JSON Import

Automatic migration of passwords from a JSON file

JSON Record Import

JSON import files can contain records, folders, subfolders, shared folders, default folder permissions and user/team permissions.

Below is a JSON import file with 2 records. The first record is added to a folder called "My Websites\\Online". The second record is added to "Social Media" and also added to a shared folder called "Shared Social".

The import file example below is an array of record objects which can import into private folders and shared folders. Note in the example that the Facebook record contains a TOTP seed which will render on the Vault user interface and Commander CLI.

{
  "records": [{
    "title":"Google",
    "folders": [
      {
        "folder": "My Websites\\Online"
      }
    ],
    "login": "testing",
    "password": "lk4j139sk4j",
    "login_url": "https://google.com",
    "notes": "These are some notes.",
    "custom_fields": {"Favorite Food":"Cheetos"}
  },
  {
    "title":"Facebook",
    "folders": [
      {
        "folder": "Social Media"
      },
      {
        "shared_folder": "Shared Social",
        "can_edit": false,
        "can_share": false
      }
    ],
    "login": "[e-mail]",
    "password": "123123123123",
    "login_url": "https://facebook.com",
    "notes": "This is our corporate shared record.",
    "custom_fields": {
      "Facebook Application ID":"ABC12345",
      "$oneTimeCode": "otpauth://totp/Amazon:[e-mail]?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&issuer=Amazon&algorithm=SHA1&digits=6&period=30"}
  }]
}

Another example below first creates shared folders that are shared to users and teams, then imports records into the shared folders. The format of the file is slightly different and allows you to separate the creation of shared folder objects and records:

{
  "shared_folders": [
    {
      "path": "My Customer 1",
      "manage_users": true,
      "manage_records": true,
      "can_edit": true,
      "can_share": true,
      "permissions": [
        {
          "uid": "kVM96KGEoGxhskZoSTd_jw",
          "manage_users": true,
          "manage_records": true
        },
        {
          "name": "[e-mail]",
          "manage_users": true,
          "manage_records": true
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "path": "Testing\\My Customer 2",
      "manage_users": true,
      "manage_records": true,
      "can_edit": true,
      "can_share": true,
      "permissions": [
        {
          "uid": "ih1CggiQ-3ENXcn4G0sl-g",
          "manage_users": true,
          "manage_records": true
        },
        {
          "name": "[e-mail]",
          "manage_users": true,
          "manage_records": true
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "records": [
    {
      "title": "Bank Account 1",
      "login": "customer1234",
      "password": "4813fJDHF4239fdk",
      "login_url": "https://chase.com",
      "notes": "These are some notes.",
      "custom_fields": {
        "Account Number": "123-456-789"
      },
      "folders": [
        {
          "folder": "Optional Private Folder 1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Bank Account 2",
      "login": "mybankusername",
      "password": "w4k4k193f$^&@#*%2",
      "login_url": "https://amex.com",
      "notes": "Some great information here.",
      "custom_fields": {
        "Security Group": "Public",
        "IP Address": "12.45.67.8"
      },
      "folders": [
        {
          "folder": "Optional Private Folder 1"
        },
        {
          "shared_folder": "My Customer 1",
          "can_edit": true,
          "can_share": true
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

The format must be strict JSON or it will fail parsing. To import this file:

$ My Vault> import --format=json import.json

There are more complex import file examples that supports shared folders, folder permissions, user permissions and team permissions located in the sample_data/ folder. To import the sample JSON file into your vault, type this command:

• Example 1: import.json.txt

• Example 2: import_records_existing_folders.json.txt

• Example 3: import_records_into_folders.json.txt

• Example 4: import_shared_folders.json.txt

• Example 5: import_shared_folders_and_records.json.txt

$ My Vault> import --format=json sample_data/import.json.txt

The sample file contains "permissions" objects that contain email address or team names. If the email or team name exists in your Keeper enterprise account, they will be added to the shared folder, otherwise the information is ignored.