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title: "Import catalog to an existing table"
slug: "import-catalog-saas"
updated: 2025-08-22T12:25:30Z
published: 2025-08-22T12:25:30Z
canonical: "docs.akridata.ai/import-catalog-saas"
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# Import catalog to an existing table

Once you have created an empty catalog table, you can easily import catalog entries from file in supported formats like CSV, COCO JSON etc. The previous article describes how to [create an empty catalog table](https://docs.akridata.ai/docs/create-catalog-table). The empty table will be listed in the Settings window of your catalog page.

1. On the catalog page, click the 3-dots icon and click **Table/View Actions**. The newly created table will be listed on this page.
2. Click the 3-dots icon against the table in the Settings window, and select **Import Catalog**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/import-catalog-menu(1).jpg)

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3. In the **Import Files** window, select file type. In this example, CSV file type is used. Click **Preview**, and then click **Upload**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/import-files-csv.jpg)

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4. Once the upload is complete, click **Import**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/import-files-csv-uploaded.jpg)

This creates an import job that runs asynchronously. The **Import Catalog Jobs** screen displays the status of the import jobs.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/import-file-successful.jpg)
5. Click the entry under **Job Details** to view the details of the imported file. Along with the status, this page details the number of rows ingested and the number of rows skipped (if any).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/import-job-detail.png)