Creating Google G Suite Gmail archive accounts in bulk from a downloaded Google user list

Last published : Apr 17, 2026
You can provision Google G Suite Enterprise edition Gmail archive accounts in bulk for a client, using a variation of the standard bulk archive account creation process. You can take a CSV file of Google users that the client has downloaded from the Google Admin console and convert it to a format that is suitable for use in the bulk import process.

Table: Steps to create Google G Suite Gmail archive accounts in bulk

Step Action Reference
Step 1 Get the client to export a list of users in CSV format from G Suite, and provide the list to Arctera. See Downloading a list of users from the Google Admin console .
Step 2 Run the Google user account CSV file converter tool to convert the list into a format that we can use in the import process. See Converting a Google user list CSV file to the required format for the bulk import process .
Step 3 Use the Import feature of the Customer Service tool to create the archive account for each user in the converted list. See Creating and updating archive accounts in bulk from a user upload list .