Can I import previous data?

Definitely! The best ways to do this for casual users are via the email bot, or the Advanced Entry form. If you manipulate your data into the right format for the bot, you can submit as many lines as you want via email to bot@beeminder.com, or using the Advanced Entry section to the right of the graph image on the goal's page.

Either works! Though the bot might alert if there are duplicate data points (like the same amount being added for the same date multiple times without a comment). If so, it'll loop in the support team to check whether that was intentional. If it was, you can just let us know it was fine. Data entry via the advanced entry form won't do that, and won't let you submit invalid data, so it might be the easiest/fastest way to be sure your data's going in.

If you're coding-savvy, we also have an API.

If you want to use mobile, you'll need to submit one datapoint at a time, giving it a moment for each one to properly load and be added to the graph. It's technically possible, but probably not advisable!

Uhoh, everything went wrong!

If your graph reacts poorly to the additional data and your goal derails (this can happen when you have a Do Less goal where you're adding data from before the start of the goal, for example), you can contact support by replying to the legitimacy check email and we can help you get things back on track. Assuming you think it's non-legit, of course -- maybe you want us to charge you for last week's excess to start your goal off on the right foot!

It's always useful for us to dig in and hear your feedback about cases where derailing was unexpected, too, so we'd welcome your help.

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