# Convert QIIME1 OTU table to QIIME2 taxa bar plot

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/convert-qiime1-otu-table-to-qiime2-taxa-bar-plot/8696
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**Created:** [March 8, 2019, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/convert-qiime1-otu-table-to-qiime2-taxa-bar-plot/8696 "2019-03-08T10:09:50Z")
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### Author: ![Nicholas\_Bokulich](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/nicholas_bokulich/32/19937_2.png) [@Nicholas\_Bokulich](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Nicholas_Bokulich)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/convert-qiime1-otu-table-to-qiime2-taxa-bar-plot/8696/2 "2019-03-08T12:57:16Z")

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Hi @SteveMcL,

> [@SteveMcL](#):
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> Is there way to directly convert them to the taxa bar plot (from Kingdom down to Species) in QIIME2?

Yes!

1. [import as a feature table](https://docs.qiime2.org/2019.1/tutorials/importing/#feature-table-data).
2. You will also need to import your biom table as a `FeatureData[Taxonomy]` artifact to extract the taxonomy assignments. See this forum post for a prior example of steps 1 and 2: [Feature-table filter-samples removes taxonomy from biom table - #3 by thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/feature-table-filter-samples-removes-taxonomy-from-biom-table/1159/3)
3. Once you have those files imported, it is as simple as using `qiime taxa barplot` to generate a barplot.

> [@SteveMcL](#):
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> Ideally not having to go through the .qza format

Almost everything in QIIME 2 uses artifact (QZA) files. There is no way around that.

Good luck!

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