---
title: "Import Excel data"
slug: "import-excel-data"
abstract: "How to import Excel data."
---
# Import Excel data

> [!note]
> To configure Content Hub, you must either be a superuser or have the necessary permissions granted to you through [user group policies](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/user-group-policies.html).

Importing data into Sitecore Content Hub is an efficient way to update, add, or remove information for multiple entity definitions simultaneously.

> [!note]
> **Before you begin**
> -   Ensure you have either a [blank page](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/create-a-page.html "Create a page") or an existing page suitable for importing data. This page must include a [**Creation** component](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/creation.html "Creation").

## Configure the Creation component

To configure the **Creation** component:

1. On the component’s details page, turn on the **Import Excel** switch.
2. In the right-hand pane, turn on the **Enable migration mode** switch.
3. Click **Save and close**.

## Import the content data

To import content data, you must have *Read* permission on the *Import data* page and have the following rule configured in your [user group policies](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/configure-a-user-group-policy.html).

![Rule and permissions](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/ch/en/users/content-hub/images/import-content-data-permissions-and-rule.png)

To import the content data:

1. On the menu bar, click **Manage** :mdiCogOutline:.
2. On the **Manage** page, click **Pages**.
3. On the **Pages** page, select the desired page and click :mdiEye: **View page**.
4. On the desired page, click **Import Excel**.
5. In the **Import** dialog, do one of the following:
    - Drag and drop the files you want to upload.
    - Browse to and open the files you want to upload.
6. Click **Upload**.

> [!tip]
> You can see the progress of any active exports on the [**Current activity**](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/current-activity.html "Current activity") tab of the **Stats** page, which you can access from the **Manage** page. An export is considered healthy if the majority of its finished jobs have completed successfully.