# Data Import

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This setting is accessible by Owners and Managers only!
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## Getting Here

This setting can be accessed from the **Settings** navigation menu under the **Workspace Settings** sub-menu item, **Data Import**.

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You can initiate a new Contact import or view your Contact import history in this page.

## Contact Import

Click on the IMPORT CONTACTS button to [initiate a new import](https://docs.is-messenger.com/ismessenger/modules/contacts/contact-import-1). You can add new Contacts, update existing Contacts or do both in an import.

## Contact Import History

You can view the details of your previous Contact imports in the Contact Import History table.

| Table Headers   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Data Imported   | Date of import                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| File Name       | CSV file name                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Uploaded By     | User who performed the import job                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| New Contact     | Number of new Contacts added                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Updated Contact | Number of existing Contacts updated                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Error Count     | Number of Contacts with errors that did not get imported                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Tag Added       | Tags added to the successfully imported Contacts                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Status          | <p></p><p>The status of the contact import job.</p><ul><li>Completed: Import job is completed</li><li>Processing: Import job is in progress</li><li>Expired: Import job was initiated over 7 days ago</li><li>Failed: Server erro</li></ul> |

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A results file can be downloaded within 7 days of a completed import job. After 7 days, the results file will no longer be available and the Import Status will change to Expired.
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