projects with tasks, orders with line items, clients with contacts — you're stuck doing it manually row by row.
Teams with hundreds or thousands of subitems spend days doing what should take minutes.
Monday.com Inspector is a free Chrome extension that injects an inline panel into every monday.com board page. Its Import tab handles what monday.com can't: creating subitems under the right parent items in bulk, from a CSV or Excel file.
It also auto-detects monday.com's own board export format (XLSX), so you can migrate boards between workspaces with full hierarchy preserved.
Your file needs at least two columns: one for the parent item name (or ID), and one for the subitem name. Add any other subitem columns you want to import — status, assignee, date, etc.
Install Monday.com Inspector from the Chrome Web Store. Navigate to your monday.com board, click the extension icon in your browser toolbar, and hit Open Inspector Panel. The panel slides in on the right side of your board.
Go to the Import tab. Drag and drop your CSV file. The tool auto-matches columns with the same name. For anything that doesn't auto-match, use the dropdown to pick the right board column. Set which column identifies the parent item.
Hit Start Import. A live progress panel shows you each row being created — with a percentage bar, ETA, rows/sec rate, and per-row status indicators. Errors are listed with the exact reason so you can fix and re-run.
YYYY-MM-DD format for start and end dates.Monday.com makes you update items one at a time. Inspector lets you select any number of items, pick a column, and push a value to all of them simultaneously.
Write real GraphQL queries against your board's live data. Filter, search, and extract anything — no UI limitations.
Whether you're migrating, automating, or managing at scale — Inspector handles it.
Moving from Asana, Jira, Trello, or a spreadsheet? Export as CSV, map to monday.com columns, import items and subitems in minutes — not days.
Export a board as XLSX, edit it in Excel, and re-import it into any board. Groups, parents, and subitems all preserved automatically.
Have a project template in a spreadsheet? Create all your parent items and subitems in one import — with statuses, assignees, and dates pre-set.
Need to update a status across 200 items, or reassign all tasks in a project? Bulk Update handles it in seconds instead of hours.
Everything you need to know before installing.
No — monday.com's built-in CSV import only creates top-level items, not subitems. Monday.com Inspector was built specifically to solve this limitation. It handles both parent items and subitems from a single file.
Install Monday.com Inspector, navigate to your board, open the extension panel (click the extension icon → Open Inspector Panel), go to the Import tab, upload your CSV, map your columns, and click Start Import. The tool creates subitems under the correct parent items automatically.
In the Items tab, select the items you want to update (use the checkboxes). Then go to the Actions tab, choose Bulk Update, pick a column and value, and click Update. All selected items are updated at once — parent items or subitems.
Yes. The extension auto-detects monday.com's native export format and preserves the full hierarchy: groups, parent items, subitems, and all column values. You can export from one board and re-import into another with one click.
All writable column types: text, numbers, status, people, date, timeline, dropdown, checkbox, link, phone, email, and rating. Read-only columns (formulas, mirrors, auto-number) are automatically excluded from the mapping interface.
Completely free. No row limits, no account, no subscription. Open source. Your monday.com API token stays in your browser — no data goes through any third-party server.
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