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Neale
April 20, 2026
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Cannot import Bitwarden vault.

  • April 20, 2026
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I am new to 1Password and am attempting to import vault Data from Bitwarden to 1Password.  The instructions have been followed to the letter but each time I get the same error.

"Your import failed  1Password couldn't import the data.  The file maybe of the wrong format."

I have also tried using encrypted json files and get the same error.  The json file has been checked using a json validator.

Can anyone advise me what I could be doing wrong please?  Thanks.

Best answer by Neale

Thanks for your suggestions.

I tried the 1Password Chatbot which gave me a slightly more detailed step by step of the process which worked.

The main problem was the PW I was using for the json vault file which I thought was the vault PW.

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AJCxZ0
AJCxZ0
April 20, 2026
Neale wrote:

The instructions have been followed to the letter

Are you referring to Move your data from Bitwarden to 1Password?

If so, then at which step you you get this error?
Did you try the process in both the app and on the web site?

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NealeAuthorAnswer
April 21, 2026

Thanks for your suggestions.

I tried the 1Password Chatbot which gave me a slightly more detailed step by step of the process which worked.

The main problem was the PW I was using for the json vault file which I thought was the vault PW.

1P_Dave
1P_Dave
1Password Employee
April 21, 2026

I'm glad that you were able to get things working, thanks for sharing the solution with the community! 

-Dave

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