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CSV Validator

World's Simplest CSV Tool

Free online CSV validator and linter. Just upload your CSV file in the form below and it will be automatically checked for correct formatting and content. In the tool options, you can specify the input CSV file format (its delimiter and quote character) and choose whether comments, empty lines, missing values, leading and trailing whitespaces in the CSV are errors or not. Created by programmers from team Browserling.

CSV Validator

World's Simplest CSV Tool

Free online CSV validator and linter. Just upload your CSV file in the form below and it will be automatically checked for correct formatting and content. In the tool options, you can specify the input CSV file format (its delimiter and quote character) and choose whether comments, empty lines, missing values, leading and trailing whitespaces in the CSV are errors or not. Created by programmers from team Browserling.

Tool Options

Delimiter and Quote

CSV value separator. (The default is a comma.)
CSV value quote character. (The default is a double quote.)

Allowed CSV Format

Lines starting with this character are not marked as errors.
Empty lines are not marked as errors.
CSV files with missing data are not marked as errors.

Allowed CSV Format

Spaces, tabs, and line breaks at the beginning of fields are not marked as errors.
Spaces, tabs, and line breaks at the end of fields are not marked as errors.

Error Limit

Show this many errors at once.

What Is a CSV Validator?

This tool performs a thorough validation of CSV (Comma Separated Values) files by analyzing the data. It checks if the file follows commonly accepted CSV standards (such as RFC 4180) and helps you to ensure that its structure is correct and it's ready for further use in various data analysis programs. This validation process is also known as linting. In the tool options, you can specify the key formatting symbols, such as the delimiter and quote character. In most cases, a comma serves as the delimiter in CSV files and a double quote is considered the quote character. If your file uses a different formatting, you can change the key symbols in the options. For example, you can also validate a Semicolon-Separated Values file (SSV), a Tab-Separated Values file (TSV), or a Pipe-Separated Values file (PSV). Based on your requirements for the CSV file, you can choose filters for error detection. Specifically, if you want to make sure the CSV file doesn't contain comments, you can specify the comment character (usually "#" or "//") in the options and disable the "Allow Comments" checkbox. If you want to make sure the file does not contain empty lines or lines consisting only of whitespace characters, you can disable the "Allow Empty Lines" checkbox. If it is important that the CSV file is complete and has no missing values, then you can turn off the "Allow Incomplete Data" checkbox. Additionally, you can check for leading or trailing whitespaces in the fields by adjusting the respective checkboxes. The program also automatically checks the correct usage of quotes in the file, as well as the validity of the delimiter and comment character. If the input CSV passes these checks and is deemed a valid CSV file, the program will display a green badge indicating successful validation. If any errors are detected in the input file, the program will display a red warning badge and list all the found errors. By default, the first 10 errors are printed on the screen at once, but you can set the output limit in the options if you want to see more or fewer errors. Csv-abulous!

What Is a CSV Validator?

This tool performs a thorough validation of CSV (Comma Separated Values) files by analyzing the data. It checks if the file follows commonly accepted CSV standards (such as RFC 4180) and helps you to ensure that its structure is correct and it's ready for further use in various data analysis programs. This validation process is also known as linting. In the tool options, you can specify the key formatting symbols, such as the delimiter and quote character. In most cases, a comma serves as the delimiter in CSV files and a double quote is considered the quote character. If your file uses a different formatting, you can change the key symbols in the options. For example, you can also validate a Semicolon-Separated Values file (SSV), a Tab-Separated Values file (TSV), or a Pipe-Separated Values file (PSV). Based on your requirements for the CSV file, you can choose filters for error detection. Specifically, if you want to make sure the CSV file doesn't contain comments, you can specify the comment character (usually "#" or "//") in the options and disable the "Allow Comments" checkbox. If you want to make sure the file does not contain empty lines or lines consisting only of whitespace characters, you can disable the "Allow Empty Lines" checkbox. If it is important that the CSV file is complete and has no missing values, then you can turn off the "Allow Incomplete Data" checkbox. Additionally, you can check for leading or trailing whitespaces in the fields by adjusting the respective checkboxes. The program also automatically checks the correct usage of quotes in the file, as well as the validity of the delimiter and comment character. If the input CSV passes these checks and is deemed a valid CSV file, the program will display a green badge indicating successful validation. If any errors are detected in the input file, the program will display a red warning badge and list all the found errors. By default, the first 10 errors are printed on the screen at once, but you can set the output limit in the options if you want to see more or fewer errors. Csv-abulous!


CSV Validator Examples

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Validate a CSV File

In this example, we validate a CSV file containing street names and numbers against the CSV standard (RFC 4180). To do it, we specify that the input data uses a comma as the delimiter. As a result, we get a green badge that affirms that the input data has a valid CSV format and there are no mistakes or errors.

street,number Oak Street,723 Main Avenue,289 Maple Lane,567 Elm Street,127 Pine Avenue,435 Birch Lane,651
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
CSV value separator. (The default is a comma.)
CSV value quote character. (The default is a double quote.)
Lines starting with this character are not marked as errors.
Empty lines are not marked as errors.
CSV files with missing data are not marked as errors.
Spaces, tabs, and line breaks at the beginning of fields are not marked as errors.
Spaces, tabs, and line breaks at the end of fields are not marked as errors.
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Check a Quoted CSV

In this example, we upload a CSV file containing currency information and run our CSV linter program on this file. Since it uses a semicolon to separate fields, we specify this symbol in the input delimiter option. Additionally, we indicate that this file uses double quotes for quoting values. After linting the file, the program displays a red badge indicating that the file has an incorrect CSV format. In particular, it prints that that there's a missing quote on the seventh row and a quoted field is unterminated.

Country;Currency;Symbol United States;USD;"$" European Union;EUR;"€" Japan;JPY;"¥" United Kingdom;GBP;"£" China;CNY;"¥" Australia;AUD;"$
Error 1 title: Missing Quote message: Quoted field is unterminated. row: 7
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
CSV value separator. (The default is a comma.)
CSV value quote character. (The default is a double quote.)
Lines starting with this character are not marked as errors.
Empty lines are not marked as errors.
CSV files with missing data are not marked as errors.
Spaces, tabs, and line breaks at the beginning of fields are not marked as errors.
Spaces, tabs, and line breaks at the end of fields are not marked as errors.
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Identify Multiple Errors in CSV

In this example, we use this tool to identify several errors in the given CSV file. The input data, containing color names and their hex codes, has a somewhat messy format. Using the checkboxes in the options, we set strict validation rules that disallow comments (starting with "//"), empty lines, and incomplete data. As a result, we get a red message and four errors: one for the presence of empty lines, two for the presence of comments, and another one for the line with missing data.

Color Name,Hex Code Red,#FF0000 //Green,#00FF00 Blue,#0000FF Yellow,#FFFF00 Black,#000000 White,#FFFFFF Orange,#FFA500 Purple,#800080 Pink //Gray,#808080
Error 1 title: CSV Contains Empty Lines message: The file contains empty lines. row: 2 Error 2 title: CSV Contains Comments message: The file contains comments starting with "//". row: 4 Error 3 title: Incomplete CSV Data message: The file has missing values. row: 11 Error 4 title: CSV Contains Comments message: The file contains comments starting with "//". row: 12
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
CSV value separator. (The default is a comma.)
CSV value quote character. (The default is a double quote.)
Lines starting with this character are not marked as errors.
Empty lines are not marked as errors.
CSV files with missing data are not marked as errors.
Spaces, tabs, and line breaks at the beginning of fields are not marked as errors.
Spaces, tabs, and line breaks at the end of fields are not marked as errors.
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Identify Leading and Trailing Spaces

In this example, we check a CSV file for the presence of leading and trailing spaces in the fields. Spaces at the beginning or end of values interfere with data processing operations such as filtering, comparison, or sorting. Additionally, data may be incorrectly processed during import/export, and numeric data in fields may be mistakenly recognized as text. To detect leading and trailing spaces in the specified CSV, we disable the "Allow Leading Spaces" and "Allow Trailing Spaces" checkboxes. As a result, we get three error messages identifying leading and trailing spaces on lines 2, 4, and 7.

Animal,Food Lion ,Meat Zebra,Grass Snake, Rodents Monkey,Fruits Cow,Grass Giraffe,Leaves Chicken,Seeds Panda,Bamboo
Error 1 title: CSV Contains Trailing Spaces message: The file contains trailing spaces. row: 2 Error 2 title: CSV Contains Leading Spaces message: The file contains leading spaces. row: 4 Error 3 title: CSV Contains Leading Spaces message: The file contains leading spaces. row: 7
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
CSV value separator. (The default is a comma.)
CSV value quote character. (The default is a double quote.)
Lines starting with this character are not marked as errors.
Empty lines are not marked as errors.
CSV files with missing data are not marked as errors.
Spaces, tabs, and line breaks at the beginning of fields are not marked as errors.
Spaces, tabs, and line breaks at the end of fields are not marked as errors.
Show this many errors at once.

Pro tips Master online csv tools

You can pass input to this tool via ?input query argument and it will automatically compute output. Here's how to type it in your browser's address bar. Click to try!

https://onlinetools.com/csv/validate-csv?input=street%2Cnumber%0AOak%20Street%2C723%0AMain%20Avenue%2C289%0AMaple%20Lane%2C567%0AElm%20Street%2C127%0APine%20Avenue%2C435%0ABirch%20Lane%2C651&input-delimiter=%252C&input-quote-char=%2522&allow-comments=false&comment-char=%2523&allow-empty-lines=false&allow-incomplete=false&allow-leading-spaces=false&allow-trailing-spaces=false&limit-errors=true&number-of-errors=10

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Convert a JSONL (JSON Lines) file to a CSV file.

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Convert a CSV file to a plain text file.

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Convert a plain text file to a CSV file.

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Convert a CSV file to a null-separated values file (0SV).

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Convert a semicolon-separated file (SSV) to a CSV file.

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Compare Two CSV Files

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Diff Two CSV Files

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Find Data in CSV

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Filter CSV Cells

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Slice CSV

Extract a slice from a CSV file.

Cut CSV

Cut a fragment from a CSV file.

Rotate CSV Columns

Move CSV columns to the left or right.

Rotate CSV Rows

Move CSV data rows up or down.

Sort CSV Rows

Sort the data in one or more CSV rows.

Shuffle CSV Columns

Randomly change the positions of CSV columns.

Shuffle CSV Rows

Randomly change the order of CSV rows.

Shuffle CSV Values

Randomly change the order of all CSV values.

Rename CSV Columns

Change the name of CSV columns.

Create a Random CSV

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Generate a CSV file that contains nothing.

Create a Large CSV File

Generate a large CSV file for testing.

Create a Custom CSV File

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Delete Empty CSV Rows

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