# How to import/export an employee?

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**Created:** [April 12, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://www.virtocommerce.org/t/how-to-import-export-an-employee/772 "2025-04-12T19:17:42Z")\
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How do you get an employee into Virto without having to type them into the UI?

In Companies and Contacts, I see at least one record with an Employee icon and an employee type. However, when I export organizations and contacts, the employee record isn’t included. So I can’t see an example of the export file for an employee that I could use as a template for importing employees.

Is employee import/export even possible? If so, how?

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**Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://www.virtocommerce.org/t/how-to-import-export-an-employee/772/2 "2025-05-05T11:01:19Z")

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Thank you for the suggestion—it’s a valuable idea, and I’ve added it to our backlog for future consideration.

In the meantime, this functionality can also be implemented via a custom module. It would require adding a button to the admin toolbar, an API endpoint, and the corresponding business logic to read selected orders and export them to a CSV or XLS file. If needed, we’d be happy to provide guidance on how to get started with this customisation.

1. Create a new Virto Commerce Module.
2. Add dependency from Customer.
3. Implement an API Controller to import/export.
4. Add a new toolbar button on order list blade.

This gives you a working base for adding order export functionality directly to the UI. Ping me if you need any assistance.