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How to check a WildApricot contacts export in YakMembers

Moving from WildApricot? Before anything is imported, run your contacts export through a dry run. YakMembers stores a checksummed copy of the file and reports how many rows are ready and which need attention, without changing a single record.

Before you start

  • An administrator role in YakMembers, with two-factor authentication turned on
  • A contacts CSV exported from WildApricot
  • A migration project (create one under Start a migration project)

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Transcript

Check a WildApricot export for problems before you import a single contact.

Find your project in the list and copy its ID. It's the code after wild apricot.

Under Run a contacts dry run, paste the project ID, then choose the contacts file you exported from WildApricot.

Select Store snapshot and run dry run. The message reports how many rows are valid and how many need review, such as two contacts sharing one email address, or a contact with no name.

Steps

  1. Find the project ID ▶ 0:06

    In Migration Center, find your project and copy the ID shown after wild_apricot.

    Migration project row showing its WildApricot source and ID

  2. Add the ID and file ▶ 0:12

    Under Run a contacts dry run, paste the ID into Migration project ID, then choose the file for Contacts CSV.

    Dry run form with the project ID and contacts CSV filled in

  3. Run the dry run ▶ 0:21

    Select Store snapshot and run dry run. Dry run complete reports valid rows and rows that need review.

    Dry run complete message with valid and need-review counts
ResultA Dry run complete message reports how many rows are valid and how many need review. No people are created until you commit a run.

Next steps

Updated 2026-11-02