Import

Note

Importing data is only available for premium users.

Import server

Apply the server settings, channels, and roles from a JSON file to your server. The file usually comes from /export guild. Importing it moves an exported structure onto a different server, or back onto this one.

Caution

By default an import replaces your current channels and roles, the same way loading a backup does. If the server has anything worth keeping, run /backup create first. You can also use the options below to limit what the import changes.

/import guild json_file options

json_file required

The JSON file with the server data. It has to match the format Discord uses for a server, which is what /export guild produces. Discord’s documentation calls this the guild object.

options optional

A list of options, separated by spaces. Put ! in front of an option to turn it off. * turns all of them on and !* turns all of them off.

Values

settings channels delete-channels roles delete-roles

Default

delete-channels channels delete-roles roles settings

/import guild json_file: [FILE] options: !roles !delete-roles

Imports the channel layout and leaves your roles alone.

Writing a structure by hand

The file doesn’t have to come from an export. Any file in Discord’s guild format will import, so you can write one yourself or have an AI chatbot write it for you.

If you use ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, tell it to follow Discord’s guild format. Otherwise it tends to produce something that looks right but doesn’t import. For example:

Generate the JSON for a Discord server about GTA roleplay.
Follow the official Discord API specification for guild data.

Read what comes back before you import it. Treat it as a first draft of your server. It’s easier to fix in the file than in Discord afterwards.