Import guide

Bring your whole shelf with you.

Already cataloged somewhere else? Move movies, records, books, and games into Stowcase without entering every title again.

Blu-ray.com

Import the original movie CSV with UPC, casing, slipcover, and purchase details intact.

Discogs

Preserve the exact music releases and pressings in your Discogs collection export.

Goodreads

Match owned physical books by ISBN, then confirm any editions Goodreads did not mark as owned.

Excel or CSV

Bring your own spreadsheet. Clear column labels map themselves, and Stowcase asks about the rest.

How it works

01
Download the original CSV from Blu-ray.com, Discogs, or Goodreads, or prepare a spreadsheet with one item per row.
02
In Stowcase, open Profile → Account → Import / Export → Import a file. CSV, TSV, XLSX, XLS, and JSON are supported, up to 20,000 rows and 25 MB per spreadsheet.
03
Choose the collection represented by the file and map any column Stowcase does not recognize. Your answers are remembered for next time. Discogs exports skip this step.
04
Check each proposed title, fix a bad match by searching the catalog, drop anything unwanted, send each row to your collection, wishlist, or watched list, then confirm.

Source-specific steps

Export the file Stowcase already understands.

Keep the service’s original column names. Stowcase already knows most of them and asks you about the few it does not.

Film

Blu-ray.com

Blu-ray.com’s own CSV export. Stowcase reads most of its columns on sight and asks you about the rest.

01Sign in to Blu-ray.com in a web browser and open your movie Collection.
02Choose Export, then export as CSV. Download the file without renaming or deleting its columns.
03If your 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD collections are shown separately, export each format and import the files one at a time.
04In Stowcase, open Profile → Account → Import / Export, choose Import a file, and select the CSV.
05On the Map your columns step, leave the file type on Film and map anything you want kept, then review the matched movies and confirm.

Read without any setup: Title, UPC, EAN, Casing, Slipcover, Date added, Price, Retailer, and Comment. The export has no single format column, so copies arrive as DVD unless you add a format column yourself with 4K UHD, Blu-ray, or DVD. Map Blu-ray discs or DVD discs to Disc count if you want the disc counts.

Music

Discogs

The Discogs collection export preserves the exact releases and pressings you cataloged.

01On Discogs, open your Collection from the menu next to your profile picture.
02Open the collection settings and choose Export My Collection, then download the CSV once Discogs says it is ready.
03Upload that CSV, unchanged, from Stowcase’s Profile → Account → Import / Export screen.
04Stowcase recognizes the export by its release_id, CollectionFolder, and Collection Media Condition columns, so there is no column mapping or review step to work through.
05If Stowcase holds Discogs-linked copies that are missing from the export, it asks which of them to remove before the import starts.
06Leave the import running in the background. You can close the status window and return to Last import status later.

Matching is on release_id, so keep that column intact. Artist, Title, Label, Catalog#, Released, Format, media and sleeve condition, CollectionFolder as the shelf, and Date Added as the purchase date all come across. A release listed as 2xLP, CD imports one copy per format. Large collections take longer because Discogs limits lookup speed, and only one Discogs import can run at a time.

Books

Goodreads

Goodreads exports your whole library, and Stowcase narrows it down to the physical books you own.

01On Goodreads, open My Books, then choose Import and export from the Tools area.
02Select Export Library and download the generated CSV.
03Upload the unchanged file from Stowcase’s Profile → Account → Import / Export screen.
04Kindle, ebook, and audiobook bindings are dropped. Any row Goodreads reports as zero owned copies comes back on an approval screen, so approve only the books you actually own.
05On the Map your columns step, set the file type to Books. It opens on Film, and that is the one setting worth slowing down for.
06Review the book matches, then confirm the import.

Stowcase links a book to a record it already holds by ISBN13. A row without one is catalogued from its own title and year instead, and you can point it at an existing book during review. Binding becomes the format, and Publisher, Year Published, Date Added, and Private Notes come across.

Excel, CSV, or TSV

Start with clean column labels.

Put the field names in the first row and one item on every row after it. Exact labels map themselves, and Stowcase asks you what any unfamiliar heading means. What you tell it is remembered for your next import.

Keep identifiers as text

Format UPC, ISBN, and ID columns as Text in Excel so leading zeros are not removed.

Say which collection the file holds

The mapping step asks once and offers every collection Stowcase has, including electronics, jewelry, Film & TV, and music. For a mixed file, add a vertical column naming the collection on every row. See the template guide for the full column list.

Use predictable values

Write dates as YYYY-MM-DD and yes or no answers as yes or no. Prices can keep their currency symbol, since Stowcase reads the number out of the cell.

One row per item

A spreadsheet import adds a single copy per item, and a second row naming the same item is reported as already owned. Add your other copies in the app once the import lands. Discogs exports are the exception: a release listed twice imports twice.

Film

vertical: film_tv

Links to a film Stowcase already holds by imdb_id. A row without one is catalogued from its own title and year, and you can point it at an existing film during review.

Column label	Use	Example
`title`	Required without an IMDb ID	Alien
`year`	Strongly recommended	1979
`format`	Recommended	Blu-ray
`imdb_id`	Best exact identifier	tt0078748
`upc`	Helpful copy identifier	024543627678
`edition`	Optional copy detail	40th Anniversary
`condition`	Optional copy detail	Very Good
`case_type`	Optional movie detail	Keep Case
`steelbook`	Optional yes/no field	no
`slipcover`	Optional yes/no field	yes
`region`	Optional movie detail	A
`disc_count`	Optional movie detail	2

Music

vertical: music

Links to a release Stowcase already holds by discogs_release_id. A row without one is catalogued from its own title and year, and you can point it at an existing release during review.

Column label	Use	Example
`artist`	Shown while you review matches	Miles Davis
`title`	Required	Kind of Blue
`format`	Recommended	Vinyl
`discogs_release_id`	Best exact identifier	2825456
`year`	Helpful for review	1959
`label`	Helpful release detail	Columbia
`catalog_number`	Helpful release detail	CS 8163
`condition`	Optional copy detail	Very Good Plus
`vinyl_size`	Optional vinyl detail	LP
`vinyl_speed`	Optional vinyl detail	33 RPM
`disc_count`	Optional release detail	1

Books

vertical: book

Links to a book Stowcase already holds by isbn_13 or isbn_10. A row without one is catalogued from its own title and year, and you can point it at an existing book during review.

Column label	Use	Example
`title`	Required without an ISBN	The Left Hand of Darkness
`author`	Shown while you review matches	Ursula K. Le Guin
`format`	Recommended	Paperback
`isbn_13`	Best exact identifier	9780441478125
`isbn_10`	Alternate exact identifier	0441478123
`year`	Helpful for review	1969
`publisher`	Helpful edition detail	Ace
`edition`	Optional copy detail	25th Anniversary
`condition`	Optional copy detail	Good

Games

vertical: video_game

Links to a game Stowcase already holds by igdb_id. A row without one is catalogued from its own title and year, and you can point it at an existing game during review.

Column label	Use	Example
`title`	Required	The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
`game_platform`	Strongly recommended	Nintendo Switch
`igdb_id`	Best exact identifier	119171
`year`	Helpful for matching	2019
`format`	Recommended media type	Cartridge
`upc`	Helpful copy identifier	045496596545
`game_edition`	Optional game detail	Standard
`region`	Optional game detail	NTSC-U
`game_completeness`	Optional game detail	Complete in Box
`condition`	Optional copy detail	Very Good
`developer`	Optional catalog detail	Grezzo
`publisher`	Optional catalog detail	Nintendo

Shared copy details

These optional columns work across collection types and help Stowcase describe the exact copy on your shelf.

Column label	Use	Example
`vertical`	Which collection the row belongs to, when a file mixes them	film_tv
`purchase_date`	Date purchased	2026-07-29
`price_purchase`	Purchase price, numbers only	24.99
`purchase_location`	Store or seller	Local record shop
`personal_id`	Your inventory number	MOV-00421
`physical_location`	Room or broad location	Media room
`shelf`	Shelf name or number	Shelf 3
`row`	Row within a shelf	B
`box`	Storage box	Box 2
`sealed`	Use yes or no	no
`notes`	Private notes	Gift from Sam
`last_watched`	Date you last watched, read, or played it	2026-08-14
`price_sell`	Your make me sell price	60.00
`price_sold`	What you sold it for	35.00
`sold_date`	Date sold	2026-08-02
`no_longer_in_collection`	Use yes to file the copy as removed	no

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