Importing data

Importing your data

The rethinkdb utility includes an import command to load existing data into RethinkDB databases. It can read JSON files, organized in one of two formats described below, or comma-separated value (CSV) files (including ones with other delimiters such as tab characters). The utility runs under the admin user account (see Permissions and user accounts).

When the option is available, you should choose the JSON file format. If you’re exporting from a SQL database this might not be possible, but you might be able to write a separate script to transform CSV outp