# Import tags from JSON: Tag errors occurred

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-tags-from-json-tag-errors-occurred/88153>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [April 1, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-tags-from-json-tag-errors-occurred/88153 "2024-04-01T14:49:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![G\_Andrus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@G\_Andrus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/G_Andrus)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-tags-from-json-tag-errors-occurred/88153/1 "2024-04-01T14:49:41Z")

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I am trying to import tags from a JSON file. I am getting the following error: any help?

"Tag errors occurred during tag import. Error\_Exception("Error importing tags: Cannot coerce value '{"xml-format-version":1,"lastModificationSignature":"4228392.......(many numbers/letters follow)"

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-tags-from-json-tag-errors-occurred/88153/2 "2024-04-01T15:05:44Z")

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What version did you export from, and what version are you importing to? Also, are these Vision client tags?