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Support for uploads, billing, and reconciliation questions

Reach the FireLookup support team for help with spreadsheet uploads, billing, reconciliation setup, privacy, and account questions.

Contact support

Email support@firelookup.com and include the account email you used in FireLookup, a short description of the issue, and the step where you got blocked.

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Treat spreadsheets as sensitive. Avoid sending full CSV or XLSX attachments unless the support team asks for them.

FAQ

Questions teams ask before they start

These answers cover the most common buyer questions about reconciliation logic, pricing, file support, and privacy.

How does FireLookup work?

FireLookup compares two spreadsheet files with guided reconciliation logic. You choose the amount columns, choose stable key fields, preview the detected rows, and then review matched and unmatched results in export-ready output.

Which file types can I upload?

FireLookup supports CSV, XLSX, XLSM, ODS, and Numbers files. Each upload should contain one clean table with a clear header row so preview checks and matching stay reliable.

How do credits and pricing work?

Every new account starts with 1000 free row credits. Paid plans add more row credits, and applicable taxes are calculated at checkout. FireLookup uses active base plan pricing for billing, while promotional discounts can still be applied separately at checkout when available.

How does FireLookup handle uploaded file privacy?

FireLookup treats uploaded spreadsheets as sensitive data. Reconciliation uploads are processed in-memory for the active run, and reconciliation result payloads are not stored in long-term database storage.

What counts as a billable row?

Billable rows are the rows FireLookup actually processes during reconciliation. Remove blank rows, repeated headers, subtotal rows, and summary lines before upload so your billable rows stay aligned with the real data you want matched.

Can I reconcile more than two files?

Each FireLookup run compares two files at a time. If you need a three-way or rolling reconciliation, run the relevant file pairs in sequence and export each result so your team can review every stage clearly.

Do you support fuzzy matching across multiple columns?

Yes. FireLookup supports fuzzy matching alongside stable key selection across multiple columns, which helps when references or descriptions vary slightly between files. Cleaner headers and normalized values improve accuracy.

Can I upload workbooks with multiple sheets?

Yes, but keep the upload table on the first non-empty sheet and make sure it contains one clean table with one header row. Removing notes, repeated headers, and decorative rows keeps preview checks reliable.

Featured resources

Featured resources for common spreadsheet reconciliation issues

These English guides cover bank-template setup, month-end checklists, and review habits that support teams reference most often.

Invoice Reconciliation in Excel: Match Invoices, Payments, Credits, and Short Pays

Invoice reconciliation sounds simple until real payment behavior shows up: one customer pays five invoices in one ACH, another short-pays due to a credit memo, another...

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Spreadsheet Reconciliation Software for Small Business: What to Use When Excel Becomes the Bottleneck

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Payment Gateway Reconciliation in CSV: Match Charges, Fees, Refunds, and Bank Deposits

Payment gateway reconciliation sounds simple until the exports arrive.

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Power Query Reconciliation vs FireLookup: When Excel Automation Is Enough - and When It Isn't

Power Query is one of the best parts of modern Excel. If your reconciliation process is mostly repeatable cleanup - importing the same file format every month, renaming...

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Bank Statement vs General Ledger Reconciliation in Excel/CSV

Bank statement vs general ledger reconciliation sounds simple: prove that cash in the bank matches cash in the books.

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The Hidden Costs of Reconciling in Excel (They're Bigger Than You Think)

The true cost of Excel reconciliation goes far beyond staff hours. Error rates, audit adjustments, and multi-million dollar spreadsheet disasters.

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How to Reconcile CSV Files Without Losing Your Mind

CSV reconciliation is uniquely painful. Here's the manual Excel approach and when to switch to a dedicated matching tool.

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XLOOKUP vs FireLookup: When Formulas Aren't Enough

XLOOKUP is great for simple lookups. But when you need fuzzy matching or one-to-many matching, formulas aren't enough.

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Manual vs Automated Reconciliation: The Numbers Don't Lie

The numbers behind manual reconciliation: 140+ hours/month cost, error rates, and how automated matching cuts time and risk.

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Amazon Seller Reconciliation in Excel/CSV: Match Orders, Fees, Refunds, and Settlements

Amazon seller reconciliation is one of the most painful recurring finance workflows in e-commerce. A single settlement period can include hundreds of orders, various fee...

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Shopify Payout Reconciliation in Excel/CSV: Match Orders, Fees, Refunds, and Bank Deposits

Shopify payout reconciliation is not a simple "order total equals bank deposit" comparison. A single bank deposit can include many orders, refunds, fees, adjustments,...

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Compare Two CSV Files: Matches, Differences, and Unmatched Rows

Comparing CSV files gets harder when finance or ops teams need matched rows, unmatched exceptions, duplicate handling, and a reviewable reconciliation output.

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One-to-Many Reconciliation in Excel: Matching One Payment to Many Rows

Learn how to match one payment, bank deposit, or payout to multiple invoices or orders using Excel, and when grouped reconciliation is safer.

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Five Excel Tips to Catch Common Reconciliation Errors Early

Prevent false reconciliation exceptions by fixing text amounts, weak keys, duplicate rows, filters, and ownership before review starts.

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Automate Data Reconciliation in Excel with Power Query & Copilot

Use Power Query to combine reconciliation files, then apply Excel cleanup and Copilot-assisted review where your Microsoft 365 plan supports it.

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