> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.matchely.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Import your old matches

> Bring in the history sitting in screenshots, spreadsheets, or Google Sheets.

Anyone who played before joining Matchely usually has years of results
scattered across group screenshots and spreadsheets. You can bring it all in at
once instead of entering match by match.

## What you can import from

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Screenshots" icon="image">
    Photos of a table, the club board, or the chat where the score was posted.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Spreadsheets" icon="table">
    CSV or Excel files.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Google Sheets" icon="google">
    Straight from the sheet's link.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

The shortcut is under **My matches**.

## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Send the file">
    Matchely reads it and tries to identify players, dates, and scores.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check what it understood">
    Similar names are matched to the right players; anything uncertain comes up
    for you to fix.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm">
    Each match is created as a **pending friendly**, waiting for the opponent to
    validate.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Imported matches arrive as pending and follow the same friendly rule: **7
  days** for the opponent to validate, or they are deleted. Give people a
  heads-up before importing a large batch.
</Warning>

<Note>
  People without a Matchely account get an invitation to claim their matches.
  Import covers **singles** matches.
</Note>