Documentation

Importing & Exporting Data

Guides for importing links and migrating data from other systems such as YOURLS. Backing up your links & data.

Best Practices Before Running an Import

Prepare for a safer import by checking backups, file contents, and import options first.

Understand the available link import modes and how they handle existing slugs.

Use Bulk Editing to export only selected links, with the option to include or exclude stats.

Export YOURLS links in GoshLinks JSON format, with optional click data.

Export links, click data, settings, and help notes from the Settings export area.

Bring Help Notes into a site while keeping them separate from the standard GoshLinks help text.

Import a GoshLinks JSON export and choose which sections should be restored.

Use the YOURLS exporter plugin to move links from an external YOURLS installation into GoshLinks.

Import links directly from a YOURLS installation that is available on the same server.

Install and activate the YOURLS exporter plugin inside a YOURLS site.

Learn what the letters in GoshLinks export filenames mean so you can identify file contents later.