---
title: "Upload multiple courses"
slug: "upload-multiple-courses"
tags: ["Content Creator", "How-to", "Totara Learn"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:39Z
canonical: "totara.help/upload-multiple-courses"
---

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# Upload multiple courses

Although it is possible to [manually create courses](/19/docs/create-a-course) in the system, you may wish to create courses via a file upload, especially if you want to create multiple courses at once. It is possible for Site Administrators to do this, as well as anyone with the **tool/uploadcourse:uploadcourses** capability which by default is the **Manager** and **Course Creator** roles (when assigned at the system level).

Before uploading your courses, you will need to [create a CSV file](/19/docs/creating-course-upload-files) for this purpose.

To upload one or more courses:

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > Courses and categories > Upload courses.*
2. Either drag and drop the CSV file, or click the **Choose a file** button to select the file in the [file picker](/19/docs/upload-a-file-with-the-file-picker).
3. Select appropriate [import settings](/19/docs/course-upload-settings) carefully, then click the **Preview** button.
4. Check there are no errors in the preview.
5. Scroll down and configure the [course process settings](/19/docs/course-upload-settings) and [default course values](/19/docs/course-upload-settings).
6. When you are happy, click the **Upload courses** button.
7. Click **Continue** on the confirmation screen to conclude the upload.

When using the web interface, use the **Preview** option to see if any errors were detected in the previewed rows. If you proceed with the upload and there was something wrong detected with a course, it will be ignored.

Alternatively you can use the command-line tool **admin/tool/uploadcourse/cli/uploadcourse.php**.

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