# Cannot import from Ignition Exchange

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-import-from-ignition-exchange/80534>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 16, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-import-from-ignition-exchange/80534 "2023-10-16T15:31:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Chad\_Gregory](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/chad_gregory/32/51192_2.png) [@Chad\_Gregory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chad_Gregory)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-import-from-ignition-exchange/80534/1 "2023-10-16T15:31:25Z")

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I have tried importing a couple ignition exchange resources into my gateway that I have imported before but had deleted. I am not able to to do this now.

This is the error

> ProjectInvalidException: The selected file is an Exchange resource, not a project. Import using the Ignition Gateway web page.

> Ignition v8.1.32 (b2023091211)  
> Java: Azul Systems, Inc. 11.0.18

Here are the two resources I have tried to import

> **[Ignition Exchange](https://inductiveautomation.com/exchange/2451/overview)**
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> Discover, share, and download community made Ignition resources in collaboration with your organization or the Ignition community.

> **[Ignition Exchange](https://inductiveautomation.com/exchange/2570/overview)**
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> Discover, share, and download community made Ignition resources in collaboration with your organization or the Ignition community.

Anyone else having this issue? I'm running on 8.1.32

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**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-import-from-ignition-exchange/80534/2 "2023-10-16T15:34:54Z")

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Where/what page are you trying to do this upload/import?

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-import-from-ignition-exchange/80534/3 "2023-10-16T15:38:48Z")

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Unzip it then drill down to the Projects folder in the unzipped data.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/8/88dabf0c281a54e36d1857cf0272e262ff290213.png)

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**Author:** ![Chad\_Gregory](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/chad_gregory/32/51192_2.png) [@Chad\_Gregory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chad_Gregory)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-import-from-ignition-exchange/80534/4 "2023-10-16T16:31:22Z")

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OMG 🤦‍♂️, I don't remember having to do that the last time but oh well. Thanks!