.. _extensions_importer:

Importer
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The Importer extension gives a GeoServer administrator an alternate, more-streamlined method for uploading and configuring new layers.

There are two primary advantages to using the Importer over the standard GeoServer data-loading workflow:

#. **Supports batch operations** (loading and publishing multiple spatial files or database tables in one operation)

#. **Creates unique styles** for each layer, rather than linking to the same (existing) styles.

This section will discuss the Importer extension.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   installing
   using
   guireference
   formats
   rest_reference
   rest_examples