---
title: "Import groups"
slug: "import-groups"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "How-to", "Explainer", "Content Creator"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:39Z
canonical: "totara.help/import-groups"
---

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# Import groups

Instead of manually [creating course groups](/19/docs/create-groups), it may be quicker to import groups from a spreadsheet or text file. If you have exported groups from another site then these can be imported as a text file.

Follow these steps to import your groups:

1. Go to *Course administration > Users > Groups* from the **Administration** block while in a course.
2. Click **Import group**.
3. Browse to the desired file or drag and drop it into the upload area.
4. Click **Import groups**.

## Import file

To import records you will need to construct a text file where the first line represents the fields to be imported (like column headings) and then each row is a new import record. You will need to use commas to separate the data, like columns. Below is an example of what the file might look like.

*groupname,description,enrolmentkey Group 1,The first group,group1 Group 2,The second group,group2*

Only the **groupname** field is compulsory, while all other fields are optional (**description**, **enrolmentkey**, **picture**, and **hidepicture**).

## Next steps

- [Edit and delete groups](/19/docs/edit-and-delete-groups)
- [Manage group members](/19/docs/manage-group-members)
- [Group creation settings](/19/docs/group-creation-settings)

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