Uploading a large number of images for multiple products is a must for your Magento store. In this tutorial, we’re gonna show you how to import multiple images to your Magento 2 via CSV file.
Step 1: Upload the image files to pub/media/import folder (the default folder for importing product images)
[magento installation folder]/pub/media/import
Step 2: In the CSV data, enter the name of each image file to be imported on the correct row, by SKU, and on the correct column according to image type (base_image, small_image, thumbnail_image, or additional_images)
The CSV file must include only the sku column and the related image columns.
Step 3: Import data into your Magento backend
In your Magento 2 backend, go to System > Data Transfer > Import
Select the Entity Type from the drop down list
Click Download Sample File
The downloaded sample file includes column headings with placeholder data
Check your sample file’s structure, make sure that the column headings are correct, and verify the file size which must be less than 2M. Note: The image files have been uploaded to the right location if the import data includes paths to product images. The default location on Magento server is pub/media/import
Select an Import Behaviour from the drop down list
Choose Stop on Error or Skip error entries to determine what happens when there is an error while importing data.
Enter number of errors which can occur before import to the Allowed Errors Count field. (The default value is 10)
The Field separator and Multiple value separator field show the default value of the comma. In a CSV file, comma is the default separator. Make sure that the CSV data matches the character that you specify in case of using a different character
Identify the Import files by doing the following steps:
Click Choose File to select the CSV file to import
Enter the relative path to the location on Magento server where imported images are stored in Images File Directory field.
Note: If you import the images for the first time, you should upload a small quantity to test. After understanding the method to upload images, you can import a large number.
