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Importing

Importing is meant to be a one-time operation. They are irreversible, i.e., importing from the same source twice will create duplicates. I recommend you to make a database backup before starting an import.

An import can fail at various steps. Ryot creates a report when an import completes/fails. You can see the reports under "Import History" of the imports page.

Notes

  • Imports are very difficult to have 100% success rate. Though we try our best, you might have to manually import some data from your previous provider.
  • I recommend turning on debug logging for the duration of the import using the RUST_LOG=ryot=debug environment variable. This will help you help you see import progress in the docker logs.

Goodreads

Ryot translates Goodreads shelves in the following manner:

  • Want To Read -> Watchlist

Steps

  • Login to your Goodreads account and go to the "My Books" section.
  • Click on "Import and export" on the left sidebar.
  • Click on "Export Library" and download the CSV file.
  • Upload this file in the input.

MediaTracker

You can import from MediaTracker, with the following caveats:

  • Items that are in progress are always imported with 100% progress. They are added to the "In Progress" collection so you can manually fix their progress if needed.

Steps

  • Login to your MediaTracker account and click on your name on the top right.
  • Click on the "Application tokens" section.
  • Enter a name and click on "Add token".
  • Copy the token that was just generated.
  • Enter the details in the inputs.

Movary

The Watchlist and all movies can be imported from Movary along with ratings, history, and comments.

Steps

  • Login to your Movary account and go to the settings page. Go to "Personal data" under the "Account" section.
  • Export "history.csv", "watchlist.csv" and "ratings.csv".
  • Upload these files in the input.

MyAnimeList

Manga and Anime can be imported from MyAnimeList along with ratings, history and progress.

Steps

  • Login to your MyAnimeList account and go to exports.
  • Export your anime and manga history.
  • Upload these files in the input.

StoryGraph

Imports from StoryGraph work using ISBN. All books in your export that have an ISBN attached to them will be imported. Ryot translates "Read Status" in the following manner:

  • to-read -> Watchlist

Steps

  • Login to your account and click on your profile and go to the "Manage Account" page.
  • Scroll to the bottom and click on "Export StoryGraph Library" and then "Generate export".
  • Once the export is done, you will receive an email. refresh the page above and download the CSV file.
  • Optionally, you can edit the CSV file and manually add the missing ISBN.
  • Upload this file in the input.

Strong App

You can import your completed workouts from Strong app. Make sure you do the import process on a desktop/laptop since the process needs to have multiple tabs open at once.

There is also an automated script that will be able to migrate most of your data. Please follow this guide.

Steps

  • Login to your Strong account on the app and go to the "Settings" page.
  • Scroll down to the "General" section and click on "Export data".
  • Send the file to your desktop/laptop and upload it in the input.
  • The mapping section is used to map exercises from Strong to Ryot. Each exercise must be mapped, otherwise the import will fail.
  • If an exercise does not exist in your instance, you need to create it before mapping it.
  • Once you have mapped all the exercises, click on "Import".

Trakt

All movies and shows can be imported from Trakt along with their ratings, history, comments and lists. A few points to note.

  • It is necessary to set your account's privacy to public during the duration of the import. The Trakt authentication flow is pretty complicated and I don't think it would be worth implementing.
  • Items that have been "check(ed) in" will not be imported.

Steps

  • Login to your Trakt account and go to the settings page.
  • If your account is set to private, uncheck the box next to it. You can revert this change once the import is complete.
  • If you have any lists that are private, you need to change them to public. Otherwise they will not be imported.
  • Find your profile slug. This is usually your username. You can find it by going to your profile page, and checking the URL.
  • Enter this username in the input.

IMDb

You can import your watchlist from IMDb. They will be added to the "Watchlist" collection.

Steps

  • Go to your account and select your watchlist.
  • Go the bottom and click on the "Export this list" button.
  • Upload the csv file in the input.

IGDb

You can import your lists from IGDb. Each list has to be imported separately. A few points to note:

  • Importing into the "In Progress" collection will set 5% progress for the items.
  • Importing into the "Completed" collection will set 100% progress for the items.
  • Import into any other collection will just add the items to the collection.

Steps

  • Login to your account and go to your profile. The default activity lists can be exported from here. Click on the list you want to export and download it as CSV.
  • For your custom lists, please visit the "My Lists" page.
  • Upload the CSV file and choose the collection you want to import into.

Audiobookshelf

The Audiobookshelf importer supports importing all media that have a valid Audible ID or ITunes ID or ISBN.

Warning

  • This will only import media that are already finished. Setup an integration if you want to import media in progress.
  • If you have enabled the option to auto delete podcast episodes, you'll have to manually mark them as completed.

Steps

  • Obtain an API token as described in the Audiobookshelf authentication docs.
  • Enter the correct details in the input.

TV Time

Warning

This is a community maintained integration.

All shows can be imported from TvTime at the moment using an external tool. You can find all the necessary steps here.

Open Scale

You can import your measurements from Open Scale app.

This can be done by clicking on the three dots on the top right corner of the app, and then clicking on "Export". This will save a CSV file to your file system. Upload this file in the input.

Jellyfin

You can import your watched movies and shows from Jellyfin.

Warning

This will only import media that are already finished. Setup an integration if you want to import media in progress.

Enter the correct details in the input. The username you enter should be of the account whose data you want to import.

Generic Json

The "Generic Json" can be used to import all possible data from a generic JSON file. The format of the JSON file should be CompleteExport as described in the exporting documentation.

You can use this to export all your data from one Ryot instance and import it into another, or from a source that is not supported by Ryot.