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If you’re moving to Onset from another release notes tool, you can bring your published history with you rather than starting from an empty page. Imports live under Settings → Workspace → Import.

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Supported tools

Beamer

Needs your Beamer API key. Brings across drafts as well as published posts.

AnnounceKit

Needs your public URL, e.g. yourcompany.announcekit.app.

ReleaseNotes.io

Needs your public URL, e.g. yourcompany.releasenotes.io.
These importers bring across release notes only, not your subscribers. Import those separately from a CSV; see Importing subscribers.

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How imports work

All three behave the same way once started:
  • They run in the background. Onset emails you when the import finishes, so you can close the tab.
  • Content is converted. Post HTML becomes Onset editor content, and images are re-uploaded to Onset so they keep working after you shut down your old tool.
  • URLs carry over. Each release reuses the slug from its original post URL.
  • Re-running is safe. Releases already in your workspace are matched on slug and skipped rather than duplicated.
These importers are in beta. Review the imported releases before pointing customers at your new page. Check formatting, embedded media, and publish dates in particular.

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After importing

A few things worth doing before you announce the move:
  • Add labels and projects to imported releases. These don’t come across, since they’re specific to how you organize things in Onset.
  • Set up redirects from your old page if it lived on a domain you control.
  • Check that publish dates look right, so your archive reads in the correct order.

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Migrating from something else

Not on the list? Email support@onset.io, or create releases in bulk yourself through the Releases API.