How can copy all issues from one project to other project

[nilbante]

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Is there any way we can copy all issues from one project to other project? When we tried to use "make copy" feature, its saying existing issues will not be copied . It will be good if we have this feature. Otherwise we have to pull new issues manually in newly created project.

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[ianshulx]

Currently, there isn’t a direct, built-in way to copy all issues from one project to another in many project management tools, as copying might only carry over a subset of issue details.
But you can export issues as a CSV and re-import in the new project manually or via a tool like GitHub CLI.
try this: https://sourcetable.com/export-csv/github-issues

[nilbante]

Thanks for the reply. I looked into the above url and there are no import instructions.
This will be good if this request can be consider for feature enhancements. This will save manual effort to add issues to newly created projects.

[ianshulx]

just leave " sourcetable ", try this lerna: here's tut. to Export github repo's issue to csv or json using npm.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYIJLQB1YF4, or
export using using pip :

Quick Guide: GitHub Artifact Exporter

1. Install the Tool:

   git clone https://github.com/owner/repo
   cd repo
   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Generate GitHub Token:

   • Go to GitHub settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens → Generate token.

3. Export Data:

   • Export Issues:

     python github_artifact_exporter.py --token YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN --repo owner/repo --output issues.csv --artifact issues

   • Export Commits:

     python github_artifact_exporter.py --token YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN --repo owner/repo --output commits.csv --artifact commits

Ffter creating CSV you can import to another repo using GitHub API.

[nilbante]

Appreciate your quick response. I want to import issues from one github project to other github project. Look like above instructions for the repo.

[ianshulx]

ops sorry, I didn't notice that, I think there’s no direct export option you've to do it manually. I'm so sorry I misunderstood that. btw how many issue are there?

[nilbante]

Problem is, we have created different view tab in current project and each view tab has 20+ issues. When we run make copy option it will create those view in new project but issues will not be exported.

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