Kentico Import Toolkit

Kentico Import Toolkit is an external utility which enables you to import data from external sources into Kentico. As a source of data, you can use:

  • MS SQL database
  • XML file
  • CSV file
  • XLSX file

Data from these sources can be imported as:

  • Pages
  • Page attachments
  • Objects
  • Object attachments (metafiles)
  • Custom table items
  • On-line form items
  • Resource strings

Launching Kentico Import Toolkit

Kentico Import Toolkit is installed automatically on your computer with Kentico.

You can launch Kentico Import Toolkit from the Windows Start menu -> All programs -> Kentico <version> -> Utilities.

Using the utility to import data

There are two ways how you can import data from external sources to Kentico:

  • Using the wizard - a step-by-step guide through the import process. Also necessary to create an import profile for the command line mode.
  • Using the command line (see the following section)

You can also make use of these practical examples:

Importing data from the command line

You can run the Import Toolkit utility from the command line by executing the ImportToolkit.exe file located in <Kentico installation folder>\Bin (typically C:\Program Files (x86)\Kentico\<version number>\Bin) using a special syntax.

To perform the actual import:

  1. Create an import profile file in the last step of the wizard.
  2. Run the utility (located in the <Kentico installation folder>\Bin folder) using the ImportToolkit <profile file name> syntax.
    • You can launch the utility with an optional -i parameter, which ignores errors during the import.
    • You can specify either a relative or an absolute path to the .iprofile file.
    • Make sure you use proper quotation when entering an absolute path containing special characters, e.g., blank spaces.



ImportToolkit my_profile.iprofile -i





ImportToolkit "C:\Temp\ImportToolkit\my_profile.iprofile" -i


After executing the command, the tool will import the data to your Kentico instance based on the settings contained in the specified import profile.