# Importing Data in Siren

**URL:** <https://community.siren.io/t/importing-data-in-siren/199>\
**Category:** Siren Platform/Investigate Tech Support Community\
**Created:** [February 5, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://community.siren.io/t/importing-data-in-siren/199 "2020-02-05T05:59:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sandhya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/community.siren.io/sandhya/32/110_2.png) [@Sandhya](https://community.siren.io/u/Sandhya)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://community.siren.io/t/importing-data-in-siren/199/1 "2020-02-05T05:59:04Z")

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How can we import data through API in siren? Since it has only Excel/CSV option in it.

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**Author:** ![Neil\_Byrne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/community.siren.io/neil_byrne/32/71_2.png) [@Neil\_Byrne](https://community.siren.io/u/Neil_Byrne)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 10:51am UTC](https://community.siren.io/t/importing-data-in-siren/199/2 "2020-02-05T10:51:58Z")

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Hi Sandhiya,

You can import data a number of ways in Siren. I will link you to a guide for each approach.

- External Datasource such as SQL Database: [https://docs.support.siren.io/10.3.4/platform/en/getting-started/getting-started-with-your-own-data/importing-data-from-an-external-datasource.html](https://docs.support.siren.io/10.3.4/platform/en/getting-started/getting-started-with-your-own-data/importing-data-from-an-external-datasource.html)

- Logstash: [https://docs.support.siren.io/10.3.4/platform/en/getting-started/getting-started-with-your-own-data/importing-data-by-using-logstash.html](https://docs.support.siren.io/10.3.4/platform/en/getting-started/getting-started-with-your-own-data/importing-data-by-using-logstash.html)

You can connect to a wide variety of datasources using these approaches, so don’t have to rely on importing csv files.

I hope this helps!

Neil