How bulk issuing works
- Upload your file — choose a badge design, then upload a CSV or Excel file with a name and email for each recipient.
- Review the preview — GrokCred validates every row and shows a per-recipient status so you can fix issues before issuing.
- Issue & notify — confirm, and the whole batch is issued. Each recipient is automatically emailed their badge.
Built for issuing at scale
- CSV and Excel, both work — drop in a .csv or an .xlsx export from Excel, Google Sheets, or Numbers.
- Per-row status tracking — see exactly which recipients are ready, which need a fix, and which were issued. No silent failures.
- Recipients emailed automatically — each gets a branded email with their badge, an email-signature snippet, and a one-click Add to LinkedIn button.
- One design, many recipients — pick the badge, set the issue date once, and issue the whole list.
What your spreadsheet needs
Keep it simple — a header row, then one row per recipient with a name column and an email column. Set the issue date once for the batch, pick your badge, and upload. Recipient email addresses are always stored as a salted hash and never shown on public pages.
Frequently asked questions
What columns does my spreadsheet need?
At minimum, a recipient name and an email address. You can set a single issue date for the whole batch at upload time; it is editable before you issue.
How many badges can I issue at once?
Bulk issuing is available on the pay-per-use and subscription plans. Pay-per-use draws one prepaid credit per credential; the subscription plan issues without a per-credential fee, with a high-volume safeguard.
What happens to invalid rows?
Rows with a missing or malformed email are flagged in the preview so you can fix them before anything is issued. Valid rows are unaffected.
Are bulk-issued badges fully verifiable?
Yes — each one is a standards-compliant Open Badges 2.0 credential with its own public verification page, identical to a single issuance.