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