Import data during setup (beta)

When you set up your Google Workspace account, you can import data from other sources during the setup process.

You complete these steps in the Google Admin console during the setup process. When your domain is set up, you have options to import your business data, manage your domain health, or explore premium Workspace features.

Import Exchange Online users

If you have a Flexible Plan for Workspace, you can import up to 10 users from Microsoft Exchange Online when you set up your Workspace account. If you have an Annual/Fixed-Term Plan, you need to add more licenses before you can import users during Workspace setup. For details, go to Add licenses or change purchase cap.

The import process doesn't delete or modify existing users in Exchange Online. Instead, user information is copied to Workspace.

To import users from Exchange Online during Workspace setup:

  1. Click Open Import tool.
  2. Click Microsoftand thenContinue.
  3. Click Connect.
  4. Select the account you want to connectand thenclick Accept.
  5. (Optional) To review the users that will be imported, click View users.
  6. Click Start import.
  7. (Optional) To continue setting up your Workspace account while the user import runs, click Continue with setup.

After each user is imported, you get an email with Workspace sign-in instructions. Be sure to forward the email to a secondary email address for the users that you imported.

When your users are completely imported, you can click Import email data to begin importing additional Exchange Online users. For details, go to Use the default data import method for Exchange Online.

Import your IMAP account

As the administrator setting up your organization's Workspace account, you can import email data from your IMAP account to Workspace during the Workspace setup process. The data import doesn't delete or modify your IMAP account. Instead, the information is copied to Workspace.

To import your IMAP email data during Workspace setup:

  1. Click Open import tool.
  2. Click Other email sourcesand thenContinue.
  3. Enter your IMAP server nameand thenclick Test connection.
  4. Enter your IMAP email address and passwordand thenclick Start import.
  5. (Optional) To continue setting up your Workspace account while the IMAP import runs, click Continue with setup.

When your IMAP email data is completely completely imported, you can click Import email data to begin importing additional IMAP users. For details, go to Import email from an IMAP account.