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title: How to add a project by importing data from Jira?
description: "There are two ways to add a project to the Radar workspace. One is by filling in fields for each project individually, the other is by importing data directly from a supported source (Jira or Excel). **How to import from…"
url: "https://projects-radar.com/hc/projects/how-to-add-a-project-by-importing-data-from-jira/"
updated: "2025-01-22"
category: Projects
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# How to add a project by importing data from Jira?

There are two ways to add a project to the Radar workspace. One is by filling in fields for each project individually, the other is by importing data directly from a supported source (Jira or Excel).

**How to import from Jira?**

1. Open the project list

2. Click the second button in a row

3. Select import from Jira

  ![import from Jira](https://projects-radar.com/wp-content/uploads/05-Projects-423.png)

4. Enter the URL of your Jira instance, email, and API token (it can be created via this link: [https://id.at.com/atlassian.com/manage/api-tokens](https://id.at.com/atlassian.com/manage/api-tokens). Click **Next**.

5. Select what type of Jira data you want to import (project-level or issue-level data). In case issues were selected, specify filters that are set to allow public access. Click **Next**.

6. Choose Jira fields to map with project fields. Click **Next**.

7. Choose to create new projects, update existing or to do both. Add projects to a selected view.

8. Click **Import**.