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title: Example - Importing users using the Kentico Xperience Import Toolkit
related:
  - https://docs.kentico.com/13/external-utilities/kentico-xperience-import-toolkit/importing-data-from-external-sources.md
  - https://docs.kentico.com/13/external-utilities/kentico-xperience-import-toolkit/example-importing-a-culture-version-of-a-page-using-the-kentico-xperience-import-toolkit.md
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The following example demonstrates how to import users from one Kentico instance to another using the Import Toolkit.

1. Run the utility from **Windows Start -> Kentico __ -> Kentico Xperience Import Toolkit**.
2. Choose **Start new import session**.
3. Click **Next**.
4. Choose the root folder of the _administration project_ for the Xperience instance into which you want to import your data.
5. Back up your data and select the check box.
6. Click **Next**.
7. Choose **Objects** from the **Select data type to import** drop-down list.
8. Select a site you want the users to be imported to in the **Import data to site** drop-down list.
9. Choose **User** in the **Import as** drop-down list.
10. Select **Import new and overwrite existing objects** option under the Import options group.

    ![Set the data type and object type of import](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/13/example-importing-users-using-the-kentico-xperience-import-toolkit/Select_object_types.png "Set the data type and object type of import")
11. Click **Next**.
12. Select the database from which you want to import the data and fill in the authentication details.
13. Click **Next**.
14. Choose **CMS\_User** option from the **Table** drop-down list.
15. Click **Next**.

    - Check whether the displayed data matches your import requirements.

    ![Check the source data](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/13/example-importing-users-using-the-kentico-xperience-import-toolkit/Preview_of_source_data.png "Check the source data")
16. Click **Next**.
17. Check whether the target and source fields are mapped correctly.

    ![Adjust the source and target field mappings](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/13/example-importing-users-using-the-kentico-xperience-import-toolkit/Column_mappings.png "Adjust the source and target field mappings")
18. Click **Next**.
    - Now you can check what the data will look like in the target database after the import.
19. Click **Import data**. The utility displays a log showing a progress of the import and after that the result of the import.

The utility has imported your data into the target project. You can click the **Save profile...** button to save the settings for a later reuse. **Close** the dialog.