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Check your file for free
Upload or paste a VCF file to find out what may be stopping your contacts from importing.
VCF and vCard contact file repair
Fix broken VCF contact files
Contacts won't import? Check your file for free. If we can repair it, you'll see your options before you pay.
Ordinary validation processed in memory Checks files for Outlook, Apple & Google imports One-time fix available — no subscription
Does this sound familiar?
Start with your symptom to see whether the file needs repair or the destination app needs a different import method.
🟦 Google Contacts
VCF won't import into Google Contacts
File uploads but contacts do not appear, or Google rejects it with a vague error.
🟪 Outlook
Outlook VCF import fails or is incomplete
Only some contacts import, or Outlook rejects the file. Check whether the file or the import workflow is responsible.
🍎 iPhone / iCloud
iPhone won't open the .vcf file
iOS says the file is invalid, or it opens but nothing gets added to Contacts.
1️⃣ Multi-contact
Only one contact imports instead of all
Check whether the file has multiple valid records or the importer handles only one at a time.
☁️ iCloud
iCloud rejects the vCard because of encoding
A hidden byte-order mark or encoding mismatch can trigger silent failures in stricter importers.
📂 General
The file won't open on any platform
Check for structural problems, then rule out a device or app import issue.
How it works
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See what needs fixing
Get a clear summary of the problems we found and which ones we can attempt to repair.
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Choose a repair if available
If your file has supported problems, you can purchase a repair attempt. A download is offered only after the result passes verification. The one-time $20 purchase includes 5 repair credits.
What we fix automatically
- Missing or malformed VERSION, FN, and N fields
- A common reason importers silently reject a VCF or import only partial data.
- UTF-8 BOM and encoding issues
- The hidden encoding problems that often break iCloud and Apple Contacts imports.
- Line folding and line ending errors
- Long lines and incorrect CRLF handling can break strict parsers.
- TEL and EMAIL normalization
- Phone and email fields are brought into cleaner, more standards-friendly shapes where safe.
- Multi-contact structure problems
- Malformed BEGIN:VCARD / END:VCARD blocks can cause only one contact to import.
Privacy
Processed in memory
Ordinary validation runs in memory. History, repair downloads, and large jobs use temporary storage only when needed.
Minimal logging
Logs contain request IDs and operational status only, not contact payloads.
Encrypted in transit
All uploads and downloads happen over HTTPS.
Building something with vCards?
CorrectVCF also has an API for developers who need validation and autofix in production workflows.
Simple REST API
POST a raw .vcf, get validated results and a fixed file in one response.
curl -X POST "https://api.correctvcf.com/api/validate-vcf?autofix=1" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CORRECTVCF_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: text/vcard" \
--data-binary @contacts.vcf