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# Import from JSON file

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Currently, this is the only method by which you can import multiple accounts simultaneously.
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SubWallet doesn't support importing JSON files created from Cardano-native wallets (Yoroi, Typhoon, Lace, etc.).
{% endhint %}

### If you are currently using SubWallet

**Step 1**: Open the SubWallet extension and click on the account name to access the account selection tab.

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**Step 2**: In the account selection tab, click the <img src="/files/Kmb0dGx8FAXX6swhpiaJ" alt="" data-size="line"> icon at the bottom of the screen.

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**Step 3**: Choose "**Import from JSON file**" as the chosen method to import your account.

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**Step 4**: You'll be redirected to a new window. Click on the import field to choose a file from your device, or drag and drop your JSON backup file to import.

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**Step 5**: Enter the file's password (created when you set up the wallet for the first time) and click "**Unlock file**".

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**Step 6**: Select the accounts you wish to import, then click "**Import {x} accounts**", where {x} represents the number of accounts selected for import.

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You've successfully imported your account(s)!

#### If you have not had any accounts with SubWallet

**Step 1**: Open the SubWallet extension and choose "**Import an account**".

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**Step 2**: Choose your preferred way to import account.

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**Step 3:** Create a master password with at least 8 characters and tick "**I understand that SubWallet can't recover the password**".&#x20;

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SubWallet is non-custodial, so you will be the only person who knows your password; we can't help you restore it once it is lost. Make sure that your password is well-kept.
{% endhint %}

Once done, click "**Continue**".

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Once you create a master password, you can follow the importing procedure provided in[#if-you-are-currently-using-subwallet](#if-you-are-currently-using-subwallet "mention"), starting from **Step 3.**

Check out the step-by-step video instructions on how to import an account from JSON file below:


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