# Error during data import from Vikunja Export (Project view does not exist)

**URL:** <https://community.vikunja.io/t/error-during-data-import-from-vikunja-export-project-view-does-not-exist/3287>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [25 January 2025 03:05 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/error-during-data-import-from-vikunja-export-project-view-does-not-exist/3287 "2025-01-25T03:05:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![executed](https://community.vikunja.io/user_avatar/community.vikunja.io/executed/32/2775_2.png) [@executed](https://community.vikunja.io/u/executed)\
**Post date:** [25 January 2025 03:05 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/error-during-data-import-from-vikunja-export-project-view-does-not-exist/3287/1 "2025-01-25T03:05:20Z")

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Cannot **import** data originally _exported_ from Vikunja (same version).

Getting Internal Server error on both **try** and **self-hosted** instances:

> 52f [creating structure] Error while creating structure: Project view does not exist [ProjectViewID: 0]  
> 530 could not insert data: Project view does not exist [ProjectViewID: 0]

Related logs: [vikunja\_data\_import\_error\_from\_vikunja\_export\_v\_latest - Pastebin.com](https://pastebin.com/LWpFcfR0)

LMK if ZIP would come in handy.

**Vikunja** : v0.24.1-773-66293795e7 (latest changes from main branch).  
**Typesense** : typesense v27.1  
**Redis** : redis v7.4.0  
**DB** : mariadb vLTS

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**Author:** ![kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/user_avatar/community.vikunja.io/kolaente/32/5_2.png) [@kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/u/kolaente)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2025 20:34 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/error-during-data-import-from-vikunja-export-project-view-does-not-exist/3287/3 "2025-01-28T20:34:15Z")

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Does the timestamp here match? [Sentry](https://vikunja.sentry.io/share/issue/a6bebfd84cac454aa1321814cfe14c4d/)

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**Author:** ![executed](https://community.vikunja.io/user_avatar/community.vikunja.io/executed/32/2775_2.png) [@executed](https://community.vikunja.io/u/executed)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2025 05:04 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/error-during-data-import-from-vikunja-export-project-view-does-not-exist/3287/4 "2025-01-29T05:04:41Z")

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If this is local time then yes, that’s _likely_ me trying to upload to try instance.

 ![{1EC2E747-E047-4249-ADBC-9ACF9284D004}](https://community.vikunja.io/uploads/default/original/2X/5/55997cb7727fceef49246914ba6c55648bd2a394.png)