# Loading data using DataUploader

> With **DataUploader** you can upload data files up to 5TB each directly into a **Process Mining** process app. Loading data using **DataUploader** is more stable than loading data using the **Upload data** option in **Process Mining**, also for smaller data files. If the upload using **DataUploader** fails, for example, due to an unstable connection, **DataUploader** will retry the upload up to 4 times.

With **DataUploader** you can upload data files up to 5TB each directly into a **Process Mining** process app. Loading data using **DataUploader** is more stable than loading data using the **Upload data** option in **Process Mining**, also for smaller data files. If the upload using **DataUploader** fails, for example, due to an unstable connection, **DataUploader** will retry the upload up to 4 times.

:::note
Always make sure that the data is in the required format for the app template used for the process app. Refer to [App Templates](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/app-templates#app-templates).
:::

## Parameters

The following table describes the parameters for **DataUploader**.

| Parameter | Format | Description | Mandatory | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `-c` / `--csv-dir` | `<csv dir value>` | The directory containing the CSV files you want to upload. This can also be a relative path. | Y | `C:\P2P data` |
| `-s` / `--sas-url` | `<sas url value>` | The Shared Access Signature (SAS) URL for the Azure Blob Storage container where the files need to be uploaded. Refer to [Retrieving the credentials for the Azure blob storage](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/retrieving-the-credentials-for-the-azure-blob-storage#retrieving-the-credentials-for-the-azure-blob-storage). | Y | |
| `-e` / `--end-of-upload-api` | `<value>` | URL to the end-of-upload API that will be called when the files have been successfully uploaded. Refer to [Retrieving the credentials for the Azure blob storage](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/retrieving-the-credentials-for-the-azure-blob-storage#retrieving-the-credentials-for-the-azure-blob-storage). | Y | |
| `-d` / `--delimiter` | `<delimiter value>` | The ASCII code of the delimiter used in the input files. Must be an ASCII value between `0` and `127`. Default is `9` (Tab). | N | `44` (Comma), `9` (Tab) |
| `-p` / `--proxy` | `<proxy value>` | The proxy URL. | N | |
| `-u` / `--proxy-username` | `<proxy username>` | The username if authentication is needed to connect to the proxy server. | N | |
| `-P` / `--proxy-password` | `<proxy password>` | The password if authentication is needed to connect to the proxy server. | N | |
| `-t` / `--tables` | `<tables value>` | Table details in JSON format, required for incremental sync. The table prefix must not contain underscores. | N | `[{"prefix": "pfx01", "name": "Table01", "load-type": "incremental"}, {"prefix": "pfx02", "name": "Table02", "load-type": "full"}]` |
| `-r` / `--recursive` | | Look for all files in the given folder including sub-folders. If files with duplicate names are present in different folders, the behavior can be unpredictable. By default, only files in the given folder are uploaded and sub-folders are ignored. | | |
| `-f` / `--config-file` | `<config file value>` | Allows you to use a configuration file instead of inline parameters. Inline parameters override the values in the config file. | | |
| `-h` | | Allows you to display help for a **DataUploader** command. | | |

## Configuration file

Instead of specifying all parameters inline, you can use a YAML configuration file and pass it with the `--config-file` parameter. Inline parameters override values in the config file.

The following shows an example configuration file:

```yaml
csv-dir: "path\\to\\CSV\\folder"
sas-url: "https://my.sas.url"
end-of-upload-api: "https://my.end.of.upload.api"
tables:
  - prefix: pfx01
    name: Table01
    load-type: incremental
  - prefix: pfx02
    name: Table02
    load-type: full
delimiter: 9
full-reload: false
recursive: true
```

## Downloading DataUploader

Use the following link to download DataUploader: [https://download.uipath.com/ProcessMining/versions/2.0.5/DataUploader/process-mining-data-uploader.exe](https://download.uipath.com/ProcessMining/versions/2.0.5/DataUploader/process-mining-data-uploader.exe)