SparkReceipt Help

What types of receipts and documents does SparkReceipt support?

Taking photos of receipts and invoices is just one of several ways to upload documents. SparkReceipt supports a wide range of document types and upload methods, capture and store receipts and financial documents however it’s most convenient for you.

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Written by Joel OjalaUpdated Oct 12, 2026

SparkReceipt supports multiple document formats and upload methods — taking photos of paper receipts is just one option.

Supported document types

SparkReceipt works with:

  • Physical receipts (photos taken with the mobile app)
  • PDF receipts
  • Email receipts (imported automatically from a connected mailbox or forwarded to your personal SparkReceipt address)
  • CSV files
  • Excel files
  • Word documents
  • HTML files

CSV, Excel, Word, and HTML files are most commonly used in the Business Documents & Bank Statements section of the app rather than for individual receipts.

Ways to upload receipts and documents

There are five ways to get receipts and other documents into SparkReceipt:

  1. Mobile app
    Scan physical receipts with your phone's camera.

  2. Web app: single upload
    Click Add documents in the left sidebar, choose the type and drop in a file from your computer. See How do I add an expense or income manually, without a receipt?, which covers single uploads too.

  3. Web app — mass upload
    Upload up to 100 documents at once using the Mass Upload feature.

  4. Automatic email scanning
    Connect your Gmail, Microsoft, or IMAP mailbox once and SparkReceipt imports new receipts from your inbox on its own. Included in Pro and Elite. See Automatic email scanning for setup. You can also run a one-off Email history extraction to pull in older receipts already sitting in the connected mailbox.

  5. Email forwarding
    Forward individual receipts from any email inbox to your personal SparkReceipt inbound email address. Available on every plan. See How to forward e-receipts from your email.

No receipt? Add it by hand

You don't need a file at all. In the same add dialog, continue without a file to create a manual entry and type in the details yourself, on the web or in the mobile app. See How do I add an expense or income manually, without a receipt?.

Why this matters

This flexibility lets you capture receipts and documents from any source, so nothing is missed — whether it arrives on paper, in your inbox, or as a digital file.