# Import via Restore JSON

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1. Open the Nova Wallet application.
2. `Select` **Already have a wallet**.
3. `Select` **Restore JSON**.
4. `Input` your **JSON** by pasting it or selecting it from your device's memory.
5. `Input` the **password** for your JSON file.
6. `Input` a **nickname** for your account unless it's auto-filled.
7. `Select`**Continue** to finish importing your account.

## How to acquire your existing account's JSON file

You can download your existing account's JSON file from the Polkadot JS extension by doing the following:

1. Open the Polkadot JS browser extension.
2. `Select` the **3 vertical dots** located to the right of your account's name.
3. `Select` **Export Account**.
4. `Input` the **password** associated with your account.
5. `Select` **I want to export this account**.
6. Save the file to your desktop PC - you can then transfer this JSON file to your mobile device and use it with Nova Wallet.