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# ICsvReadOptions

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-model](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/index.md)
- Kind: interface
- Stability: alpha
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-model/src/dataSources/files.ts

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

Options that control how the backend reads a CSV file.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export interface ICsvReadOptions 
```

## Properties

| Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [autoGenerateColumnNames?](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.icsvreadoptions/index.md#icsvreadoptionsautogeneratecolumnnames) |  | boolean | **_(ALPHA)_** _(Optional)_ |
| [blockSize?](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.icsvreadoptions/index.md#icsvreadoptionsblocksize) |  | number | **_(ALPHA)_** _(Optional)_ |
| [columnNames?](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.icsvreadoptions/index.md#icsvreadoptionscolumnnames) |  | string[] | **_(ALPHA)_** _(Optional)_ |
| [encoding?](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.icsvreadoptions/index.md#icsvreadoptionsencoding) |  | string | **_(ALPHA)_** _(Optional)_ |
| [skipRows?](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.icsvreadoptions/index.md#icsvreadoptionsskiprows) |  | number | **_(ALPHA)_** _(Optional)_ |
| [skipRowsAfterNames?](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.icsvreadoptions/index.md#icsvreadoptionsskiprowsafternames) |  | number | **_(ALPHA)_** _(Optional)_ |
| [useThreads?](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.icsvreadoptions/index.md#icsvreadoptionsusethreads) |  | boolean | **_(ALPHA)_** _(Optional)_ |

## Property details

### ICsvReadOptions.autoGenerateColumnNames

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
autoGenerateColumnNames?: boolean;
```

### ICsvReadOptions.blockSize

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
blockSize?: number;
```

### ICsvReadOptions.columnNames

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
columnNames?: string[];
```

### ICsvReadOptions.encoding

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
encoding?: string;
```

### ICsvReadOptions.skipRows

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
skipRows?: number;
```

### ICsvReadOptions.skipRowsAfterNames

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
skipRowsAfterNames?: number;
```

### ICsvReadOptions.useThreads

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
useThreads?: boolean;
```