# Tag Import Error

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-import-error/28149>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 10, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-import-error/28149 "2019-09-10T18:39:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![markerr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markerr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/markerr)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-import-error/28149/1 "2019-09-10T18:39:31Z")

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Tag errors occurred during tag import Error\_Exception(“Error importing tags: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.gson.stream.MalformedJsonException: Expected name at line 10 column 6 path $.tags[0].tagType”)

I am receiving this error when I try to import tags. I am trying to create memory tags from an exported json of opc tags. I attached the xml file of the tags I am trying to import.

[test.xml](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/a/a6b71f2b08266751b59bb0ad027a4ae28f89e6b1.xml) (33.3 KB)

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-import-error/28149/2 "2019-10-10T14:48:30Z")

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When I open this file in a plain text editor, I see a json file embedded in an Excel (xml) file. I’m guessing you exported the json, edited it in Excel, and exported it from there? Ignition isn’t going to be able to import that – Excel is pretty much only for viewing the tags, not editing.

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-import-error/28149/4 "2023-09-07T14:26:43Z")

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The error message should point you right to the problem. Looks to me like you are missing a comma on line 67 (and also probably line 80)