# Lifecycle for imported contacts

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/lifecycle-for-imported-contacts/35315>\
**Category:** CRM\
**Tags:** lists, contacts\
**Created:** [April 12, 2021, 8:07am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/lifecycle-for-imported-contacts/35315 "2021-04-12T08:07:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![shiri](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/shiri/32/99730_2.png) [@shiri](https://community.hubspot.com/u/shiri)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 8:07am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/lifecycle-for-imported-contacts/35315/1 "2021-04-12T08:07:21Z")

</div>

Hi,

Our sales team is frequently importing contacts - leads - into HubSpot.

They get the “Subscriber” lifecycle stage by default - we want it to be Lead.

Is there a place in HubSpot where I can change this configuration, other than creating a workflow for it?

How would you approach this?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/lifecycle-for-imported-contacts/35315/2 "2021-04-12T08:11:22Z")

</div>

Hi @shiri,

You could either include a _Lifecycle Stage_ column in your import file (see [here](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/contacts/how-can-i-change-the-lifecycle-stage-for-a-whole-list-of-contacts#change-the-lifecycle-stage-of-a-list-of-contacts-with-an-import)).

Alternatively you can [bulk edit the contacts](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/crm-setup/how-can-i-bulk-edit-contacts-companies-deals-or-tasks) after importing. To do so, simply navigate to _Menu_ \> _Contacts_, click _More filters_, search for _Import_, select your recent import, then select all contacts, click _Edit_ and find Lifecycle Stage. You can then set it to “Lead”.

Hope this helps!