Import data from Slack

{!follow-steps.md!} import users, channels, and messages from Slack to Zulip.

!!! warn "" Note: Please ensure that you have admin rights before importing data from Slack.

Export your team's data and message history by visiting the Export Data page, https://my.slack.com/services/export. You will receive a zip file slack_data.zip. Currently we only support standard export. See https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/201658943-Export-data-and-message-history for more detail on this step.
Convert the zip file slack_data.zip to Zulip export format using the command ./manage.py convert_slack_data <slack_zip_file> <organization_name> --output <output_dir>.
Import the converted data. If you are importing into an existing database, run the command ./manage.py import --import-into-nonempty <output_dit>, otherwise, if you are importing into a new Zulip instance, run the command ./manage.py import --destory-rebuild-database <output_dir>.

Importing users from a different organization

If the users are not from the same organization, you should change your organization settings accordingly.

{!go-to-the.md!} Organization settings {!admin.md!}