How to use regex to extract email addresses embedded in excel text cells
- Step 1Upload your contact dataset — Drop the .xlsx or .csv with the text column containing embedded email addresses.
- Step 2Configure the extraction — Enter the source column name. The default email regex ([a-zA-Z0-9._%+\-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.\-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}) is pre-filled.
- Step 3Download the extracted data — A new 'Email' column contains the extracted addresses. Cells with no email match are left empty.
Frequently asked questions
What email regex pattern does the tool use by default?+
([a-zA-Z0-9._%+\-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.\-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}) — a standard pattern covering most valid email formats. You can override it with any custom regex.
What if a cell contains multiple email addresses?+
Only the first match per cell is extracted. Multi-match extraction (all emails per cell as a comma-separated list) is on the roadmap.
Can I use this to extract phone numbers too?+
Yes. Replace the default email regex with a phone pattern (e.g. \+?[\d\s\-\.]{7,15}) and run the same extraction.
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