Sample CSV file with 10,000 rows

Why test with this file

Large enough to show how an import behaves under load: whether it streams the file or reads it whole, how long a database insert takes, and whether the browser stays responsive while a grid renders.

What to check

After your application has processed sample-csv-10000-rows.csv, confirm that:

• The record with the id 10000 arrives, so nothing was cut off by a row limit, a timeout or a request-size cap.
• Memory use stays flat while the file is read, and a progress indicator moves steadily instead of jumping from 0 to 100%.
• The import finishes inside your time budget, and running it twice does not create 20,000 records.

How the file begins

The opening lines of sample-csv-10000-rows.csv, exactly as they appear in the file.

id,first_name,last_name,email,city,country,signup_date,plan,balance
1,Ethan,Zeller,ethan.zeller1@example.com,Jaipur,IN,2021-07-10,team,2769.84
2,Elena,Underhill,elena.underhill2@example.net,Porto Alegre,BR,2024-04-28,free,4647.61
3,Ethan,Farrow,ethan.farrow3@example.org,Krakow,PL,2023-08-24,business,536.73
4,Victor,Brennan,victor.brennan4@example.com,Lisbon,PT,2024-12-18,business,2410.43
5,Felix,Ibarra,felix.ibarra5@example.net,Graz,AT,2025-11-14,starter,2832.21
6,Kira,Hollis,kira.hollis6@example.com,Cork,IE,2025-06-25,starter,3636.58
7,Priya,Ibarra,priya.ibarra7@example.com,Valencia,ES,2022-01-13,free,4956.19
8,Yusuf,Okafor,yusuf.okafor8@example.org,Austin,US,2024-12-12,team,4341.94
9,Yusuf,Jansen,yusuf.jansen9@example.org,Valencia,ES,2023-07-25,business,4362.60
10,Yusuf,Underhill,yusuf.underhill10@example.com,Cork,IE,2022-08-18,team,4243.93

Technical details

Validated for expected format and integrity. As with any download, scan the file with your own security tools before opening it. How files are made and checked

Download from the command line and verify

Fetch the file with curl, then compare its checksum with the SHA-256 value above.

curl -o sample-csv-10000-rows.csv 'https://sampletestfiles.com/downloads/samples/sample-csv-10000-rows.csv'
sha256sum sample-csv-10000-rows.csv     # Linux
shasum -a 256 sample-csv-10000-rows.csv # macOS

On Windows, run Get-FileHash sample-csv-10000-rows.csv -Algorithm SHA256 in PowerShell. A matching value proves that the download is complete and unaltered.

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