# About the Import / Export category

**URL:** <https://community.neo4j.com/t/about-the-import-export-category/25>\
**Category:** Import / Export\
**Created:** [June 11, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/about-the-import-export-category/25 "2018-06-11T15:39:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![michael.hunger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/michael.hunger/32/27377_2.png) [@michael.hunger](https://community.neo4j.com/u/michael.hunger)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/about-the-import-export-category/25/1 "2018-06-11T15:39:26Z")

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Importing data into your graph is one of your first activities. Make sure to think about your graph model first before you dive into the import and check out the resources below:

- [CSV Import](https://neo4j.com/developer/guide-import-csv/)
- [LOAD CSV](https://neo4j.com/docs/developer-manual/current/get-started/cypher/importing-csv-files-with-cypher/)
- [bulk import with neo4j-admin](https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/tools/import/)
- Data Integration with APOC [Import](https://neo4j.com/labs/apoc/4.2/import/),[Export](https://neo4j.com/labs/apoc/4.2/export/), [Databases](https://neo4j.com/labs/apoc/4.2/database-integration/) (JDBC, XML, JSON, GraphML, XLS, Arrow)
- [Data Integration Articles](https://medium.com/neo4j/tagged/data)

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**Author:** ![michael.hunger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/michael.hunger/32/27377_2.png) [@michael.hunger](https://community.neo4j.com/u/michael.hunger)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/about-the-import-export-category/25/2 "2018-08-07T23:18:13Z")

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