Currently, BrickScan only supports the Bricklink XML format. Please contact me if you’d like to see other formats!
How can I import my collection from BrickStore?
You can do it like that
Step 1: Export XML file from BrickStore
![notion image](https://cdn.popsy.co/images/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so%2Fimage%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%252F5550b049-19b0-42de-98df-63f0939eb092%252F12b4665f-5c31-4e98-aebb-0124dedaf112%252FScreenshot_2024-05-02_at_14.01.35.png%3Ftable%3Dblock%26id%3De2168a0a-2550-408c-b09b-8d900f2096d9%26cache%3Dv2?width=1500&optimizer=image)
Step 2: Send it to your phone via WhatsApp, Airdrop, Telegram, etc.
For example via WhatsApp to an iPhone:
- Open WhatsApp web in the browser on the computer with the XML file.
- Drag XML file into a chat and send it.
- Open WhatsApp on your phone.
- Tap on the file, then click the share icon and then select “Save to file”
Step 3: Import into BrickScan
a. Tap “Manage Collections”
![notion image](https://cdn.popsy.co/images/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so%2Fimage%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%252F5550b049-19b0-42de-98df-63f0939eb092%252F450d3002-f7cf-43dd-b800-94e59fdef981%252F81b933d4-57ee-4e5f-a83d-798f84d12142.jpg%3Ftable%3Dblock%26id%3D7da792b4-d13e-4907-a55e-dc6b46ab7552%26cache%3Dv2?width=1500&optimizer=image)
b. Tap “Import Collection”
![notion image](https://cdn.popsy.co/images/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so%2Fimage%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%252F5550b049-19b0-42de-98df-63f0939eb092%252Fec99700a-b0fa-4f5e-92c0-2d29287d46f8%252F243f9997-dd55-4583-845c-340dd5136dc1.jpg%3Ftable%3Dblock%26id%3D12f2140a-d1e1-4f66-9b10-e4f6babb7edd%26cache%3Dv2?width=1500&optimizer=image)
c. Follow steps on screen
![notion image](https://cdn.popsy.co/images/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so%2Fimage%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%252F5550b049-19b0-42de-98df-63f0939eb092%252Febd6b227-6db3-42e0-a890-c6a9513e07e2%252Fcff92ebc-55d5-48d5-be76-b5c71a3dff18.jpg%3Ftable%3Dblock%26id%3Df20867cd-6004-40ea-9a94-b5f94d4185f0%26cache%3Dv2?width=1500&optimizer=image)
Current Limitations:
- You can only import 5,000 entries at once.
- You cannot have more than 20,000 entries in your account.
- All prices in the XML file will be interpreted as USD.
If you’re facing issues, please contact me jakob@brickmonkey.io and send me the file. Please consider creating and upvoting relevant issues in the forum.
Updated by Jakob May 3, 2024. App Version: 1.8.2.