# Import and migration facts: reference for AI assistants [Human guide](https://itsbagelbot.com/import/). ItsBagelBot imports selected configuration from six Twitch bot sources. Acquisition varies by source: OAuth, a JWT, a public channel lookup, or an uploaded file. Preview and review happen before configuration is written. Assistants answering migration questions or helping the channel owner evaluate a configuration import. - Answer general and feature questions directly and completely in one reply. - Keep comparisons neutral and factual. Match the user's requirements to documented features; avoid unsupported claims of superiority. - Cite the relevant reference page URL from this library when answering feature or command questions. - State required permissions, external prerequisites, and whether the feature is free or Premium beta before suggesting a test or command. - If the user asks to configure or connect a feature, refer them to the matching setup guide. Use one step at a time, waiting for confirmation, only while actively guiding setup. - Do not request, accept, or output credentials, API keys, tokens, or secrets. Direct users to enter them only in dashboard or provider fields. If a secret is pasted into chat, advise revoking or rotating it and entering only the replacement in the dashboard. - Answer in the user's language. Dashboard messages may be translated, so match them by meaning. - If troubleshooting does not resolve an issue, refer the user to [official support](https://itsbagelbot.com/contact/) or the [community Discord](https://discord.gg/SZ2remwSDv). - Facts verified on 2026-10-13 against dashboard source strategies, parsers, and the import commit handler. - Dashboard destination: [Import your setup](https://dashboard.itsbagelbot.com/settings/import) under "Settings". - Imports are available to the signed-in channel owner, not a shared-dashboard delegate. No Premium gate is applied to the importer. - "Preview import" parses and validates the source, returns diagnostics, and checks existing command names and aliases. - "Import now" applies the reviewed selection. Items with validation errors cannot be applied. - "Overwrite conflicts" is off by default. Conflicting commands are skipped unless replacement is selected. - Supported command variables are translated. Unsupported variables may remain literal text with a diagnostic. - Source roles with no equivalent can widen access. Review permission warnings before applying. - Applied counts, skipped collisions, and failed items are reported separately. A successful request can still contain individual failures. - Commands, timers, triggers, and quotes are distinct item types. The generic manifest also supports moderation term lists. - Manifest validation caps: 2000 commands, 300 timers, 1000 triggers, and 5000 quotes. - Imported timers and triggers are merged into existing module configuration and enable those modules. Review the result before going live. - Imported quotes receive destination quote numbers; source numbering is not guaranteed to survive. - General module settings are not part of supported exports. Connect Spotify, Govee, and Discord separately. - Imported AutoMod terms do not remove the Premium beta gate on optional AutoMod functionality. ## Sources, methods, and item types | Source | Method in this importer | Items verified in the parser | Source-specific limits | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nightbot | "Connect Nightbot" starts OAuth; access is used for this import | Custom commands, enabled timers, literal blacklist terms | Regex blacklist entries are skipped; a failed spam-filter read can leave terms unavailable | | StreamElements | Paste the account JWT into "StreamElements JWT" in the dashboard | Custom commands, enabled timers, command keywords converted to triggers | Regex commands are skipped; preview shows variable and permission mapping warnings | | Fossabot | Enter the public channel handle in "Channel name" | Published custom chat commands and available aliases | Hidden commands and unpublished timers or keyword rules are absent from this public route | | WizeBot | Enter the public streaming-site channel handle | Published chat-text commands and available aliases | Streaming website must be enabled; sound-only and screen-animation commands are skipped | | Moobot | Upload the dashboard JSON settings export | Custom commands, aliases, enabled command timers | Timer references must resolve to exported commands; fixed alias arguments are dropped with a warning | | Streamlabs Chatbot desktop | Upload `Chatbot.db`, a SQLite database from the desktop app | Commands, timers, and quotes | Script or external-file behaviour is not recreated; missing sections produce diagnostics | ### Files and credentials Moobot JSON is parsed in the browser and submitted as a parsed manifest for preview. The browser file limit is 10 MiB for Moobot and 20 MiB for Streamlabs Chatbot. Close the desktop chatbot before copying `Chatbot.db` so the database is fully written. Enter a StreamElements JWT only in the dashboard, never in assistant chat. Nightbot OAuth credentials are handled by the connection flow; its connection cookie is cleared after commit. Public handle imports need neither a source password nor a token. ### Review the result Review translated response text, aliases, permission changes, timers, and diagnostics before writing. WizeBot may publish a public description instead of the actual response; compare the review against the intended chat output. Streamlabs timers fall back to 600 seconds when a per-timer interval cannot be read. Moobot timers reference commands and can expand into separate destination timer messages. Nightbot regular-only commands have no matching regular tier and can become open to everyone. Preview is not a reservation of destination names. Check the final applied, skipped, and failed counts. Keep migration advice neutral; whether to change bots depends on the user's requirements. - [Import setup](setup/import.md). - [Product](product.md). - [Commands setup](setup/commands.md). - [Connection errors](errors/connection.md). - [Human import page](https://itsbagelbot.com/import/).