> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://spreecommerce.org/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Imports

> Review the history of CSV files you have uploaded to Spree and how each import went.

The Imports screen shows **CSV files you have uploaded, and how each one went**. It is a history screen, not a place to start work.

<Warning>**You cannot start an import here.** There is no upload button on this screen. To import products, go to **Products → Import**, and see [<u>Import Products</u>](/docs/user/manage-products/import-products). Come back to this screen to watch the import run and to see what happened to each row.</Warning>

To reach it, navigate to **Settings → Imports**, under the **Developer** group.

## What's on the screen

A search box (**Search by number…**), the standard **Add filter**, **Sort** and **Columns** controls, and a table:

| Column         | What it shows                                |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| **Number**     | The reference Spree gives each import        |
| **Type**       | What kind of records the file held           |
| **Status**     | How far the import has got                   |
| **Rows**       | How many rows were read, and how many failed |
| **Created at** | When the file was uploaded                   |

Each row has three actions: **View**, **Download original**, and **Delete**.

## How to check on an import

1. Start the import from its own screen — for products, that is [<u>Products → Import</u>](/docs/user/manage-products/import-products).
2. Go to **Settings → Imports**.
3. Find the import by its number, or by the date it was created.
4. Watch **Status** as it runs, and read **Rows** to see how many were read and how many failed.
5. Click the row to open it and see what happened to each individual row.

## Good to know

* **Download original** gives you back the file exactly as it was uploaded, which is the quickest way to correct and retry a failed import.
* **Delete** removes the import record, its rows and the uploaded file. An import that is still running cannot be deleted.
* The screen shows **"No imports yet"** until you have uploaded a file.
* Imports sits under **Developer**, alongside API keys and webhooks, even though importing is a catalogue job. That is where to look for it.

## Related

* [<u>Import Products</u>](/docs/user/manage-products/import-products)
* [<u>Import File Template</u>](/docs/user/manage-products/product-import-file-template)
* [<u>Export Products</u>](/docs/user/manage-products/export-products)