Activity › Forums › Salesforce® Discussions › How do I insert data using the data loader in Salesforce? Salesforce® Discussions How do I insert data using the data loader in Salesforce? Posted by Shweta on September 30, 2020 at 3:08 PM How do I insert data using the data loader in Salesforce? Anuj replied 5 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply 1 Reply Anuj Member September 30, 2020 at 5:14 PM Open the Data Loader. Click Insert, Update, Upsert, Delete, or Hard Delete. … Enter your Salesforce username and password. … Choose an object. … To select your CSV file, click Browse. … Click Next. … If you are performing an upsert, your CSV file must contain a column of ID values for matching against existing records. Log In to reply. Public All Members My Connections Only Me PublicAll MembersMy ConnectionsOnly Me Public All Members My Connections Only Me