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# import

> Import Flipt data from file/stdin

```
flipt import [flags] <file>
```

### Options

```
  -a, --address string   address of remote Flipt instance to import into (defaults to direct DB import if not supplied)
      --config string    path to config file
      --drop             drop database before import
  -h, --help             help for import
      --skip-existing    only import new data
      --stdin            import from STDIN
  -t, --token string     client token used to authenticate access to remote Flipt instance when importing.
```

### More Info

See the [import/export](/v1/operations/import-export) section of the documentation for more information.