Is There a Bulk Update Workaround for Vendor and Control Fields in Vanta?

·Apr 06, 2026 08:00 PM·

Does anyone have a workaround for bulk updates to controls, vendors, risk, etc in Vanta? We've added some new fields to mature our vendor management. I'm able to download our current vendor list and can easily see what's blank, but I have to manually update each vendor individually. There doesn't seem to be a way to just update the blank fields in the Excel export and re-upload the changes, unless I'm missing something obvious

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Jacob G.
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Hey Ryan: Was doing some digging on this and found a potential solution, albeit more technical (beyond my own technical knowledge), lmk what you think. Do you have eng/developer support for something like this? Vanta API You can use Vanta's API to programmatically update vendor records in bulk:
PATCH /v1/vendors/{vendorId} endpoint allows you to update individual vendors
You can script this to loop through your vendor list and update fields programmatically
This works for standard fields (account manager, contract dates, security owners) and custom fields
API Documentation
Custom Fields via API For custom vendor fields specifically:
Custom fields must first be created in the UI (Vendors → Settings → Custom vendor fields)
Once created, they can be updated via API calls
This requires some technical setup but can streamline bulk updates going forward
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Ryan F.
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hmm probably too much internal eng time for this (hard to get them to work on non-product). Well until bulk edit is available looks like I'll update individually. Thanks for checking!
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Jacob G.
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totally hear ya on that. let me get this in front of the team anyway; it's good feedback
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Geert V.
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follow...
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Jason L.
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Ryan F. - this may be a hot take, but using APIs is the modern equivalent of using Macros 20 years ago. If your org will allow it, I recommend downloading Postman, which makes using APIs terribly easy. For $16, you can also take this course from Udemy which will get you up and running (https://www.udemy.com/course/postman-crash-course-for-beginners-learn-rest-api-testing/). I know time is precious, but this is like taking the time to build a wheel instead of hauling everything on your back. It will pay dividends. If you can't use Postman, then the more difficult but also valuable way to go is to learn basic command line scripting (BASH for Mac and Powershell for Windows)
Jason L.
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That, and there is AI do a lot of the heavy lifting for you now.
Jason L.
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Jacob G., could you please request a feature be added: an API studio that facilitates API usage within Vanta
Jacob G.
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hey Jason L. thank you for mentioning this, on all accounts. I actually just worked with our product team to spin up a specialized product feedback flow for community to get more eyes internally on feedback. do you mind submitting this feedback here? That way, we can log it as coming directly from the Vanta Community and get it in front of Vanta product/Eng. My hope is that as a result of that, you (and others here) can have the biggest impact possible on the Vanta platform.
Jason L.
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Jacob G. - submitted.

Jacob G.
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Hey Ryan: Was doing some digging on this and found a potential solution, albeit more technical (beyond my own technical knowledge), lmk what you think. Do you have eng/developer support for something like this? Vanta API You can use Vanta's API to programmatically update vendor records in bulk:
PATCH /v1/vendors/{vendorId} endpoint allows you to update individual vendors
You can script this to loop through your vendor list and update fields programmatically
This works for standard fields (account manager, contract dates, security owners) and custom fields
API Documentation
Custom Fields via API For custom vendor fields specifically:
Custom fields must first be created in the UI (Vendors → Settings → Custom vendor fields)
Once created, they can be updated via API calls
This requires some technical setup but can streamline bulk updates going forward
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Ryan F.
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hmm probably too much internal eng time for this (hard to get them to work on non-product). Well until bulk edit is available looks like I'll update individually. Thanks for checking!
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Jacob G.
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totally hear ya on that. let me get this in front of the team anyway; it's good feedback
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Geert V.
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follow...
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Jason L.
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Ryan F. - this may be a hot take, but using APIs is the modern equivalent of using Macros 20 years ago. If your org will allow it, I recommend downloading Postman, which makes using APIs terribly easy. For $16, you can also take this course from Udemy which will get you up and running (https://www.udemy.com/course/postman-crash-course-for-beginners-learn-rest-api-testing/). I know time is precious, but this is like taking the time to build a wheel instead of hauling everything on your back. It will pay dividends. If you can't use Postman, then the more difficult but also valuable way to go is to learn basic command line scripting (BASH for Mac and Powershell for Windows)
Jason L.
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That, and there is AI do a lot of the heavy lifting for you now.
Jason L.
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Jacob G., could you please request a feature be added: an API studio that facilitates API usage within Vanta
Jacob G.
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hey Jason L. thank you for mentioning this, on all accounts. I actually just worked with our product team to spin up a specialized product feedback flow for community to get more eyes internally on feedback. do you mind submitting this feedback here? That way, we can log it as coming directly from the Vanta Community and get it in front of Vanta product/Eng. My hope is that as a result of that, you (and others here) can have the biggest impact possible on the Vanta platform.
Jason L.
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Jacob G. - submitted.