# Importing data-unfamiliar format

**URL:** <https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-data-unfamiliar-format/4417>\
**Category:** User Support\
**Tags:** import, fastq-manifest\
**Created:** [June 4, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-data-unfamiliar-format/4417 "2018-06-04T12:24:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![troytao](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@troytao](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/troytao)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-data-unfamiliar-format/4417/1 "2018-06-04T12:24:44Z")

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Hi there,  
I am new to QIIME2. I'm trying to import my data, which were generated by a sequencing institute. However, I have no idea for which stage they have processed the data, and what command should I use (it seems that Casava 1.8 paired-end demultiplexed fastq is the one but it did not work). Could anyone tell me how to import these data into the artifacts for QIIME2?

Here is the metadata sheet (a part of it) supplied by the institute.

 ![56](https://forum-qiime2-org.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/2X/f/f1ccb2740fdd4b1ca4617499f6c68930b5849386.png)屏幕快照 2018-06-03 下午11.20.56

Here is an example showing all the files in a sample file.

 ![50](https://forum-qiime2-org.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/2X/6/681cd2460935db9d5092403172efdcf1d9316477.png)屏幕快照 2018-06-03 下午11.23.50

Many thanks in advance!  
Regards,  
Yu

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**Author:** ![thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/thermokarst)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-data-unfamiliar-format/4417/2 "2018-06-04T23:07:02Z")

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**Author:** ![thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/thermokarst)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-data-unfamiliar-format/4417/3 "2018-06-04T23:08:01Z")

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Hi there @troytao! This looks like a good use case for the [fastq manifest](https://docs.qiime2.org/2018.4/tutorials/importing/#fastq-manifest-formats) formats! Give that a shot and let us know how it goes! 🦖 :qiime2:

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**Author:** ![thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/thermokarst)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-data-unfamiliar-format/4417/4 "2018-06-04T23:08:03Z")

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum-qiime2-org.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/1/21af5fe23cb6f4579467c66a9ed94e55274ca7bd.svg) [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-data-unfamiliar-format/4417/5 "2018-07-06T05:08:07Z")

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