When importing cards from CSV files the first row which is a header and is used to map it into cards (in my case front, back, tags) creates an actual card with front as front and back as back.
There’s also a reddit thread describing this problem. I cant post links for some reason here but if you google “Import csv to anki without including first row column headers” you should find it.
Is this coming from (A) a properly designated #file header – see: Text Files - Anki Manual – or (B) your own “column headers” in the first row of your spreadsheet/file?
If it’s B – That’s not a bug (despite what some folks in that reddit thread seem to think). Each row of your CSV will create a note. Anki doesn’t have any way to distinguish between the ones you want imported and the ones you don’t.
If it’s A – I don’t believe that designating fields is supported in a file header (see the link).
Please paste the headers and first few rows of your CSV here – as text –
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in a preformatted text/code block (by putting backticks before/after).
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[Fixed the link. Thanks, @Anon_0000 !]
Danika_Dakika: You accidentally linked the manual again instead of the reddit post.
If it is indeed B: It might be worth to post it in the Anki > Suggestions category. An option like “ignore firsts row” would solve the issue OP is having after all.
Columns specified via the header key seem to be automatically mapped to respective fields during import if the selected note type has them named accordingly.
It was B (my own column headers). Thanks for the explanation, it’s not a bug then.
Good point! Thanks for making that connection for me.