[GH-ISSUE #9026] Importing chats from the ChatGPT export function that were a part of a project / folder are not visible in the UI #30889

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2026-04-25T05:03:19-05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-25 05:03:19 -05:00

Originally created by @j05hau on GitHub (Jan 28, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/9026

Bug Report

Installation Method

Docker, but this shouldn't matter as it appears to be a bug in the JSON formatting

Environment

Open WebUI Version: v0.5.7

Expected Behavior:

When you export your chats from ChatGPT and import them into Open WebUI, all chats are added to the UI

Actual Behavior:

When you import the chats that were exported from the ChatGPT interface, all but the Projects/Folder chats are imported.

Description

Bug Summary:
Looking at the JSON file from the export, it appears that the metadata has a discrepancy between a chat that was in a folder compared to a chat that was never in one. Even if you move the chat out of the folder and export them again, the chat that was in a folder appears to retain its metadata, resulting in those chats not importing at all.

Reproduction Details

Steps to Reproduce:

if you don't have a chat in a Project/Folder, create a chat and move it into one
in ChatGPT interface on https://chatgpt.com, export your chats from the settings menu
in Open WebUI interface, import your chats under settings
search the Open WebUI interface for a chat you knew that was in a folder on ChatGPT
notice that they are missing
:sadge:

Originally created by @j05hau on GitHub (Jan 28, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/9026 # Bug Report ## Installation Method Docker, but this shouldn't matter as it appears to be a bug in the JSON formatting ## Environment - **Open WebUI Version:** v0.5.7 ## Expected Behavior: When you export your chats from ChatGPT and import them into Open WebUI, all chats are added to the UI ## Actual Behavior: When you import the chats that were exported from the ChatGPT interface, all **but** the Projects/Folder chats are imported. ## Description **Bug Summary:** Looking at the JSON file from the export, it appears that the metadata has a discrepancy between a chat that was in a folder compared to a chat that was never in one. Even if you move the chat out of the folder and export them again, the chat that was in a folder appears to retain its metadata, resulting in those chats not importing at all. ## Reproduction Details **Steps to Reproduce:** - if you don't have a chat in a Project/Folder, create a chat and move it into one - in ChatGPT interface on https://chatgpt.com, export your chats from the settings menu - in Open WebUI interface, import your chats under settings - search the Open WebUI interface for a chat you knew that was in a folder on ChatGPT - notice that they are missing - :sadge:

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2026-04-25 05:03:20 -05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-25 05:03:20 -05:00

@j05hau commented on GitHub (Jan 28, 2025):

As a related but adjacent note that is also a bug that appears to be derived from JSON data issues, all of the chats report that they are responded to by chatgpt-3.5-turbo where chatgpt-4o and others should be.

@j05hau commented on GitHub (Jan 28, 2025): As a related but adjacent note that is also a bug that appears to be derived from JSON data issues, all of the chats report that they are responded to by chatgpt-3.5-turbo where chatgpt-4o and others should be.

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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#30889