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---
type: howto
stage: Manage
group: Import
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
---
# Import multiple repositories by uploading a manifest file **(FREE)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/28811) in GitLab 11.2.
GitLab allows you to import all the required Git repositories
based on a manifest file like the one used by the
[Android repository](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest/+/2d6f081a3b05d8ef7a2b1b52b0d536b2b74feab4/default.xml).
Use the manifest to import a project with many
repositories like the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
## Requirements
- GitLab must use PostgreSQL for its database, because [subgroups](../../group/subgroups/index.md) are needed for the manifest import
to work. Read more about the [database requirements](../../../install/requirements.md#database).
- At least the Maintainer role on the destination group to import to. Using the Developer role for this purpose was
[deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/387891) in GitLab 15.8 and will be removed in GitLab 16.0.
## Manifest format
A manifest must be an XML file. There must be one `remote` tag with a `review`
attribute that contains a URL to a Git server, and each `project` tag must have
a `name` and `path` attribute. GitLab will then build the URL to the repository
by combining the URL from the `remote` tag with a project name.
A path attribute is used to represent the project path in GitLab.
Below is a valid example of a manifest file:
```xml
<manifest>
<remote review="https://android.googlesource.com/" />
<project path="build/make" name="platform/build" />
<project path="build/blueprint" name="platform/build/blueprint" />
</manifest>
```
As a result, the following projects are created:
| GitLab | Import URL |
|:------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------|
| `https://gitlab.com/YOUR_GROUP/build/make` | <https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build> |
| `https://gitlab.com/YOUR_GROUP/build/blueprint` | <https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/blueprint> |
## Import the repositories
To start the import:
1. From your GitLab dashboard select **New project**.
1. Switch to the **Import project** tab.
1. Select **Manifest file**.
1. Provide GitLab with a manifest XML file.
1. Select a group you want to import to (you need to create a group first if you don't have one).
1. Select **List available repositories**. At this point, you are redirected
to the import status page with projects list based on the manifest file.
1. Check the list and select **Import all repositories** to start the import.
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