Bulk import of 5000 historical tickets (#3)

#4534 · zendesk · opened 2/17/2026

opennormal

Requester

mia.zhang@cyberdyne.io

Assignee

jamie.wilson

Updated

2/17/2026, 7:23:42 AM

Tags

vipenterpriseapibilling

Conversation (4 messages)

M

Mia Zhang

2/17/2026, 3:00:54 PM

#1
We're migrating from our old system and have 5000 tickets in CSV format. What's the best way to import them while preserving timestamps and assignee history?
J

jamie.wilson

2/17/2026, 4:00:54 PM

#2
For bulk imports, use our CLI tool: cliaas import --format csv --input ./historical.csv --preserve-timestamps. The CSV needs columns: subject, description, status, priority, created_at, assignee_email. I can send you a template.
M

Mia Zhang

2/17/2026, 5:00:54 PM

#3
That would be great. Will it also import the reply threads?
J

jamie.wilson

2/17/2026, 6:00:54 PM

#4
Reply threads need to be in a separate CSV with ticket_id, body, author_email, created_at columns. Run the ticket import first, then the replies import. The CLI handles the linking automatically.

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