---
title: "Import a volume"
description: "Create a Block Storage volume from a public Object Storage URL of a volume image."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "volumes"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/volumes/how-to/import-a-volume/"
topic: ["manage"]
relationships: {"requires":["/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/create-a-bucket/"]}
---

# Import a volume

You can bring a volume image into E2E from a public Object Storage URL, creating a volume from
it. This is how you move a volume's data back from another region after an export, or bring in a
volume image from outside. The URL must belong to E2E Object Storage.

## Before you begin

- The volume image stored in an E2E Object Storage bucket, with a public URL. See
  [Create a bucket](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/create-a-bucket/).

## Import the volume

1. Open **Storage > Volumes**.
2. Click **Import Volume**.
3. Paste the **Public URL** of the volume image. It must belong to E2E Object Storage.
4. Enter a **Custom Volume Name** (letters, digits, underscores, and hyphens, up to 64
   characters).
5. Choose the **Volume Size**. If your image's size does not match a plan exactly, you get the
   next larger available size, priced and given IOPS for that size.
6. Confirm.

The volume is created and appears with the status **Available** when it is ready, and can then
be attached to a node.

The new volume holds the image's data and shows **Available**, ready to [attach to a node](/myaccount/volumes/how-to/attach-a-volume/). When an import fails, [Troubleshooting Volumes](/myaccount/volumes/troubleshooting/volumes/) has the causes.