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# Imports

<figure><img src="/files/tJk4w6t35H7um3dxQ3CL" alt=""><figcaption><p>Imports — load records into a collection from a CSV file, with column-to-field mapping.</p></figcaption></figure>

You can import records from a file to your collections. To import records you firstly need to create a collection. During the import process, you can map fields inside your file to fields inside your collection so the field names are not important.

Importing requires values inside a file to be in a specific format. Every value should be a valid JSON value. All the errors encountered during the import process are logged and can be viewed after the import process is done.

## Supported import file types

The following file types are allowed to be imported:

* .csv