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The Data Import API provides an efficient way to migrate data from your previous chat system to CometChat. You can import users, groups, group members, and full message history in bulk.

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Endpoints

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Key capabilities

  • Import Users — Create multiple users at once from an existing data source.
  • Import Groups — Migrate all existing groups into your CometChat app.
  • Import Members — Add members to specific groups during migration.
  • Import Messages — Migrate chat history including 1-on-1 and group messages.

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Getting started

All Data Import API requests require your appId, apiKey, and region, available from the CometChat Dashboard. Requests must be made over HTTPS. Base URL:
Replace <appId> and <region> with your actual App ID and region.

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Rate limits

Data import operations are rate-limited to 60 requests per minute. See Rate Limits for details.

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Error handling

For the complete list of error codes, see Error Guide. For all system limits, see Properties and Constraints.