# How to import contacts from 2.16 to 3.0.2? **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [November 10, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-import-contacts-from-2-16-to-3-0-2/16959 "2020-11-10T12:19:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paulbntz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/paulbntz/32/544_2.png) [@paulbntz](https://forum.mautic.org/u/paulbntz)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-import-contacts-from-2-16-to-3-0-2/16959/1 "2020-11-10T12:19:06Z")
**Your software** My Mautic version is: 2.16 and 3.0.2 My PHP version is: 7.3 My Database type and version is: MariaDB (unknown exactly version. I could ask if necessary) **Your problem** My problem is: I would like your help for importing 1500 contacts from a 2.16 Mautic version to a 3.0.2. Which is the best way to achieve it? These errors are showing in the log: No errors Steps I have tried to fix the problem: I have tried nothing yet. Thanks for your help. ---
**Author:** ![mikew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/mikew/32/5156_2.png) [@mikew](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mikew)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-import-contacts-from-2-16-to-3-0-2/16959/2 "2020-11-10T14:35:22Z")
best would be to do an update of your mautic version, however if you have two different instances, you can go and create a segment of all your users, then open that segment and export users. There are other ways to do this as well via mysql ---
**Author:** ![paulbntz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/paulbntz/32/544_2.png) [@paulbntz](https://forum.mautic.org/u/paulbntz)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-import-contacts-from-2-16-to-3-0-2/16959/3 "2020-11-10T18:53:06Z")
Thaks mikew. That was what I was thinking about. I have just did it with no issues. Regards.