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Installation Method

Docker

Open WebUI Version

v0.8.12

Ollama Version (if applicable)

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Operating System

Ubuntu 24.04

Browser (if applicable)

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Expected Behavior

Chats from a ChatGPT export file (conversations.json) are correctly imported.

Actual Behavior

There is a green success toast notification saying "Imported 0 Chats", although the uploaded file contains dozens of chats and is used as-is right after the export from ChatGPT without any further modification.

The logs show a POST /api/v1/chats/import HTTP/1.1" 200 which makes me assume that the conversion code is probably getting confused.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Download a Chat export zip file from ChatGPT
2. Import the chat file by going to the Data Controls settings in Open-WebUI and select the unzipped conversations.json file

Logs & Screenshots

POST /api/v1/chats/import HTTP/1.1" 200

Additional Information

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