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Entity Upload Templates and Required Fields

Who does this article apply to?

  • Enterprise, Partner, and Small Business accounts.
  • Accounts in all regions.

This article outlines the required fields for each entity type in order to upload entities to Yext using Entity Upload.

Example upload templates for each type of entity upload are attached at the bottom of this article.

To learn how to use Entity Upload, see Upload Entities to Yext. 
 

Accepted File Formats

  • XLS / XLSX
  • CSV
     

Required Fields

  • Entity ID and Country are required fields for all entity types.
  • The Country field should be formatted as the two-letter ISO country code (also called the ISO alpha-2 code), which is an international reference standard. For a full list of ISO country codes, see the ISO browsing resource.

Note: Any URLs present in your upload sheet must be valid (i.e., if you were to copy and paste them from your sheet into a web browser, they would function). If your URLs contain any encoded special characters that prevent the URL from resolving properly when entered into a web browser, they should be decoded before uploading to the Knowledge Graph (with the exception of spaces encoded as %20).  

Entity Type Required Fields
Location
  • Entity Type
  • Entity ID
  • Business Name
  • Address (Street, City, State, Zip, Country)
  • Country/Region
  • Phone Number
  • Preferred Category
  • Website URL (specific location page is recommended)
  • Featured Message
  • Hours
Restaurant
  • Entity Type
  • Entity ID
  • Business Name
  • Address (Street, City, State, Zip)
  • Country/Region
  • Phone Number
  • Preferred Category
  • Website URL (specific location page is recommended)
  • Featured Message
ATM
  • Entity Type
  • Entity ID
  • Business Name
  • Address (Street, City, State, Zip)
  • Country/Region
  • Phone Number
  • Category - Must be ATM
  • Website URL (specific location page is recommended)
  • Featured Message
Financial Professional
  • Entity Type
  • Entity ID
  • Name
  • Address (Street, City, State, Zip)
  • Country/Region

Healthcare Professional

There is a specific upload format for Healthcare Facilities and Practitioners. Visit Get Started: Yext for Healthcare to learn more about best practices for Healthcare entities.
  • Entity Type
  • NPI Number*
  • Physician First Name
  • Physician Last Name
  • Specialty
  • Listing Name
  • Address (Street, City, State, Zip)
  • Country/Region
  • Phone Number
  • Featured Message
  • Entity ID
  • Degrees

Note: You can use the NEPPES NPI Registry to find a provider’s NPI number.

Healthcare Facility

There is a specific upload format for Healthcare Facilities and Practitioners. Visit Get Started: Yext for Healthcare to learn more about best practices for Healthcare entities.
  • Entity Type
  • Business Name (Clinic Name)
  • Primary Category
  • Address (Street, City, State, Zip)
  • Country/Region
  • Phone Number
  • Featured Message
  • Entity ID
Event
  • Entity Type
  • Entity ID
  • Event Name
  • Event Category
  • Event Location or Time Zone
  • Start Date & Time
  • End Date & Time
Hotel
  • Entity Type
  • Entity ID
  • Name
  • Address (Street, City, State, Zip)
  • Country/Region
FAQ
  • Entity Type
  • Entity ID
  • Name (Question)
  • Answer
Job
  • Entity Type
  • Entity ID
  • Name (Job Title)
  • Job Location
  • Hiring Organization
  • Description

 

 

Templates