# Importing from Carto backend

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**Created:** [29 July 2025 14:12 UTC](https://openep.discourse.group/t/importing-from-carto-backend/159 "2025-07-29T14:12:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![amulyagupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@amulyagupta](https://openep.discourse.group/u/amulyagupta)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2025 14:12 UTC](https://openep.discourse.group/t/importing-from-carto-backend/159/1 "2025-07-29T14:12:36Z")

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Hello,

Thank you so much for this software and community. It is very helpful.

We are trying to use Carto files stored in the backend server, however they seem to be encrypted/encoded. Are these compatible with OpenEP?

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**Author:** ![vk\_vinush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/90ced4/32.png) [@vk\_vinush](https://openep.discourse.group/u/vk_vinush)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2025 20:08 UTC](https://openep.discourse.group/t/importing-from-carto-backend/159/2 "2025-08-18T20:08:08Z")

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Hi, if you have exported Carto data then you should be able to follow this thread:

> [@Data import from Biosense Webster Carto3](https://openep.discourse.group/t/data-import-from-biosense-webster-carto3/45/2):
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> Hi Matthias Thanks for your message. You will need to work with the exported study data. To access this, load up the case and choose Study \> Export Study Data. In there, choose ‘base’ plus any other data you want for example Visitag data. The system will take perhaps 10mins on average to create a zip file. Next, exit the case, and from the main menu choose System and Export (from memory!). This will allow you to select the new zip file and copy it across to your USB drive Finally, on your …

However, if the data is encrypted unfotunately OpenEP does not support this.

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**Author:** ![amulyagupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@amulyagupta](https://openep.discourse.group/u/amulyagupta)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2025 20:52 UTC](https://openep.discourse.group/t/importing-from-carto-backend/159/3 "2025-08-18T20:52:33Z")

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Thanks for your response. I was hoping to do a batch query to be able to export multiple files at once for research. But looks like that would be impossible unless Carto provides a solution for it.