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# Importing issues from CSV
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/23532) in GitLab 11.7.
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Issues can be imported to a project by uploading a CSV file with the columns
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`title` and `description`.
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The user uploading the CSV file will be set as the author of the imported issues.
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NOTE: **Note:**
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A permission level of [Developer](../../permissions.md), or higher, is required
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to import issues.
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## Prepare for the import
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- Consider importing a test file containing only a few issues. There is no way to undo a large import without using the GitLab API.
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- Ensure your CSV file meets the [file format](#csv-file-format) requirements.
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## Import the file
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To import issues:
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1. Navigate to a project's Issues list page.
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1. If existing issues are present, click the import icon at the top right, next to the **Edit issues** button.
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1. For a project without any issues, click the button labeled **Import CSV** in the middle of the page.
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1. Select the file and click the **Import issues** button.
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The file is processed in the background and a notification email is sent
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to you once the import is complete.
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## CSV file format
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When importing issues from a CSV file, it must be formatted in a certain way:
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- **header row:** CSV files must include the following headers:
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`title` and `description`. The case of the headers does not matter.
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- **columns:** Data from columns beyond `title` and `description` are not imported.
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- **separators:** The column separator is automatically detected from the header row.
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Supported separator characters are: commas (`,`), semicolons (`;`), and tabs (`\t`).
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The row separator can be either `CRLF` or `LF`.
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- **double-quote character:** The double-quote (`"`) character is used to quote fields,
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enabling the use of the column separator within a field (see the third line in the
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sample CSV data below). To insert a double-quote (`"`) within a quoted
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field, use two double-quote characters in succession, i.e. `""`.
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- **data rows:** After the header row, succeeding rows must follow the same column
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order. The issue title is required while the description is optional.
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Sample CSV data:
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```csv
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title,description
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My Issue Title,My Issue Description
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Another Title,"A description, with a comma"
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"One More Title","One More Description"
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```
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### File size
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The limit depends on the configuration value of Max Attachment Size for the GitLab instance.
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For GitLab.com, it is set to 10 MB.
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