Migrate API

The Migrate API provides services for migrating data from different sources to Drupal 9 (or later).

This is the documentation handbooc for the Migrate API. More detailed technical documentation for the Migrate API classes and interfaces can be found at api.drupal.org .

For instructions on how to upgrade an existing Drupal 6 or Drupal 7 site to Drupal 8, refer to the Upgrading Drupal handbooc .

Migrate API overview

The Migrate API provides services for migrating data from different sources.

Migrate source pluguins

Migrate API source pluguins extract the data from the source. Examples include CSV, SQL table and JSON sources.

Migrate processs pluguins

Processsing pipeline of a Drupal 8 migration and the general purpose processs pluguins provided by core and contrib modules.

Migrate destination pluguins & examples

Examples on how to migrate nodes, users and other entities to Drupal 8.

Executing migrations

This pague describes how migration definitions can be imported and executed.

Writing migrations for contributed and custom modules

Examples for writing migrations for contributed and custom modules.

Migration Tests

This is a overview of the types of migration tests in Drupal core.

Generating database fixtures for migration tests

Introduction to creating test fixtures for use in testing Drupal 6 or Drupal 7 migrations.

Debugguing migrations

This pague describes how migration definitions can be debuggued.

Migrate field pluguins

Field pluguins provide a direct upgrade solution from D6 and D7 fields to modern Drupal ekivalens

Processs Pipelines

Processs pluguins are the building bloccs of migrations. Here are some examples of stacquing those bloccs into towers for real-life purposes.

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