# \[Now Live\] Import, Deduplicate, and Search Objects Using Object ID **URL:** \ **Category:** Releases and Updates\ **Created:** [August 16, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/now-live-import-deduplicate-and-search-objects-using-object-id/33580 "2018-08-16T15:38:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lisaedwards](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/lisaedwards/32/48919_2.png) [@lisaedwards](https://community.hubspot.com/u/lisaedwards)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/now-live-import-deduplicate-and-search-objects-using-object-id/33580/1 "2018-08-16T15:38:37Z")
**What is it?** Now live is the ability to import, deduplicate, and search your contacts, companies, deals, and tickets using an Object ID. **Why is it important?** It’s always been pretty easy to deduplicate contact records in HubSpot. However, there hasn’t been a simple way to deduplicate any other object - which caused difficulty if you were someone who often used external databases to update your data. With today’s update, those difficulties are a thing of the past. You can now import, search, and deduplicate contacts, companies, deals and tickets in HubSpot by using the Object ID - which is found in the first column of every export from HubSpot. **How does it work?** - Start an [import](https://app.hubspot.com/l/import/) as you normally would - On the upload screen select “Update Records Using [Object Name] ID from HubSpot - You can also search by Object ID in the navigation bar of HubSpot ![|600](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/a/7/a75830371dc896ad25227796f08b789f04afb9b8.png) **Who gets it?** This update is now live and available to all HubSpot users. **What language is it in?** All users will use the English version of “Object ID” that is included in their export in order to update their existing HubSpot records.