> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.brew.new/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Video: Import Contacts and Create Targeted Audiences

> Five-minute video on importing a CSV and building reusable audiences, the companion to the Add Contacts and Create Audiences guides.

Import a CSV, check the column mappings, and confirm subscription status.

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Optional validation weeds out fake and catch-all addresses before they cost you sends. Then filter, or use AI search, to build audiences you can save and reuse.

Related guides: [Add Contacts](/audience/add-contacts) and [Create Audiences](/audience/create-audiences).

## Chapters

Chapter links open the video in a new tab, at that exact moment.

* [0:07 The audience tab](https://www.loom.com/share/f17eac7e166b4431ae0074526faebccf?t=4). CSV, manual entry, or sync over API and MCP.
* [0:22 Upload the CSV](https://www.loom.com/share/f17eac7e166b4431ae0074526faebccf?t=19). Custom columns come in as custom values.
* [0:48 Check mappings and confirm subscription](https://www.loom.com/share/f17eac7e166b4431ae0074526faebccf?t=45). Country, language, plan, and city all become filterable.
* [1:25 Optional contact validation](https://www.loom.com/share/f17eac7e166b4431ae0074526faebccf?t=82). Weeds out fake and catch-all addresses before you send.
* [1:46 Manual entry and CRM sync](https://www.loom.com/share/f17eac7e166b4431ae0074526faebccf?t=103). Bring contacts in from existing systems.
* [2:23 Import complete](https://www.loom.com/share/f17eac7e166b4431ae0074526faebccf?t=140). 20,000 contacts, with editable fields in the table.
* [2:57 Filter contacts into an audience](https://www.loom.com/share/f17eac7e166b4431ae0074526faebccf?t=174). For example country equals France.
* [3:41 AI search for segments](https://www.loom.com/share/f17eac7e166b4431ae0074526faebccf?t=218). Pro plan users in Paris, saved as its own audience.

Next video: [Set Up Powerful Email Automations](/brew-university/email-automations).