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title: Import Collector Types
slug: editorial/import-collector-types
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createdAt: 2025-10-12T07:34:28.800Z
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Issues are collector from the SFTP folder using a collector strategy. There are a few different collector strategies which require different inputs and configurations:

| Collector Strategy                   | Description                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [CSV](docId\:ZOmWuTcfTAxDpZf_SgBj1)  | A collector that requires a CSV file that references upload files and contains meta data                        |
| [Epub](docId\:QlRJ6oUOKwICcupfH-zWz) | A collector that requires an Epub input file and has all meta data configured using patterns from a config file |
| NameScheme                           | A collector that uses the file name to determine all meta data required for each issue                          |
| Dialog                               | A collector that requires files from FunkInform Dialog. This collector handles partial issue uploads.           |
| CCI                                  | A collector that requires files from Stibo CCI. This collector handles partial issue uploads.                   |
| NZZ                                  | A collector that requires files from NZZ                                                                        |
| K4Snap                               | A collector that requires files from Vjoon K4 in a format created by Snap                                       |
| AlfaPeiq                             | A collector that requires files from Alfa that may be mixed with single pages coming from Peiq                  |
| Peiq                                 | A collector that requires files from Peiq                                                                       |