---
title: 'Import datasets and upload annotation'
linkTitle: 'Import datasets and upload annotation'
weight: 19
description: 'This section explains how to download and upload datasets
  (including annotation, images, and metadata) of projects, tasks, and jobs.'
---

## Export dataset

You can export a dataset to a project, task or job.

1. To download the latest annotations, you have to save all changes first.
   Click the `Save` button. There is a `Ctrl+S` shortcut to save annotations quickly.

   ![Opened annotation menu with highlighted "Export task dataset" option](/images/image028.jpg)

1. After that, click the `Menu` button.
   Exporting and importing of task and project datasets takes place through the `Action` menu.
1. Press the `Export task dataset` button.

   !["Export task" window with marked parameters](/images/image225.jpg)

1. Choose the format for exporting the dataset. Exporting and importing is available in:
   - Standard CVAT formats:
     - {{< ilink "/docs/manual/advanced/xml_format#interpolation" "CVAT for video" >}}
       choose if the task is created in interpolation mode.
     - {{< ilink "/docs/manual/advanced/xml_format#annotation" "CVAT for images" >}}
       choose if a task is created in annotation mode.

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   - And also in formats from the
     {{< ilink "/docs/manual/advanced/formats" "list of annotation formats supported by CVAT" >}}.

   - For 3D tasks, the following formats are available:
     - [Kitti Raw Format 1.0](http://www.cvlibs.net/datasets/kitti/raw_data.php)
     - Sly Point Cloud Format 1.0  - Supervisely Point Cloud dataset

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1. To download images with the dataset, enable the `Save images` option.
1. (Optional) To name the resulting archive, use the `Custom name` field.
1. You can choose a storage for dataset export by selecting a target storage `Local` or `Cloud storage`.
   The default settings are the settings that had been selected when the project was created
   (for example, if you specified a local storage when you created the project,
   then by default, you will be prompted to export the dataset to your PC).
   You can find out the default value by hovering the mouse over the `?`.
   Learn more about {{< ilink "/docs/manual/basics/attach-cloud-storage" "attach cloud storage" >}}.

## Import dataset

You can import dataset only to a project. In this case, the data will be split into subsets.
To import a dataset, do the following on the `Project` page:

![Project with opened "Actions" menu and highlighted "Import dataset" option](/images/image238.jpg)

- Open the `Actions` menu.
- Press the `Import dataset` button.
- Select the dataset format (if you did not specify a custom name during export,
  the format will be in the archive name).
- Drag the file to the file upload area or click on the upload area to select the file through the explorer.

!["Import dataset" window with options and parameters](/images/image250.jpg)

- You can also import a dataset from an attached cloud storage.
  Here you should select the annotation format, then select a cloud storage from the list or use default settings
  if you have already specified required cloud storage for task or project
  and specify a zip archive to the text field `File name`.

During the import process, you will be able to track the progress of the import.

## Upload annotations

![Task with opened "Actions" menu and highlighted "Upload annotations" option](/images/image251.jpg)

In the task or job you can upload an annotation. For this select the item `Upload annotation`
in the menu `Action` of the task or in the job `Menu` on the `Top panel` select the format in which you plan
to upload the annotation and select the annotation file or archive via explorer.

!["Import annotation task" window with options and parameters](/images/image252.jpg)

Or you can also use the attached cloud storage to upload the annotation file.