# Import articles from JSON

**Category:** [Help Center](https://help.totalctrl.app/hc/totalctrl/totalctrl-help-center/en-US/categories/help-center)
**Updated:** 2026-08-19

You can bulk-import categories and articles from a JSON file.
## Steps

- Open your Help Center and go to *Import → JSON*.
- Upload a `.json` file (or paste JSON) shaped as an object with a `categories` array. Each category has a title, slug, icon, color, description, and optional `parent_slug`; each article has a title, slug, `is_featured`, `status`, and an HTML `body`.
- Import. Categories and articles are created in your Help Center.

## Tip

Import into a clean Help Center — the importer creates new records rather than updating existing ones by slug.

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