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title: "Importing Data"
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<span style="color: #000000">Infoblox Platform supports importing certain data from a supported JSON or CSV file. For more information on the supported object types and the import/export process, see </span><span style="color: #000000">*[Importing and Exporting Data](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BloxOneCloud/pages/35396990)*</span><span style="color: #000000">. See</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">*[Supported Formats](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BloxOneCloud/pages/35463343)*</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">for the supported file format. For information on the mandatory and optional fields, see </span><span style="color: #000000">*[Import Parameters](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BloxOneCloud/pages/35366909)*</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>

> ❌ <span style="color: #000000">Neither Universal DDI nor Infoblox Threat Defense supports importing CSV files that were exported from NIOS. </span>

To view the import events, go to **Integrations**<span style="color: #000000">** **</span>><span style="color: #000000">** Data Import / Export > Import**</span>. The following information is shown for each import:

- <span style="color: #000000">**Name**</span><span style="color: #000000">: The name of the import event.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">**Created by**</span><span style="color: #000000">: The user account use for importing data.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">**Start time**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Start time of the import. </span>
- <span style="color: #000000">**End time**</span><span style="color: #000000">: End time of the import.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">**Object Type**</span><span style="color: #000000">: The number and object types in the imported data.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">**Status**</span><span style="color: #000000">: The status of the import process, whether it is in progress (active), complete, or failed.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">**Error**</span><span style="color: #000000">: </span><span style="color: #172b4d">If the import operation failed, the error log is shown with the reason for the failure is updated in the document</span>

<span style="color: #000000">You can do the following in this tab:</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">**Sort By**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Click to sort by </span><span style="color: #000000">**Created by**</span><span style="color: #000000">, </span><span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span><span style="color: #000000">, </span><span style="color: #000000">**Name**</span><span style="color: #000000">, </span><span style="color: #000000">**Start time**</span><span style="color: #000000"> or </span><span style="color: #000000">**Status**</span><span style="color: #000000">. </span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Click the sort button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, to sort in ascending or descending order.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Enter the keyword in the </span><span style="color: #000000">**Search**</span><span style="color: #000000"> field to search for a particular entry. </span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Click  the filter button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, to filter by </span><span style="color: #000000">**Name**</span><span style="color: #000000">, </span><span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span><span style="color: #000000">, </span><span style="color: #000000">**Created By**</span><span style="color: #000000">, </span><span style="color: #000000">**Start time**</span><span style="color: #000000"> or </span><span style="color: #000000">**Status**</span><span style="color: #000000">. </span>

> ❌ You can import DNS views and zones in the same import action. However, the import of resource records should be done as a separate import action. Importing both DNS views and zones with resource records in the same import action may result in errors. To ensure successful imports, export DNS views and zones in one export action, and resource records in another export action. You can then import both files separately to avoid errors.

<span style="color: #000000">To import data and create an import report:</span>


1. Go to **Integrations** > **Data Import/Export **>** Import** tab.
2. Click **Import**.
3. Complete the following steps:


> Macro (children)

> ⚠️ **Note**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ This feature is limited to a maximum of 35K objects that can be imported at a time.  On average, 35K** **objects translates to an import file of approximately 50 MB in size.